Hi, Well I had my appt this morning with the Dr who will perform the leep (Nov 5). I originally went to a gyno who could see me quick since I had a HSIL Cin 3 pap result. She did the biopsies and they came back cin 2 and cin 3. The gyno that came HIGHLY recommended is the one I saw today. She did a colposcopy and said my biopsies are healing well and when she applied the vinegar solution she saw no abnormal areas, and thinks the biopsies may have removed them but she still insists on the LEEP since all it takes is one little cell to change from CIN 3 to cancer. Since my ECC was benign she said she could do the LEEP in her office. The first gyno I went to only does them in the hospital asleep. I really dont want to be put to sleep! I have read posts about leep procedures and dont feel that scared. I am dreading the shots! I can either have the licocaine/epinepherine shot, or just the lidocaine. I have Mitral Valve prolapse and a systolic heart murmur so I think the epi shot will just be trouble..my dentist wont even use epi on me. Heres my questoins/concerns
1)Has anyone had no epi shot? The Dr said that I will bleed more and she will need to cauterize me.
2) How long do they actually have the needle inside of you?
3)Once you are numb can you feel any pain when they remove the tissue?
4)For those of you who have had it, were you anxious? And if so would you be anxious if you had to have it again now that you know what to expect?
5) How long does it take to actually remove tissue and be off the table ready to go?
Thanks for you replies,
Kelly

Let me try to answer your questions:

1) I know every woman is different, but there are very few never endings down there. I did not really even feel the shot at all, although I'm not sure which type of shot I had. A second or two after he gave it to me I felt a rush surge to my heart, but it went away in a minute. I didn't feel the rush after the second shot. I do know that he cauterized me because I was bleeding a little bit, but it stopped before I left the office.

2) Which needle are you refering to? The shot needle was in there for a second or two, just as long as it would be in your arm. The loop was in there for about 10 minutes.

3) Once you are numb you can't feel any pain at all. I remember feeling hot though, like it was really hot in the room, but I could not feel what he was doing at all.

4) I was anxious, but I took two advil before i went in and took a stress ball to squeese. I knew what to expect after reading everything on here, but it still was a new experience to me. I didnt' really even need the strees ball. I hope I don't have to go for it again, but if I did I wouldn't be anxious at all.

5) I was in the room for about a half hour total including set up, proceedure, and a few minutes recovering afterward. The proceedure was only ten minutes long! More time was spent on set up and recovery.

I hope this helps. If you have any more questions post 'em! Good luck!