Leep Question

I am waiting for the results from a biopsy. My Dr. recommended that I have a LEEP done. I am not so sure about it though. I know all about the procedure but cervical, ovarian, utrin, & other cancers all run in my family.

How effective is a LEEP really?

Has anyone had a leep & then had to go back & get a historectomy?

I have been thinking that because of my family history that maybe it would be better for me to get it removed the first time.

Why does your doctor want to do LEEP before getting the biopsy results? If I were you, I wouldn't trust a doctor who wanted to jump the gun before the biopsy results have even come back. LEEP has the same success rate as the other options, so it depends on the kind of dysplasia you have and how extensive it is, as to which method is appropriate for you. Also take into consideration that insurance companies like LEEP because it's cost effective. It's no better and no worse than the other choices. But please also take your body's comfort level into consideration. However, before you do anything,

1. Look at the lab report.

2. Have a detailed discussion with your doctor what kind of dysplasia you have, where it's located, if it's in the endocervical canal, and if the endocervical glands are involved.

3. Have a detailed discussion about the risks and benefits of all your treatment options - cold knife cone biopsy, cryosurgery, laser, and LEEP - and then listen to the doctor's recommendation. He or she needs to decide with you rather than do something to you.

4. By all means, please discuss your family's history of cancer with the doctor. Your doctor should take this into consideration with you.

But get all the information necessary to make an informed decision. Your doctor should not do anything to you until you are as educated as possible. From personal experience, it's terrifying enough to be faced with this, but it truly takes away some of the fear when you are actively involved in addressing your health. It also helps immensely when people who love you give you support and get involved. If your doctor is only interested in quickly getting you in and out of the office, please fire that doctor and get somebody who is ethical enough to want you to be as educated as possible and who wants you to be as involved with the decision-making process as possible.

I have had 2 LEEPS and just had my 3 month pap and I am still CINIII. So I am going back in June for one more pap and if it shows CINIII, my gyno and I will discuss hysto.

 

On 4/27/2008 Seattlesister wrote:

I have had 2 LEEPS and just had my 3 month pap and I am still CINIII. So I am going back in June for one more pap and if it shows CINIII, my gyno and I will discuss hysto.

OH MY GOSH! I am so sorry you have had to go through all of that!

That is the reason I am worried that the leep may not be a good idea for me.

I hope all will get better for you!

I am so sorry also that you are dealing with this in such a way that it is not going away. I too was told today I have CIN 3 today after having 3 biopsies done. I am schedules in 3 weeks to have the LEEP done and I am very scared that it may not work, or that I will be unable to have children. I am 29 yrs old and I do not have any children yet. THe doctor said the coverage is pretty substantial so there will be a large portion of cervical tissue removed with LEEP in hopes of getting it all. The doctor said I am right before invasive carcinoma and I am afraid once they get in there and take some out they will realize there is more there. After all you have endured it is still the same CIN 3...that is horrible. I really hope that everything works out for you.

On 4/25/2008 herenow wrote:

Why does your doctor want to do LEEP before getting the biopsy results? If I were you, I wouldn't trust a doctor who wanted to jump the gun before the biopsy results have even come back. LEEP has the same success rate as the other options, so it depends on the kind of dysplasia you have and how extensive it is, as to which method is appropriate for you. Also take into consideration that insurance companies like LEEP because it's cost effective. It's no better and no worse than the other choices. But please also take your body's comfort level into consideration. However, before you do anything,

1. Look at the lab report.

2. Have a detailed discussion with your doctor what kind of dysplasia you have, where it's located, if it's in the endocervical canal, and if the endocervical glands are involved.

3. Have a detailed discussion about the risks and benefits of all your treatment options - cold knife cone biopsy, cryosurgery, laser, and LEEP - and then listen to the doctor's recommendation. He or she needs to decide with you rather than do something to you.

4. By all means, please discuss your family's history of cancer with the doctor. Your doctor should take this into consideration with you.

But get all the information necessary to make an informed decision. Your doctor should not do anything to you until you are as educated as possible. From personal experience, it's terrifying enough to be faced with this, but it truly takes away some of the fear when you are actively involved in addressing your health. It also helps immensely when people who love you give you support and get involved. If your doctor is only interested in quickly getting you in and out of the office, please fire that doctor and get somebody who is ethical enough to want you to be as educated as possible and who wants you to be as involved with the decision-making process as possible.

and yes I agree that you shouldn't rush into the LEEP without the biopsy results first. It isn't something you want to just go and have done unless it is really required.I hope your results come back to be something that you wont require one either. Best wishes to you.

 

On 5/2/2008 biobreezie wrote:

I am so sorry also that you are dealing with this in such a way that it is not going away. I too was told today I have CIN 3 today after having 3 biopsies done. I am schedules in 3 weeks to have the LEEP done and I am very scared that it may not work, or that I will be unable to have children. I am 29 yrs old and I do not have any children yet. THe doctor said the coverage is pretty substantial so there will be a large portion of cervical tissue removed with LEEP in hopes of getting it all. The doctor said I am right before invasive carcinoma and I am afraid once they get in there and take some out they will realize there is more there. After all you have endured it is still the same CIN 3...that is horrible. I really hope that everything works out for you.

Biobreezie, have you gone over the lab report, yet? How far is it in the endocervical canal? Since there are other methods, it depends how deep the lesions are, as to which procedure is best for you. Have you gotten a second opinion?