Re: abnormal pap
From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 May 2000 21:23:28 -0500 (CDT)
Jammie,
I just wanted to say how sorry I am for the loss of your sister. Even
though my sister and I have our fights, I don't know what I would do
without mine!!!!!
You are in my thoughts and in my prayers!!!
--
Robin
At Tue, 2 May 2000, Charles wrote:
>
>> >what does it mean when you have an abnormal pap smear but they find no
>> >cancer or precancer? What are the possible reasons for this?
>>
>> There can be changes seen that are indicative of inflammation, herpes,
>> trichomonas, yeast, HPV, and many other things. It helps to know what
>> was said on the report. They never say "Abnormal".
>>
>Today I was told that my pap smear came back abnormal. The nurse said it
>could be due to just having had a baby or that I was bleeding a little when
>they did it, and to come back in six months for a recheck. My mom recently
>had a LEEP done because of precancerous cells and my sister died a week ago
>from cervical cancer that she never had treated because she lacked
>insurance.
>They told me they found no cancer or precancer, but you can understand why I
>am concerned. I've never had any STDs before, and am married and monogamous.
>I was tested for everything like that when I got pregnant too, including
>HIV. All negative.
>They did not seem overly concerned, however they did call me and tell me it
>was abnormal. I've never had any abnormalities in the past. I also had a pap
>done when I was pregnant, so it had only been about 6 months since I had one
>done, and it was normal. Is it common to have abnormal paps or inflammation
>after childbirth? (It was my six week checkup) Also, would it be common to
>have abnormal paps if one were still spotting somewhat(bleeding) ?
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