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Severe Recurrent Dysplasia
by: Melissa on Thu, Dec 20 2007
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I am now 38 but when I was 34 (2004) & pregnant with my first baby I had my first biopsy after 2 abnormal paps. I was not dilated during the colpo since I was only 26 weeks gestation but the result of the biopsy was ok at CIN1-2 (mild). I had a post-partum pap that came back ok, my doc said probably due the cleansing of the cervix as a result of vaginal delivery.

During my 2nd pregnancy in 2005 my pap came back abnormal but not significant enough to do a colpo. After I delivered my 2nd baby in Jan of 2006, I went to my 6 week post-partum in March and had an abnormal pap that required colpo/biopsy. This one came back CINII(mod). One year later another pap came back abnormal & required colpo/biopsy and this one came back as Severe Dysplasia CINIII. Since the cell changes went from abnormal to CINIII in such a short period of time (about 3 years) my doc recommended a total Vag hysterectomy (removal of uterus & cervix). I had my hysterectomy in August of this year.

The funny thing was I had been suffering from lower back pain for months but thought it was just residual pain from my epidurals and/or deliveries but my doc said when he made the cut around the upper part of vagina to remove my cervix my uterus fell out and my doc had to catch it….it was so prolapsed. I would have ended up having a hysterectomy anyway because of that. So far, since my surgery I’ve had to have some vaginal cuff granulation cuaterized which was a simple in-office procedure but other than that I got a long great.

However I’m not getting out of having pap smears though I don’t have a cervix, I will now have to have a yearly vaginal-cuff smear because there is a slight risk of vaginal cancer. I would recommend hysterectomy to anyone going through the recurring dysplasia if you already have children and have two less types of cancer to worry about. By the way, my maternal grandmother did of cervical cancer at 58 after having a hysterectomy for uteran cancer at 53.
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December 2007

  • Severe Recurrent Dysplasia - by Melissa - (Thu, Dec 20 2007)
    I am now 38 but when I was 34 (2004) & pregnant with my first baby I had my first biopsy after 2 abnormal paps. I was not dilated during the colpo since I was only 26 weeks gestation but the result of the biopsy was ok at CIN1-2 (mild). I had a post-partum pap that came back ok, my doc said probably due the cleansing of the cervix as a result of vaginal delivery. [more..]
  • Iv’e been through it all!! - by Kelly - (Fri, Dec 14 2007)
    I am 23, in a relationship, & with no children. I have been through everything you guys are talking about & some of it is extremely frustrating. After all the Leep’s, Paps, medications, etc., i finally had a Cold Knife Conization(CKC) done where they cut out a cone shaped piece of your cervix. i went back to the obgyn about a mouth ago and [more..]
  • scared - by ld - (Mon, Dec 10 2007)
    I am 23 years old , I have been getting pap smears since i was17. All of them have been abnormal. I had a biopsy at 19 and it came back ok. I have been living with pelvic pain, pain during sex since then. I just recently under went for my second biopsy, i was informed that i have severe [more..]
  • 1st leep, does it hurt? - by Katrina - (Mon, Dec 10 2007)
    I just turned 30, I have 3 children and my husband is in Iraq until june ‘08. I had my 1st abnormal pap when i was pregnant with my 3rd the lesions were on the low side and my obgyn was sure they’d go away with the birth of my daughter. Well almost 3yrs later [more..]
  • hopeful - by Stacy - (Thu, Dec 06 2007)
    I am 32 years old and was first diagnosed with cervical dysplasia at age 20. I went through the cryosurgery and did well with negative Pap smears until I was 25. I had an annual Pap that was positive…I also found out I was pregnant at that time. It was a risk to [more..]
  • worried - by mmd - (Wed, Dec 05 2007)
    I am 29 years old, married with a 22 month old at home. I have been having PAP tests for the 13 years. Earlier this year, I had my first abnormal PAP and was diagnosed with HPV as well as having moderate dysplasia. [more..]
  • when does it go away? - by Michelle - (Wed, Dec 05 2007)
    I am 26, had my first abnormal pap about 3 yrs ago. I thought nothing of it, Dr assured me everything was ok. Now I have andured my 2nd biopsy, a cryo procedure, and scheduled for my first LEEP this Thursday. [more..]
  • 30 years old with Dysplasia - by Janenne - (Mon, Dec 03 2007)
    I have had problems with fertility for 7 years I don’t take the pill and have regular pap tests, I have a discharge and bleed when having sex emotions all over the place now been told I have Stage 1 Dysplasia of the cervix. I have been bleeding [more..]

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