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    I got a call from the docs office today and my pap results were abnormal. Now, they want me to go have a colcoscopy (sp?). I'm confused and a little scared and nervous.

    I called my sister and she told me not to worry and stuff, but it's really been on my mind all day.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    i had abnormal results before, and it can be caused by quite a few things. my doctor just wanted me to wait til feb. to get another pap to see if it resolved itself, but i havent gone back yet. dont panic yet! if your doctor didnt give you any other details, you can always call back and ask, but maybe that's because its nothing to worry about just yet.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    Yes, one time I had an abnormal pap. They asked me to come back in 3 months for another and at the second pap everything checked out normal. Every pap has been normal for the 5 years since.

    It could be an error or just a fluke like mine was. No need to worry yet!

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    I had an abnormal one once, and my doctor (VA dr at that ) thought it was serious enough for a biopsy. Scared the hell out of me.
    They sent me to a specialist, they did a biopsy, and two weeks later the doctor told me it was a fluke. Nothing wrong.
    Good Luck!

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    Yeh I did once. My doctor still called me in for an appointment but it was because I had recently had thrush and there were more than the usual amount of white blood cells present. I had to have another one 6 months later and it was normal.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    Pregancy is known to cause abnormal paps.


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    I had an abnormal one once. Re-did it in 6 months and it was normal. Apparently it happens all the time.
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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    Don't worry Glam. I've had a abnormal one too (while pregnant). I refused the biopsy, since it was my first pregnancy cuz I wasn't letting anyone "near" my baby.

    I checked out fine at my follow-up pap. So will you

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    Yup, I had one come back funky. Turned out to be nothing.



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    Thanks, you guys!

    I had no idea that pregnancy could cause abnormal results.

    I'm gonna call my doc tomorrow and see if I can just have them redo my pap at my next visit. I mean, they said if it is anything they won't do anything until after the baby is born, anyway, so it's not like I'm in a hurry.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    It happened to me as well and my doctor asked for a biopsy and turned out nothing was wrong. She said I had some white spots on my cervix and they want to do a biopsy to see if it was cancer cells but everything turned out to be nothing.

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    When I was preggo, before I kew it, I had an abnormal pap, and thats why they did a preg test for me. I guess it's rutine for them, as it can cause the pap to be funky.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    since you're pregnant, i'd hold off and get another pap after the birth, and then if that one's abnormal, go for the colposcopy. colposcopies really really really really suck, btw.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    i had one, the abnormal cells were just hpv cells, not dysplasia, which is the cervical precancer... something like 80% of women have HPV, and it is NOT always an STD. They told me and my husband that I could have just HAD it and it showed up because we started having unprotected sex after marriage (hes never been with anyone but me, and I've never been with anyone else unprotected).. sooo its normal to have an abnormal pap, actually!

    the colposcopy, is NOTHING, its just when they put like vinegar on the cervix to see what glows and what doesnt... the biopsy, hurts like hell... i dont mean to scare you, but i;d wait and have the biopsy AFTER the baby, if you have to have one... my moms abnormal cells disappeared after she had me too..


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    Glamazon- There are a variety of abnormal cells. The most "mild" is ASCUS which stands for atypical squamous cells of Undetermined Significance. For this, they generally can just do a repeat PAP smear. There are other "higher grade" lesions such as LGSIL and HGSIL that require further workup including colposcopy and LEEP or cone biopsy or other stuff. I'd talk to your doc and find out what the PAP showed and have an open discussion with your doc about your options.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrenaline View Post
    Glamazon- There are a variety of abnormal cells. The most "mild" is ASCUS which stands for atypical squamous cells of Undetermined Significance. For this, they generally can just do a repeat PAP smear. There are other "higher grade" lesions such as LGSIL and HGSIL that require further workup including colposcopy and LEEP or cone biopsy or other stuff. I'd talk to your doc and find out what the PAP showed and have an open discussion with your doc about your options.
    Thanks for the explaination!! When the nurse told me on the phone, she was using words that I didn't understand (one of them that I recognize in your post "squamous"), and honestly, my mind went blank and I couldn't really make out what she was saying. I just started bawling, because a couple of years ago, my sister had to have some precancer cells removed from her cervix (twice) and all this stuff just went racing thru my mind...so the nurse got my doc on the phone and he reassured me that all would be okay, and stuff and I felt better...and I feel even better after getting all of the responses here on SW!!

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    I once had abnormal results, but it was not long before the lab involved was all over the media for mixing up people's results. I had another pap not long after that, which came out normal, as have all my paps since.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    I had an abnormal one last year.
    The doctor made an appointment for me 2 months later.
    The results were fine.
    But I was freaked out. Wondering what the hell was wrong.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    I'm glad I found this thread, I've just received a letter saying I need to go to the Colposcopy clinic, freaked me out. I'm happy to hear that it seems to be common, but I'm worried because I left it so late to get a smear, I'm 28 and that was my first one, stupid, I know.

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    I had an abnormal pap after my last daughter was born. Went back for a follow-up and everything was normal. Hope all of these posts help calm your nerves.

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    Default Re: Anyone had an abnormal pap?

    I had an abnormal one years ago. They made me get the procedure where they freeze the cells off. I had a dancer give me some crap she was taking. I don't even know what it was. Valium? Just told her I was having it done and scared shitless. It didn't hurt, and whatever she gave me took the edge off.( and I am so not the one to take stuff-esp not knowing what it was)
    The gross part was my cervix defrosted for idunno - a week or two. Smelled rank.
    But the good news is been clear sailing ever since.

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    I'm sure it will be nothing when you get checked out again. Make sure you do though, just to be on the safe side.

    If you do have to have the colopscopy (sp?) and you are breastfeeding, I wouldn't recommend taking pills. f not, then yes, they will be okay with you being on a Valium or pain pill if you need it for anxiety. I had a friend who used to take all kinds of stuff when she went in because she had a gynecology phobia.

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