Cervical Dysplasia

[greta0707]

I am writing to try to get some insight as to what is going on. I have gone in each of the past 8 years for my pap and they have all been normal. I went in this year and my results came back that I had abnormal cells. I had a colposcopy scheduled shortly after and found out I have severe dysplasia (pre-cancer cells). I guess I am so confused as to how after all these years of normal paps I have an abnormal one, but that is has progressed so quickly. I go in on December 14th for the LEEP procedure. I have done a lot of research and it sounds like it is slow moving, so it makes me a little worried that I have progressed so quickly in just a year. My mother went through the same thing, but because of her age and the fact that she was done having kids she had a hystorectomy. I am only 26 and recently married in July and of course want to have a family. I have friends who have been through this, but nothing as severe and some didn't even require the LEEP procedure. I am just writing to see if there is anyone out there who has been through a similar experience and happens to have any advice for me.

[cocky_att]

yea i kind of understand how u feel about it being slow growing. I as well had normal paps for 6 years and went in and my doctor told me I will end up with Cancer. I am seeing a specialist for it now I only have low to moderate cells on mine but my doctor won't do a leep because I guess it can cause problems if you plan on getting pregnant. My older sister had the same thing u did and had it done she can't seem to get pregnant but she has had 4 normal paps since it was done. Just thought u should know hope I didn't scare you out of it or anything take care

[greta0707]

Thank you for your post. The LEEP procedure isn't suppose to make it difficult to get pregnant. A friend has had 2 LEEP procedures and is now pregnant with her 3rd child. I think it depends on how much they need to take as well, but you should still be able to get pregnant unless there is another issue. I guess I have severe dysplasia, so the first thing is to take care of myself and get rid of the pre-cancer cells and kids will come later. No you did not scare me out of having the procedure, because if I don't it will turn in to cancer, so I'd rather prevent it. Hopefully everything works out with you and your sister.

[Lydz]

Hi... I am going through the same thing. To make a long story short I found out I had abnormal cells while I was pregnant 2 months ago. I had a miscarriage at 5.5 months and went back in to do a biopsy. The Dr. said it looked very "low grade" and that it might go away on it's own but to call for the results a month later. So my fiance and I really want to get pregnant again and I got my period 4 weeks after the miscarriage so we decided we just go ahead and start next time I ovulated. After we started trying again I called for my results... they told me it was "Very Severe" and it needed to be taken care of NOW! I thought it was slow progressing as well and that maybe it was because of my hormones that it was so "severe"... I don't want to have it done before I get pregnant... I want to wait a year because the procedure can weaken your cervix (but they stitch it up) and I just don't want any more worries this time around. Anywho, I'm rambling but seriously, how do I go from normal paps every year for the past ten to "severe cells" in just a few months... doesn't make sense to me! Are they just trying to scare us in to taking care of it sooner then later or is there a window for me to safely get pregnant??

[greta0707]

I just had my LEEP procedure done on Friday and the Dr. said things look well. She said of the 3 biopsy's one one came back with pre-cancerous cells and it was just at the base of the cervix, so she was hopefull she removed all of them. She said she likes to take just the right amount of cells and not take too much becasue it can weaken the cervix. I get my results now on Wednesday. I don't think they tell us that this can sometimes have issues with getting pregnant to scare us, I think they just tell us because it is a possibility. I was recently married in July and we were going to wait a couple years to start trying to have kids, but this has really changed that and maybe we will start trying earlier now. We'll see what happens with the results and if everything turns out ok I go in again in 6 months. Did they say how they were going to treat this when you are pregnant? Best of luck to you and thanks for your post!

[ldavis]

I am only 23 years old. I have had abnormal paps for along time. After three doctors , two biopsies I finally found out that i have severe dysplasia . The precancerous cells have moved deeper into the underlying tissues. so i am schedule to have a cone biopsy in jan. Just like you I am recently married and we were in the process of trying to have children. My doctor told me that if this biopsy is okay, we have to wait a year to have children. I hope that everything goes ok. I know a few women that went thru this and they have children. I know that no matter what anyone else says it is still scary. I hope that knowing there are others helps you. I am recent graduate of nursing school , just started my own life , it is scary to think what lies ahead. I wish you the best .

[greta0707]

Thanks for your post. I just had my LEEP on Friday and the Dr. only had to take cells from the outside layer of the cervix and didn't have to go higher up which was good to hear. I think the part that worries me the most is that we are young and just starting out with marriage and wanting to have kids, but my Dr. told me she only took the cells and nothing more because the more you have taken out the weaker the cervix gets, and she knows we want to have children sometime. She also told me that she was able to get all the cells and doesn't see any complications in having kids. I'm just hoping now the results show it was just pre-cancer cells and I don't have to go back for another 6 months. I hope everything works out for you as well. Thanks for your post. It is nice to hear that I am not alone in this.