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My Mother Has Cervical Cancer Posted: 08-15-06 11:44am
As some of you girls may know, I had a
breast cancer scare a while ago which has
thankfully been ok so far but now I have
recieved some devastating news that my
mother has the beggining stages of
cervical cancer.
She had an abnormal smear a few months ago
so they did a coloscopy where they
examined her cervix under a microscope and
took a small piece of it away to analyse.
At the time the doctor said it will be
nothing to worry about and just wait for
the results.
Well today mum had a letter stating she
has cin 3 which is severe abnormal cell
changes where the whole cervix is covered
and she is being rushed in at 10am on
thursday to have a loop excision to remove
all the cells.
They will analyse at the time if the
cancer has spread and then we will have to
see what will happen next.
Please if anyone has expierenced this or
knows someone who has reply and let me
know what happened. I'm posting it on the
cancer forum too but I know you girls so I
thought you may be able to help.
Thanks.
Becky xxx
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~*~Jillian~*~
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Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 1759 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: 08-15-06 12:03pm
Awww im sooo sorry to hear that...
We found out about 2 months back that my
grandmother has breast cancer...She got
her whole left breast removed last week
and we have to take her to get her tubes
taken out thursday before my
interview..She is already in bad health
and she went through the surgery just
fine...
Just support her and let her know you guys
are there and she will make it
through..What kind of treatments is she
going to go through..Or so you even know
yet?
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Becky
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Posted: 08-15-06 12:07pm
She's just got to go for the loop
exercision (sp?) on thursday. She has
also tested positive for a virus (don't
know what it is) but my friend said it
could be hpv. What is this? Never heard
of it before
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~*~Jillian~*~
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Posted: 08-15-06 12:11pm
Hpv is the virus you get that causes
cervical cancer ...You can search google
and it will give you great information
about it..Alot of people have no idea what
it is..I sure didnt until last year...All
I know is that there is different strands
of it and some women can have it and it be
undetected on their paps test....Some
strands cause the cancer...And then there
are other strands that arent that
harmful...But the best thing is to
research because I might not be 100%
correct..And plus you will be able to
understand the whole concept better.. :)
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Ingi
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Posted: 08-15-06 13:52pm
~*~jillian~*~
wrote:
hpv is the virus you get
that causes cervical cancer ...You can
search google and it will give you great
information about it..Alot of people have
no idea what it is..I sure didnt until
last year...All I know is that there is
different strands of it and some women can
have it and it be undetected on their paps
test....Some strands cause the
cancer...And then there are other strands
that arent that harmful...But the best
thing is to research because I might not
be 100% correct..And plus you will be able
to understand the whole concept better..
:)
you are correct. It is the same virus
that causes genital warts. Well, the hpv
part. The strains that cause warts are
considered lesser strains and the ones
that cause cervical cancer are high
risk.
Everyone should get tested for it,
considering millions of people have it and
will never know it. It does not cause
cancer in every woman, but it can cause
cancer in some women.
Women get pap smears every year to test
for cervical abnormalities - people tend
to think they are tested for stds when, in
fact, they are being tested for
pre-cancerous cell changes on their
cervix. Prior to pap smears and loop
excisions, women were dying due to
cervical cancer at a very high rate. Now
though, a very simple (less than 10
minute) procedure can stop the cells from
spreading, allow women to keep their girly
parts and save lives. ;)
it all sounds way worse than it is. But
it is a good idea to ask your doctor about
hpv at your next pap --- even if you've
been married forever because hpv can be in
your system for a decade or more before
showing up.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 08-15-06 16:20pm
Hpv stands for the "human papiloma virus"
which does cause cervial cancer if not
treated.
It can also cause blindness and other
illnesses. If you're feeling the side
effects, it's time for higher
intervention(surgeries)
this virus is a very wide spread virus and
can be fatal. But as long as your mother
is strong and has faith, she will be fine.
The medical field is highly advanced now
and can help people survive this horrible
cancer!!
Good luck girl! I hope you mom turns out
ok!!
Sarah
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lacey87
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Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 33
Posted: 08-15-06 18:48pm
babymajic0506
wrote:
hpv stands for the "human
papiloma virus" which does cause cervial
cancer if not treated.
It can also cause blindness and other
illnesses. If you're feeling the side
effects, it's time for higher
intervention(surgeries)
this virus is a very wide spread virus and
can be fatal. But as long as your mother
is strong and has faith, she will be fine.
The medical field is highly advanced now
and can help people survive this horrible
cancer!!
Good luck girl! I hope you mom turns out
ok!!
Whoah whoah whoah. Not true. The virus
itself isnt fatal ever. Nor does it cause
blindness. Cancer obviously can be fatal,
but hpv itself is not. 80% of females
contract hpv at somepoint during their
life. Its that widespread.
Sarah
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 08-15-06 20:37pm
How is the virus not fatal if .I.T causes
cancer which is? Hmmm...Sounds like it is
fatal if not dealt with and watched
closely.
If you give birth to a child and you have
a breakout at the time, and your child's
eyes are exposed, it can cause blindness
in the newborn. Or cause he/she to have
herpes of the eyes.
It's crazy how many women can have it and
not know huh? It's like playing russian
roulette when you have sex unprotected.
Thank god i'm monomogous!!
I hope they can fine actual cures for
these viruses!!
Sarah
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 08-16-06 01:28am
My mom had cervical cancer when I was in
grade 3... She had to go to a hospital on
the mainland to get surgery.. Now she
dosnt get her period anymore and she cant
have kids.. But shes ok.. And my aunts
have had pre-cancerous cells in their
cervix too and got them removed and are
fine.. It runs in my family apparently
(eep).. But I wouldnt worry to much about
it.. Its more and more common now a
days.. And the doctors know what they are
doing
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Ingi
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Posted: 08-16-06 12:23pm
babymajic0506
wrote:
how is the virus not fatal
if .I.T causes cancer which is?
Hmmm...Sounds like it is fatal if not
dealt with and watched closely.
If you give birth to a child and you have
a breakout at the time, and your child's
eyes are exposed, it can cause blindness
in the newborn. Or cause he/she to have
herpes of the eyes.
It's crazy how many women can have it and
not know huh? It's like playing russian
roulette when you have sex unprotected.
Thank god i'm monomogous!!
I hope they can fine actual cures for
these viruses!!
Sarah
hpv doesn't cause herpes - and isn't known
to cause problems at birth.
It can cause the cells on your cervix to
change rapidly and progress into cervical
cancer after years of neglect. That is
why women have pap smears every year, to
check on the state of their cervix. This
has been going on forever - that is why
the pap smear was invented, to find cell
abnormalities before they progress.
Before pap smears, women died all the time
from cervical cancer. Now it is so
treatable, a 10 minute procedure can
remove cell changes before they ever
become cancer!
Let me clarify, dysplasia is not cancer.
.C.I.N 3 (same as dysplasia, just a
different word) is not cancer. They are
just ways to describe changes on a
cellular level. Cancer is still a long
way off from severe dysplasia.
Cervical cancer does not 'run in
families'. You do not inherit cervical
cancer - you get cervical cancer from sex.
Even if you have only ever had one single
partner, you can still have hpv. There is
no test for men to find out if they have
hpv, and it is very rare for them to ever
have any problems with it. Hpv can be in
your body for many years before you know
it (get tested, they have tests for it
now) and some people have it and will
never know. Other people will get
cervical abnormalities (pre-cancer) and a
few will get cancer.
Get your pap smears, girls. And always
wear a condom.
