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Re: LEEPFrom: Charles (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 28 Mar 2000 20:35:11 -0600
> > LEEP procedures involve numbing the cervix then using a thin wire to > quickly cut through the central part of the cervix (kind of like the > hole in a bagel) to remove the precancerous areas. It is *not* done for > cancer, and is acually performed to prevent cervical cancer. The > cutting part, which involves electricity going through the wire, takes > about 5-10 seconds, so it's very quick. Most ladies do not feel > anything more than a cramp, but sometimes there is a quick, sharp jolt > as the wire passes across the center of the cervix. > > After the LEEP she will experience a watery discharge and perhaps some > light bleeding. Her doctor will bring her back in about 4 months for a > repeat Pap or colposcopy. In general, LEEP procedures are about 85-90% > curative for cervical precancer (dysplasia). They are not cheap, > running from $400-800, but they are far less expensive than doing a cone > biopsy in the hospital. > > Good luck to your mom. Thank you very much. One doctor wants to do a colposcopy but HER doctor wants to do the LEEP. She is in Michigan now with my sister who has cancer and will be dying anyday now. (It started as cervical and she didn't do anything and it is now everywhere, she's had half a lung removed, a complete hysterectomy etc and it is still all over her body). The doctor in Michigan wants to do a colposcopy but her doctor here wants her to have a "LEEP" procedure done. Which one is best?
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