mild dysplasia

Hi Everyone,

   My name is Debbie and I am 29 years old and in Pennsylvannia. I was looking on the internet about cervical cancer and found this site. At the end of July I had a pap test and was diagnosed with mild dysplasia. Today I had a biopsy done. I'm very scared but everyone in my family acts as though I have no reason to worry. I have alot of cancer in my family. My mother died from cancer, my grandmother and great grandmother also died of cancer as well as my Uncle. Although my mother didn't have cervical it still worrys me. I would like to talk to people who have been through this and can understand how I feel. thankyou

 

On 8/26/2008 sweetgurl17603 wrote:

Hi Everyone,

   My name is Debbie and I am 29 years old and in Pennsylvannia. I was looking on the internet about cervical cancer and found this site. At the end of July I had a pap test and was diagnosed with mild dysplasia. Today I had a biopsy done. I'm very scared but everyone in my family acts as though I have no reason to worry. I have alot of cancer in my family. My mother died from cancer, my grandmother and great grandmother also died of cancer as well as my Uncle. Although my mother didn't have cervical it still worrys me. I would like to talk to people who have been through this and can understand how I feel. thankyou

You have every right to be worried and nervous, but it won't help you or the diagnosis.  Hopefully the biopsy will show that it really is mild dysplasia and then you can figure out how to treat it.  Mild dysplasia is a lot easier to deal with than severe dysplasia or full-blown cervical cancer.  Take some deep breaths and let us all know how it turns out.  Good luck.

 

I'm sorry you are facing this! Have you told your family what kind of support you need? Sometimes they mean well but need to be told what we all want while we are on pins and needles.

When the results comes back,

1. Look at the lab report.

2. Get a thorough discussion of what you have, where it's located, how extensive it is, how many quadrants are involved, if it's in the endocervical canal, and if there is any glandular involvement, especially in the endocervical glands. That would determine your treatment options.

3. If you need traditional surgery, make sure the doctor discusses the risks and benefits of all your treatment options - cryosurgery, laser, LEEP, or cold knife cone biopsy - before a recommendation is made. Per the medical guides I have found on LEEP, this is a requirement.

If your doctor doesn't do all of the above, fire that doctor immediately, and get a new doctor who cares enough and is ethical enough to want you to be educated enough to make an informed decision. It doesn't matter if a woman chooses traditional surgery, alternative medicine, a combination of both, or sets up Plan A and Plan B. "Informed decision" are the key words. It takes away the mystery and gets you actively involved in what is best for you. That, right there, cuts down a lot of the fear factor.

At CIN I, unless it's in the endocervical canal, you shouldn't require surgery because it has a high chance of clearing up by itself. But in the meantime, you can do a lot to boost your immune system so that your body can heal itself. There are women who have cleared up dysplasia through alternative medicine, and their stories are worth at least looking into. Check the "human papillomavirus" and "homeopathy" threads. You'll have to scroll over a few pages, but they both have five gold stars on them, so they're easy to find. If you can't find them, one of us can post the links for you.

I definitely hope this turns out well for you!

 

On 8/26/2008 sweetgurl17603 wrote:

Hi Everyone,

   My name is Debbie and I am 29 years old and in Pennsylvannia. I was looking on the internet about cervical cancer and found this site. At the end of July I had a pap test and was diagnosed with mild dysplasia. Today I had a biopsy done. I'm very scared but everyone in my family acts as though I have no reason to worry. I have alot of cancer in my family. My mother died from cancer, my grandmother and great grandmother also died of cancer as well as my Uncle. Although my mother didn't have cervical it still worrys me. I would like to talk to people who have been through this and can understand how I feel. thankyou

i am 20 yrs old i was preg. with my first child. i was then in nov. 4 1/2 months preg. and lost the baby. then went and had a pap done and they told me that is wasnt normal and i had a mild case of dysplasia i was scared to death. they rescheduled me for the biopsy and i went and had it done and they said it came back with same thing only small case of dysplasia so i asked anything to worry about she told me no not right now most time it goes away by self and then again sometime it dont and it may spread but she told me to get a pap every 2-4 months b.c of this but nothing to worry about if its only a mild case.. anything bigger then worry and i can still have kids !!! so so far mine is OK!!! the biospy didnt hurt either! hope this helps u out