Is the Lletz treatment as bad as i'm thinking? Pls help feeling really worried

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Hi,
Hoping some have a positive experience in this area to make me worry a little less!

Brief history, had my first smear 3 weeks ago (I'm 33 felt awful for leaving it so long and have felt massive guilt about this) I bled a little at the smear and a week later I had a letter from my doctor asking me to go in so she could check my cervix. I went in a week last Friday and she said she wasn't overly worried but it looked a little 'frazzled so she referred me for a colposcopy. I have been worried sick. I haven't had my smear results back yet but had convinced myself of the worse, after ringing the hospital I managed to get an appointment yesterday afternoon as they had a cancellation.

So I went for the colposcopy yesterday, the doctor and nurses were lovely and I temporarily felt a bit better but I feel worried again now. She said on initial appearances my cervix looks fine and healthy, she put the solutions on to look a bit closer and it did highlight some abnormalities. I was just so concerned it may already be cancer I just kept asking for reassurance it wasn't, so I had a look at my cervix on the big screen when I had the chance and she was explaining it looked like there were some changes happening but because they didn't have my smear test results back yet they would take a couple of biopsys and she expects my smear will come back abnormal so i'll be called back for a lletz treatment in 2-3 weeks. I had done a lot of googling the last couple of weeks and i asked about CIN levels and she said she would say its CIN2/3 but she kept saying its nothing to worry about and for me not to feel guilty about not going for a smear before and this experience will just ensure I go to future appointments. She was lovely and said I can call her in the meantime if i have concerns but for me to really not worry.

Last night i felt so relieved it fingers crossed is not already cancer but I'm worrying now about the Lletz treatment and just feel quite emotional about the whole thing. I don't know if I should be dealing with it better than I am?!

Online it says you often get a lot of bleeding for 3-4 weeks after the lletz, and cant do exercise, have sex and will generally feel pretty crap.

Has anyone else got any experience? I don't have children but my partner has two young boys who i help with quite a lot, how long am i likely to feel rubbish for!? And are doctors at the colposcopy stage normally quite right, if she tells me not to worry should i really not worry?!

This probably all sounds really jumbled, any advice would help :-).

I had this treatment around 3 and a half years ago. I had a 6 month old at the time. The treatment itself I found no worse than a smear. I remember being told I shouldn't lift my baby for a week or 2. My mum was around to help with him. My husband sent me to bed after getting home (with snacks). I went, but didn't really feel as if I needed to. I can't remember how much I bled afterwards (so couldn't have been too bad!!).

So, all in all I didn't find it bad at all. Good luck

I had this,was fine after, drove home, felt fine but dh insisted I went to bed! No pain, no bleeding. Like a having a long drawn out smear in a dentist chair with some one parked right between your legs

Nurses helping were lively and it's known you would want to be anywhete else but in the app!

They kept sayong I was tense and to relaxbut the factwas i desperately wanted to break wind but couldn'tas the dr was sat very very close

I had a Lletz procedure - it was fine, Doctor was lovely, nurse held my hand. Honestly didn't feel a thing whilst it was done.
Had a bit of discharge that looked like coffee grinds for a few days if I remember rightly.
Let the colposcopy department know you're nervous in my experience they are exceptionally kind and understanding, and you're doing the sensible thing in having the smear and having any treatment that may be necessary.

Thank you ladies :-). Do you mind me asking what level of abnormal cells you had? My friend has had the procedure and she said it is very common, but I'm still feeling a little worried! I just hope the biopsys don't come back worse than what the doctor thought she saw when she was doing the colposcopy, but hopefully anything caught at this stage can be treated can't it.

To be completely honest, I really can't remember! Whatever level it was, it obviously didn't have too much of an effect on me!!!

I had it last summer. Advised not to swim for about a month (buggered my summer holiday!), use pads not tampons for bleeding, and avoid heavy lifting/exercise for a week or so.

Procedure itself was OK, much like a colposcopy but with anaesthetic which can make your legs shake & feel a bit weird.

So, unpleasant but fine really, like everything womb-related!

I had CIN 2/3, I think. They were very clear - not cancer, do not worry. Smear 6 months later, and then yearly but all fine now.

Try not to worry.

Thank you ladies, will be glad when the biopsy results are back and I have a date for the lletz, the waiting is horrible isn't it! I'm still having a bit of discharge from the colposcopy Monday afternoon, its a shame they couldn't have done it all at the same time!