This is the diagnosis I just received this
past Friday from my recent pap and now I
am freaking out. I got referred to a
specialist which was suppose to be for
tomorrow but i started my period and had
to re-schedule it for next Tues I am so scared
because now the waiting is just making me
read and think and read and put one foot
in the grave. I have read so much stuff
some of which suggest that this diagnosis
is always related to cancer and some that
say there is a 1%-10% chance of having
invasive cancer to some that say it is a
better diagnosis then AUGUS and now I am
just confused and scared and in need of
some friends who have had similar
diagnosis or stories of hope. I wanted to
ask the doctor but it says the office is
closed
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Posted: 10-10-07 17:13pm
Good luck! Are they sending you to a
gynecologist?
First things first. If this was from a pap
smear, you will then go thru a colposcopy
and a biopsy at the gyno. A pap smear is
NOT diagnostic. A pap smear is to see if
there are cell changes. Which they have
found.
It all feels so scary, I understand. But
this is not a death sentence, I promise.
Have you had a bad pap smear before?
Please make a list of ALL of your
questions to ask the gyno when you go in.
Its easy to think you'll remember, but
once you get there, there is so much going
on in your head - the questions you really
want answered are forgotten.
After the biopsy, depending on what it
says, you may have a LEEP. Which is easier
to deal with than the biopsy and it will
remove any and all of the bad cells.
Usually it takes years and years of not
getting pap smears for cervical cancer to
develop. Cervical cancer is the easiest
cancer to be rid of. A LEEP or cryo and it
is gone.
Good luck! And keep us updated.
FYI: googling symptoms and things can be
reassuring if you find solid information.
But I've found it doesn't always help ease
the fear - there is a lot of plain JUNK on
the internet.
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I am so scared
because now the waiting is just making me
read and think and read and put one foot
in the grave. I have read so much stuff
some of which suggest that this diagnosis
is always related to cancer and some that
say there is a 1%-10% chance of having
invasive cancer to some that say it is a
better diagnosis then AUGUS and now I am
just confused and scared and in need of
some friends who have had similar
diagnosis or stories of hope. I wanted to
ask the doctor but it says the office is
closed 
