Aww, hun, I'm praying for you! I hope all goes well. Sometimes they just have to tell the results (good or bad) in person. Hopefully, it's good news, but she not allowed to tell you over the phone.

Just stay positive hun. It's probably something minor. <3

Most likely it is dysplasia. This is COMMON. A lot of doctor's offices won't tell you over the phone (which I think is a terrible policy!), and causes women a lot of undue worry! It seems barbaric and unfair!

That said, have you been tested for HPV? 70% of cervical changes are caused by HPV. 80% of women will get HPV in their lifetime. Once you have HPV, you have it forever. This is the reason we get pap smears, by the way, to check for cervical changes! So keep up on your pap smears, ladies. It takes years for dysplasia to turn into cancer. If you have been keeping up on your pap smears, the likelihood that it has turned to cancer is VERY VERY VERY LOW. In fact, not all dysplasia progresses to cancer if left alone.

Relax. Getting rid of dysplasia is a simple procedure. First you'll get a colposcopy. The results will tell your doctor from there.

Additionally, pap smear is NOT a diagnostic tool. It only tells your doctor when further investigation may need to be done.

Good luck!

Sometimes a pap comes back abnormal, then its fine when the do the follow up also. When this happend to me I found out I had HPV, but it can be nothing. Try not to worry too much, I'm wishing you the best.

i hope it's nothing. good luck!

I wouldnt worry like others said it could be HPV, I had abnormal cells when i was pregnant with joseph and had a colpo done after he was born and all came back fine. If anything they will want to do a repeat pap in a few mths if it is HPV. And if that one is abnormal also then they will prob do the colpo. I dont think anything else is really bad. I wouldnt worry.

i know several ppl that had to go back for "abnormal" paps and go thru them plucking like a piece of cervix out with tweezers and then nothing being wrong. Im sure itll all be ok. good luck tomorrow.

I agree with everyone else - it's probably something minor like dysplagia. I had HPV 3 years ago. I had to have 2 biopsies and 2 rounds of cryo-therapy (they freeze the part of the cervix that has abnormal cells) and all my paps have come back normal since then. As long as you're getting checked out every year, they've probably caught it at a VERY early stage. Try not to worry (I know that's easier said than done). Believe me, I freaked out when I had my first abnormal pap, but like Ingi said, 80% of women get HPV. If you ever want more info, feel free to PM me.

Stay postive hon! And keep us updated...Im sure everything will be okay!

See that's the thing I have had HPV for years now. I had abnormal cells and had to go for a biopsy which came back fine. But I have had normal paps since that biopsy so I thought that I was ok. Could this be another flare-up??

I think that one of my fears is that I find out that I have an STD or something which would mean that my dh has not been faithful.

Yes, it is a flare up. OR, your pap smear might read that they need to take a further look. This is a lifelong affliction (HPV).

Try not to think the worst. That will get you nowhere but hurt. ((hugs)) It will all be fine.

Thanks Ingi I really think that doctors need to get a better system. Especially when it is something that isn't worth the big worry. It's frustrating!!

I hear you! It isn't fair that they wait a whole day to tell you something that really could have been said over the phone. Don't they realize how frightening that can be?

I changed doctors to a female gyno - and her nurses will tell you point blank right over the phone EXACTLY what is going on. I love it!

See my doctor is a female but she is all about the money. She just wants me to come in so she can swipe my health card. I think tomorrow I am going to tell her that next time I want to be told on the phone. I'll still come in if she needs me too but to wait like this is just cruel!!

HPV can take up to 5 years (that's what my doc said) to show up at all. Out of the 100 or so strands of it, only 4 cause cancer and they now have a shot for it. Ever seen the commercial for 'one less'? that's what its for. My HPV showed up because I got pregnant and I'm lucky enough that it's not on my cervix. But my doctor did 'advise' me to get the shot after I give birth, just in case (there's a total of 3 I think)

I don't like how they can't tell you ANYTHING over the phone. It causes unneeded worry. Could be something huge or something extremely minor and you get to worry til you go in!

Good Luck sweetie!!! I hope all is well!!

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for helping me to be a little less worried It means a lot!!

Good luck! I hope everything is okay!

Do you have high risk HPV? Because I've been told by my gyno that if you do, getting the shot isn't going to work.

I have one of the cancerous strains of HPV. In the end I'll probably have a hysteroectomy before it gets out of hand.