Leep Procedure

I just had a LEEP done two days ago and I can't tell you how relieved I am to have found this string of messages.  I honestly feel the exact same way that everyone here has described.  It's like nobody else truly understands how this procedure can be so tough emotionally.  I just feel drained and a little sad.  I'm 31 years old and would like to have kids one day, and I'm just worried that this will affect my ability to carry a child down the road.  It's just scary.

In terms of physical pain, my LEEP was actually performed in a hospital day surgery unit, so I was given mild sedation through an IV for the procedure.  I was hesitant to have any sedation at first, but I am now so glad that I had it.  I was mildly aware of what was going on, but not really.  I didn't experience any pain during the procedure, but was pretty groggy for the rest of the day.  Now, I'm just having some mild cramping, but no bleeding.  Just taking Advil for the cramping which is working fine. 

My question and concern now is that my doctor said she would be getting a pathology report on the removed tissue in about a week.  I'm so worried that the tissue will actually show something worse than the biopsy, which said I had CIN 2.  Has anyone had the experience where their biopsy showed one thing, but then the pathology report from the LEEP showed something worse? 

Your answer is about precious.  My dr. has found CIN III and I'm doing a colposcopy on Thursday and then the LEEP.  You're the only one I've read so far that hasn't scared me to death.  God bless you for that.

I am so glad I found this - it's amazing what Google will find you!

 I had the Leep procedure done almost 2 weeks ago. It didn't hurt so bad - my doctor said she likes to make sure you are very numb. I didn't feel anything while she was doing it - just had cramping afterwards for a day or two and the discharge was horrible. (sorry for the TMI)

 My question is - it will be 2 weeks like I said - should I still have the discharge? Because I do and it's bothering me. I also have a lot of pressure lately when I sit down. I FEEL it as I sit.

 Anyone else have this or should I call my doctor? If it's normal, that's fine, I'm just a little freaked out.

TIA!

 

I am very happy to have found this thread.  I just had my LEEP 3 days ago.  I was awake for the whole thing.  The only pain was when they stuck the needle in to numb my cervix.  It did also feel strange to have my heart racing from the medication for a few minutes.

I had bleeding for one day.  Now I have cramping and feel bloated.  I also feel kind of faint (I think that may be because I am stressing so much).  I am worried about getting the test results on what was cut off.  I am afraid they didn't get it all.  I was CIN2, and I am afraid something worse might turn up.

I am schedule to go for LEEP in two weeks and have been researching a lot.  I have CIN3 and have had a lot of emotions the last 6 weeks between my pap, colposcopy, biopsy and waiting for the results.  I had my last pap about 14 months ago and it was normal...how does it progress to CIN3 in such a short time?  I still have many questions and hope to talk to my GYN again before the procedure...which by the way will be under general anest. as I am getting my tubes tied at the same time.  Any advise from anyone? 

my pap smear came back abnormal in November of 2006 my doctor gave me the option of waiting three months before doing a Cone biopsy in hopes that my immune system would repair the abnormal cells. I lost my insurance and did not go back to the doctor until  June of 2007, and had to go to a new doctor. (to anyone) if your doctor gives you the option to wait... DON'T!!! That was my biggest mistake, it went from atypical to SILII which is a lesion. My new OBGYN called me the day he recieved the results from my pap and told me I had to see an oncologist the next morning and she would explain everything to me, that was the scariest 24 hours of my life.

 I just had my LEEP Procedure July 6th under general anesthia, i hate medical procedures and the biopsy was awful. She also scraped my birth canal which was extremely painful.

 My feelings about this whole situation are just plain MAD!!! I had NO IDEA that my decisions I made years ago could turn into cancer, no idea that an STD could put me through all of this. I have to wait a month before I know the results from the LEEP procedure and my oncologist said things looked worse from three weeks ago when i had my biopsy. She said if i left it alone for three more months it would be cervical cancer, which will spread fast.

 I understand where all of yall are coming from when you say your self esteem is ruined basically. I feel absoloutly disgusting, I havent stopped cramping and just started bleeding today, the pain killers have done nothing but constipate me and my oncologist has a bleek outlook.

 I never thought this would happen to me.

I was lucky enough to have absolutely no warning that the Leep procedure would be done on me. I thought I was going in for a followup of my colposcopy appointment, and apparently my doctor made a notation in my file that the leep had already been done on me. I didn't even know what a Leep was. So I had a different doctor this time and she says 'we'll do a colposcopy and if there are still abnormal cells we'll just do a leep today'. So I had less than 5 minutes to mentally prepare for it and I'll tell you it was really not that bad. You shouldn't worry about it. The worst part is when they inject the anaesthetic into your cervix but even that is not that painful. I would advise taking something to help you relax though, like some Ativan. Just about any doctor will prescribe this to you to prevent you from having a panic attack in their office. If you do that you'll be fine.

On 8/21/2006 Mahal43 wrote:

my name is marie and i just spoke to my doctor and he says i need a leep procedure , he said that i can do it in a month or so , and i am so scared , i dont know how im gonna feel or how im gonna act while my doctor is doing the leep procedure, i have so many questions , like will this destroy me ever giving birth one day , or how long will i be able to have sex , and not feel wierd about it , how will i tell my love one about this and how will he react to it after knowing i had something done like that i guess , i sound so desprite right now because im so scared , if anyone reads this , and you know a little bit more then i know pls let me in on it maybe if i hear other peoples stories i wont be so scared ,

hi everyone.. i'm so glad i found this message board.  i had the leep procedure done a week ago and i'm still not very comfortable.  there really isn't much pain there, but my lower back has been killing me.  and i am so over the discharge.  does anyone know about how long to expect the discharge?  i know everyone heals differently, but i'm tired of it.  I usually heal very quickly and am not used to this.   I also have been emotional lately, which is not like me at all.   Also does anyone know if this will affect my menstrual cycle?

I had a LEEP done in 2003. I was 17 at the time and a senior in high school. It was hard to deal with at first. I still have some issues with it mentally. I also had pain when I sat down or got up. It does go away after a while.

The whole HPV things has really tested me and my husbands relationship. I get really sharp pain during intercourse. Sometimes I don't even want to have sex because of the pain. Does anyone else have this problem? I have asked my dr and she swears that it has nothing to do with having the LEEP done. Can anyone shed some light on this matter. I am getting desperate!!!!

 

On 7/6/2007 Nicole76 wrote:

I am schedule to go for LEEP in two weeks and have been researching a lot.  I have CIN3 and have had a lot of emotions the last 6 weeks between my pap, colposcopy, biopsy and waiting for the results.  I had my last pap about 14 months ago and it was normal...how does it progress to CIN3 in such a short time?  I still have many questions and hope to talk to my GYN again before the procedure...which by the way will be under general anest. as I am getting my tubes tied at the same time.  Any advise from anyone? 

 

It didn't progress in such a short time, it just means that they found the abnormal cells further up than the first time. I am only 20 years old and just had my Leep procedure done 6 days ago. I went under general anesthesia and it felt like seconds and my procedure was over. I didn't feel groggy and only had mild cramping. I do have that pressure feeling that others have mentioned but am hoping it will go away. As of now, I still have some discharge as well. As for the self esteem issues, I am experiencing those as well. I have cut off any romantic ties and am feeling repulsive right now. Hopefully all this will pass.