Cervical Dysplasia

[ppoff]

Well i am sitting here in my living room pondering thoughts in my head, and being fearful for my 18 years old daughter who we just found out yesterday that she has high grade dysplasia, the first thing I thought was what in the hell is that? Well sitting there listening to him explain was a earful, the only concern that my 18 year old had was if she could still have kids.......LOL. Boy was I taken back by that statement but then again I knew then that either she had no clue as to what this all meant or that she was taking it like a trooper. Trust me she handled it better than I did.
We have known with my daughters two past paps that the cells were abnormal and that if she had anything it was a mild form because thats what the doctor said, after her second abnormal pap her gyn recommended her to see a specilist and have a colscopy done so of course we did and I must say that I am happy that we did. When she went for the test the doctor said that everything that he could tell looked good and he did another pap and told her come and see him in 6 months for another one, Two weeks later, which was last Friday the doctor called and asked us to come an and see him the following week, so I stewed all weekend about what he wanted to see us for, wednesday came and off we went to see him, He then told us that she had High Grade Dysplasia , like I said before I wanted to know what the Hell it was and my daughter wanted to know if she could still have kids.
I give this Doctor alot of credit he explained everything to us and answered all of our questions that we had well me that is.
I am still very concerned and worried but not as much as i was Thanks to the Doctor that we have he is fantastic, Now in two weeks my daughter is going to have the leep procedure and a bio-opsy done as he wants it done asap to be on the safe side, then she will be having a simple treatment and going back to see him again to find out if it worked. If not, we will do it again, the doctor has told us that within two years she will be cured, and I am very thankful for that. Oh and by the way she will be getting the Garisil shots as recommended, the only thing that bothers me now is that out Canadian Government is offering it to all grade 8 girls and they are footing the bill for it. I feel that it should be offered to all ladies and the government should be footing the bill for it, as some insurance companies do not cover it, thank god ours does as the injections are 500.00 for 3 shots. I personally think that it should be covered for all women whether they have insurance or not. We have a great heath care system here but it could be better. Mostly I am thnkful that my daughter with lots of monitoring will be just fine at the end of the day, Me i know that i will think about my daughter and this dysplasia everyday until I hear the Words for the doctor that she is Cured!

[smem18]

I just wanted to let you know that your daughter is not alone. I'm 17 years old and found out I had Dysplasia when I was 16.It was a big shock to me and my family when we read about it on the internet that it is caused by HPV I also have the "High Risk" type too. I regret having multiple sex partners cuz that causes it and I really didn't have protection. I never thought anything of it and didn't care. Now I am suffering the consequences of this. I just got my second Colposcopy done 6 months later and the dr said it's barely there, so that makes me happy and when it's gone, I will be so happy. I'm going to be more careful of what I do.

[ppoff]

Thanks for your response, I do want to clarify some things for you though, Alot of ppl seem to have this miss conception that they got this dease from multiple sex partners, well hun that is not the case at all sure that can happen but, did you know that condoms do not protect you from this desease, I found that out from the specialist, condoms only protect you 70% from this desease, the reason i say this is because my daughter has always used a condom and when she found out that she had this she freaked and told the doctor that she has always used a condom no matter what, thats when he informed us that condoms are only 70% safe from it, and he also told us that it only takes 1 partner to pass it on to you, so please do not think it is because you have have a few partners, the doctor also told us that guys have it to but it is harder to detect on them as they do not have pap smears, and that it is usually passed on by the guy. Just a bit of info for you as there really is a big misconception on this desease.
My daughter had her first Bi-ospy at the end of Novemeber no results yet and they did the first treatment she goes back in Feb for her second one and then after that they will do another bi-ospy and see where we stand.
good luck to you hun and take care and please do not blame your self or your actions for what has happened to you.

[smem18]

Yea, thats what my doctor said too...but I forgot to ask him once my mild dysplasia is gone, does that mean the HPV will go away too??...LOL..Sry Just a bit curious if you would know?...But yea thank god its not the warts me and your daughter has.

[ppoff]

Well, from what the specailist has said that yes it will be gone with the treatment but he highly recommends that you still get the hpv shots as that will prevent you from getting it again, especially if you only have mild my daughter has high grade and he wants her to get the shots, Just remember its not just warts and some ppl do not even get things like that it just sometimes means that they are at a greater risk of the cancer thats why if you are having treatments please go to every single one and finish them all because if you dont there is a greater chance that you will develop the cerval cancer by the time you are in your 20s. I am sure hun you will be fine it may take a couple of years but you will be fine, please just remember to go to all treatments until you are cleared and then get the shots and get your paps every 6 months so anything will be caught early, I make sure i go every 6 months and my girls both go to thats how we found out about the oldest one, a way to remember is when you change your clocks just like when you change the batteries in your smoke detector, Take care hun and if you have anymore questions please feel free to ask and if i do not know i will ask the specialist for you as i am in close contact with him. and this is his field so he realy does know his stuff and he himself has had a 100% cure rate

[smem18]

Thanks so much for responding so fast!!!..But Anyways, other then having HPV one of my relatives on my dad's side died of Ovarian Cancer and I read that girls have a higher percentage of getting it in their twenty's if they have a family history of it.I'm scared and think I could get that when I'm in my twenty's.What should I do?? Just pray I don't get it?

[ppoff]

Hun I am going to give you a reality check for a moment, Just because one of your dad relitives passed awy from it does not mean that you are going to get it and lets face it you have better chances of not getting it because you are seeing a doctor for your dysplasia so let say you do get it the doctors will find it before it gets anywhere because you are getting more pap than the usual girl or women, Honey please do not stress yourself out over it., you are just to young you need to be out there starting your life and preparing for the good future that you are going to have, there is no sense in worrying and praying about something that has not happened and prbably never will. Where do you live . you need to worry about school and getting better from this desease that you and my kid have so you can move on in a positive manner. You can talk to me any time hun no matter what it is, just find me [moderator note: e-mail address has been removed] i am a great listener

[smem18]

Does ur daughter still need to get the gardisil shot?I got that done.My last shot was in September.

[ppoff]

yes my daughter will be starting the shots in feb after her second treament and her 2nd biospy

[erica]

Hi, I am a 24yr old mother of a 2yr old. I was just diagnosed with severe dysplasia. This was a shock. I went to the doctors office to get my annual pap done and get my last HPV vaccination on Monday January 14th. I had a dark spot on the exterior of my vaginal opening, that I thought was a genital wart. I was diagnosed with genital warts when I was 17, I had only had 2 sexual partners. I was devistated and didnt know how to tell my current boyfriend of my STD I eventually told him and he wasnt scarred off, I am now married to him. I had 3 visits to the doctor over the past 7 years to have warts burned off. I have had an annual pap done religously, they all returned "satisfactory". This time the doctor said it wasnt a wart, and he felt he should take a biopsy. I agreed and he gave me a few shots of lidocaine and removed a piece of the spot. I was worried about it, but was hoping for the best. I was at work, and I recieved the call on my cell phone on Thursday January 17. I answered and the Dr just blurted out " I have your results of the biopsy and you have precancerous cells.....blah,blah,blah.......". I couldnt breath, I ran to the bathroom and started to ball. He keep talking and I keept crying. I was so shocked, I was listening to what he was saying but wasnt understanding what he was saying all at the same time. I am mad at him, I feel he was very unsensitive in the way he told me. I feel he should have asked me to come to the office or asked me if I was ready for my test results. I asked to leave home and came home to tell my husband the bad news. I eventually called the doctors office back to get the exact diagnosis, the nurse stated " severe squamous dysplasia with precancerous cells". I have been crazy looking on the internet to find out exactly what that meant. Yesterday was the worst day of my life and what made it even worst was not knowing what exactly it meant. I didnt know wheither I was gonna live or die. Then today I found this website which gave me the information I needed. Then I read your post about your daughter, and all the replies you have recieved and the replies you gave back. I feel at ease now, I feel there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I have my next appt for the procedure on January 28. I am hoping for the best and not really ready for the worst. I am scared he is going to tell me I have cervical cancer and I need a hysterectomy My husband and I where planning on trying for another baby this year. As I am a only child, I wanted my son to have a sibling. Now this is happening. I want to thank you for sharing your story and know that it has put me at ease. For the first time in the last 24 hours I havent cried every 5 minutes. I now have hope that I can survive this. THANK YOU