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holdingontofaith
  • By holdingontofaith · New reply yesterday at 10:47 pm
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Help! So my colposcopy has been very rough for me so far and I am wondering if others have had as hard a time. So the Dr said she decided to take biopsy from 3 areas. The first two were very quick but ...

Abnormal Pap 2 years after LEEP

Sarah86
  • By Sarah86 · New reply yesterday at 10:25 pm
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 1 reply
  • Hi everyone, I am 22 (will be 23 in January) and I had a LEEP done 2 years ago in July 2006, because I had severe cervical dysplasia. Since then I have had 2 normal paps. Had a pap last month and just ...

Today is my Colposcopy

holdingontofaith
  • By holdingontofaith · New reply yesterday at 4:48 pm
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • I think I've known that today has been coming but it really just hit me a few hours ago. I was thinking of my son and daughter and just broke down. I am so scared of my appointment. I have been really ...

Having sex and fighting HPV

autumnleaves
  • By autumnleaves · Posted yesterday at 2:33 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Could someone help me out here. Having intercourse is how we to here. I contacted HPV through my new boyfriend, now husband about 4 years ago. I have been through it all, ending up having a hysterectomy ...

Scarred Cervix/Cone biopsy

me1973
  • By me1973 · New reply yesterday at 2:27 pm
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 7 replies
  • Hey has anyone had a cone biopsy where the cervical tissue is so scarred and is hard for the Dr to get cells from there for a pap smear????I am on my second pap in the last 3 months and the last pap she ...

I need help.

Ash
  • By Ash · New reply yesterday at 11:09 am
  • Journal · 29 replies
  • Hi, I my name is Ashley, I am 21 years old and i just found out I have cervical cancer. Its only stage 0, carcinoma in situ. My gyno decided not to do anything, they said it will either go away on its ...

THE DAYS COUNT DOWN...

brattanygrl
  • By brattanygrl · New reply yesterday at 10:47 am
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • SO THE DAY IS GETTING CLOSER TO MY COLPO, AND I'M READY AS EVER TO SEE IF MY LEEP GOT RID OF EVERYTHING, EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T SHOW CLEAR MARGINS. DECEMBER 3RD IS THE DAY, SO HOPEFULLY I WILL BE CANCER ...

New feature: video!

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply yesterday at 10:36 am
  • Journal · 19 replies
  • I am pleased to announce that we have updated Inspire to support video. You can now share a video of yourself, videos that you find inspirational or informative, and more. I've included one of myself ...

cancer news: drugs and nutrition

Pirkar
  • By Pirkar · New reply yesterday at 10:04 am
  • Discussion in HPV/cervical cancer vaccine prevention strategies · 1 reply
  • Hi everyone! Here some links to cancer news : 1. HPV helps cervical cancer to resist treatment and grow and spread http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news /1,14999,00.htm 2. Folic Acid, B Vitamins Offer ...

negative HPV, positive Pap?

newhere
  • By newhere · New reply November 19, 2008
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 3 replies
  • Hi, I had a cone last March for CIN II and III. I have since had one clear pap. I just got the results of my latest pap and it was ASCUS with negative HPV. The doctor wants to wait 6 months for another ...

New Here... Just found out I need a LEEP procedure done

LegalBeagle26
  • By LegalBeagle26 · New reply November 19, 2008
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 1 reply
  • Hello everyone, Im a 24 year old female from the Northeast. I have been dealing with this for about 6 months now... It all started when I started bleeding abnormally during sex. I went to my doctor, got ...

Beginning the search...

sweet_annabelle23
  • By sweet_annabelle23 · New reply November 19, 2008
  • Discussion in Fighting the stigma of STI cancers · 1 reply
  • First of all, I have to say how touched I am by everyone in this community. I am a newbie to HPV. Three years ago, at 19 years old, I had an abnormal pap with results showing ASC-US. An HPV test returned ...

having first LEEP a week from today

ArkansasRNmom
  • By ArkansasRNmom · New reply November 18, 2008
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 2 replies
  • I had my first colposcopy last week and my doctor wanted to schedule the conization right away, so that made me very nervous. I initially told him I would be fine with doing the in-office procedure with ...

Abnormal PAP After LEEP

awildfire
  • By awildfire · New reply November 18, 2008
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 10 replies
  • Hey everyone. I am looking for some insight. I had a cone biopsy done in May and a LEEP in late June. The biopsy was a nightmare and I am stressing out to the point of tears thinking of having another ...

Painful sex after biopsy - will it ever be 'normal' again?

LPchick1013
  • By LPchick1013 · New reply November 18, 2008
  • Discussion in Sexuality after cancer · 4 replies
  • Hello, I'm new here. Actually found this site by googling information about if having a biopsy could be a cause of painful sex. My husband and I have been friends for almost 11 years and started dating ...

Needing to Tell Someone Who Understands

holdingontofaith
  • By holdingontofaith · New reply November 18, 2008
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • Hello to all. I am 31 year old single mother of two and came home from class on Monday to a message to call my doctor. That has never happened and I knew something was wrong. So I called and she said ...

Anyone have GI problems after trachelectomy?

coolio
  • By coolio · New reply November 18, 2008
  • Discussion in Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 3 replies
  • Wondering if anyone has had any of these symptoms. My situation is very rare, but I thought I would ask anyway. I had a vaginal trachelectomy in January of '08, ten months ago. They took 34 lymph nodes ...

Has anybody tried reversing dysplasia through diet/ alternative medicine

Y
  • By Y · New reply November 17, 2008
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 13 replies
  • Hello All, I've been HPV+ for about a year or so now and I had my first colposcopy and biopsy in February 2007 nd the results came back as cervicitis. I was given antibiotics and the next pap smear 6 ...

Severe Dysplasia caused from HPV

lisawjs
  • By lisawjs · New reply November 17, 2008
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 11 replies
  • I had an abnormal pap on 10/08, which lead to my 3rd colposcopy in 12 1/2 yrs (my 1st colposcopy showed mild dysplasia, the 2nd was 7 yrs ago and showed mild/moderate dysplasia - I was pregnant & they ...

HPV,tests, no period, etc....

Alykat
  • By Alykat · New reply November 17, 2008
  • Discussion in Early detection and testing · 8 replies
  • Hello, Ok here's my story.....I'm 27 and last year I noticed that I kept missing my period for a long time. I went 3 months without my period, took tests for pregnancy, a sonogram to check for any other ...

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