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High grade cell changes

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alittlelifex · 31/10/2022 12:43

Hi,

I had a smear recently which came back as high risk hpv with borderline changes. I had my colposcopy today and she took two biopsies and said it looked like high grade changes, CIN2 or 3, and that I would probably have to have the LLETZ procedure.

I get the results back of the biopsies in 4 weeks.

Has anyone else had this experience?

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moleinstudy · 31/10/2022 13:08

I have had this experience twice and had the LLETZ procedure twice. Fine afterwards both times, try not to worry.

It makes me feel better to know that they can see the cervix very clearly so would know during your smear if there was something major going on. Well that is what a dr friend told me!

Do you plan to have babies in the future? I did need to have a few checks in my second pregnancy that the cervix was holding up ok.

Please try not to worry.

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alittlelifex · 31/10/2022 13:50

moleinstudy · 31/10/2022 13:08

I have had this experience twice and had the LLETZ procedure twice. Fine afterwards both times, try not to worry.

It makes me feel better to know that they can see the cervix very clearly so would know during your smear if there was something major going on. Well that is what a dr friend told me!

Do you plan to have babies in the future? I did need to have a few checks in my second pregnancy that the cervix was holding up ok.

Please try not to worry.

Thank you - so glad to hear it was ok for you!

I’m not super worried about it but it’s the idea of having more procedures I don’t like. I’m not sure I want children in the future but thats good to know!

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Pleaseaddcaffine · 31/10/2022 13:54

This is reasurringnfor me two samples took last week... Awaiting reuslts!

Fingwrs crossed x

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alittlelifex · 31/10/2022 14:41

@Pleaseaddcaffine you’ll be fine I’m sure! Even though the doctor said mine looked like CIN 3 most likely, it’s an incredibly low risk of it actually being cancer (she said “practically nil”) and it’s a slow growing cancer anyway that is often caught early though the screening process and therefore treated surgically and successfully. Not all the time of course but the odds are good if you go to screenings regularly.

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Pleaseaddcaffine · 16/11/2022 14:08

Mine was not okay and looks like it need treatment... Fun times. Just got lwtter so being a bit irrational

Louise19869 · 07/09/2023 07:51

Hi sorry to jump on the post almost a year later. I have had HPV in my last 3 smears, the last 2 no cell changes, this time though it's High risk HPV and High grade cell changes. Just wanted to ask what your outcome was after if you don't mind me asking. Looking for something or anything to put my mind at rest tgatvi haven't goy cancer and going to die. I suffer terrible health anxiety and this has really put me over the edge. Thanks. X

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