help i am in need of reassurance - cin3 smear result

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what next? atm heading for meltdown. was just starting to feel better -had pnd. now head has turned to mush again. help please?

It is scary when you get news like this because your imagination can go wild. What is the doctor suggesting as your next course of action?

I think I had this same diagnosis about 15 years ago, and the next step was a simple procedure to 'shave' off the layer of unhealthy cells with a loop. I was given a painkiller prior, and the doctor did it at his surgery. It didn't hurt, and didn't take long. No idea if this is still the way treatments are handled for that diagnosis.

All is fine now - and has been ever since. But, they did regular/periodic smears (think it was every 6 months) for a few years to ensure there was no reoccurence.

Don't panic yet. Just make sure you get it taken care of asap. Good luck.

thank you

yes am terrified. they are talking biopsy asap, and then laser treatment when they know "what they are dealing with"....sounds ominous

I had this four years ago, i had no idea what it all meant and made the terrible mistake of looking on the internet!!! AAArrrgh! Don't do it! Anyway, i had a colcoscopy (sp) and then a cone biopsy which removed all the dodgy cells. Very straight forward (not great fun but not awful), and now have very regular smears (six monthly at first then yearly) and have had no problems since. I really sympathise with you especially if you are recovering from PND. Best of luck, it seems very scary but it is very common and easily dealt with at this stage. Hope you are ok.

Hi - I can confirm , exactly the same as earlybird - very simple proceedure, not painful but uncomfortable, very quick and no long term repercussions - not worth worrying about, very worth getting sorted ASAP.

trying to resist googling - did wonder if it would do more harm than good

Don't google it please!! be reassured that your doctor is getting straight onto treatment and it will be sorted really quickly. my gp friend said it is sooo common and i guess that's why we have smears!

Ditto. Had a colposcopy to remove the cells - there was some local anaesthetic and it felt like a smear test. Bit uncomfortable afterwards - like a heavy period - but fine ever since (this was about 10 years ago).
It's great that your doc is on the case. The sooner these things are spotted, the quicker they can be treated.
Try not to worry!

all reassuring, i really appreciate this.

I really was caught out of the blue with the result, i was at the dr's with one of the kids so it wasn't even my appointment! i'm also assuming that i won't need to tell anyone, except possibly DH?

fog, tell your DH, you dont want to go through this alone. Ive been there and its a worry, but that was 10 years ago, im still here! Speaking as someone who has PND at the moment i know this is the last thing you need. But i promise you are going to be FINE. I think the choice between laser and loop treatment often depends on the hospital/surgery. (i think). I had two lots of loop treatment as some of my cells had turned cancerous, the second lot of treatment was belt and braces but they always take away more than they need so i was all clear (No worries). I had two six months smears done at the hopital, done with what looked like a pipecleaner!! Then back to yearly for five, i insisted on having yearly since then but the doc found me out and im back on three yearly now.

Its funny (funny peculiar) the minute you find yourself in this situation a good handful of your freinds pipe up and say, oh yes, i have that t shirt too. That is exactly why we have smear tests.

LEM you are a star. and a brave one too

will try to stop the stressing - as you are all saying. i can't believe so many people have this, and i just need to get through it like you all did.
omg i am starting to cry (oops was trying not to do that)
you lot wouldn't believe how much you've done to help tonight, thank you

Really hope you are feeling reassured a little. it is comforting to know other people have been through it and it really is ok. the advice my gynae gave to me was always stick to yearly smears from now on even though the advice in UK is to go back to three yearly smears after five years (i had my treatment in australia as we were living there at the time).