Hi everyone! I wanted to share my good news with you to bring hope to others. As you may remember, I had my first abnormal pap this past April followed by a colposcopy that said I had CIN III/severe dysplasia. I then had a LEEP in May. The pathology results said that I indeed had severe dysplasia but my margins were not clear. Of course, I have been worried, anxious, depressed, etc.. since the news.

I just received a call from my doctor stating that my pap smear was NORMAL. Praise God. I just wanted to share this news with you all not to brag but to let you know that this could happen to you too. PLEASE keep your spirits up and continue to take care of your self as much as possible.

I will be on a three month pap smear rotation for a while. I know that HPV can still cause more dysplasia. However, I feel good today and I am even more motivated to take care of myself from now on.

I will continue to keep you all updated as I stay on this new journey in my life. I'm sure I will be back posting again (and nervous again) in November when I have my next pap smear. My prayers are still with all of you.

That is great!! Make sure you look in from time to time. You never know when someone will come along that needs to hear some advice from those of us who have been there, just like we did in the beginning!

I'll still be hanging out here probably just as much as I have...until I have about 10 normal pap smears, I don't know if I will feel completely relaxed. I'm here to help others as much as I can. You all were here when I needed you and I want to be here for you too.

Oh my god that is so great. It has given me hope that mine could be normal too. I've been so convinced that I'll need another LEEP.

I hope yours continue to come back normal!!!

AWESOME - it's great to hear such positive news!!
:)

Hi JB,

Congratulations! That's so awesome! I'm so glad to hear such a positive outcome for someone dealing with CIN III such as I am. I had my 2nd LEEP back in June and I just went back for my follow up pap today so now I'm waiting to hear the results.

It's been a turbulent past few months since my LEEP in June. I've tried not to stress but with the possibility of losing my job hanging over my head due to corporate wide workforce reductions, it was almost impossible to avoid not being stressed. Well I did end up with the "your services are no longer needed" deal but oddly enough, I feel much better now that the uncertainty is over.

So now we'll see what my follow up pap results tell me. Even with the stress from not knowing if I was going to have a job or not, call it weird, but I have felt more healthy after the 2nd LEEP than after the 1st one. Maybe it's due to a more positive attitude about this whole thing or maybe it's due to doing all I can to boost my own immune system through naturopathic treatment or maybe it's a combination of the two. Regardless, we'll see what the PAP results show in a few weeks. I'll let you know. In the mean time, everyone stay positive for me and for everyone else on this board going through this ordeal!

I just got the call from my doctor's office on Monday (the same day I officially terminated from my employer) that my most recent PAP result came back NORMAL! I was so ecstatic, I screamed out loud! However, they just told me that HPV is still present so I still have to battle the virus. The biggest hurdle was getting to the first normal PAP post LEEP so now the battle continues. This virus needs to clear and I'm going to do all I can to help my body rid itself of it!

So for everyone out there dealing with severe dysplasia, JB and I are both cases where you can get "back to normal" PAPs. My next follow up PAP is in Dec. right after JB's so the fight continues! Stay tuned for the continuing saga and keep the positive energy flowing for continued Normal Paps! I'll check back in again. In the mean time, everyone take care of yourselves and keep fighting!

CONGRATULATIONS! I am so happy for you.

~Lisa

Hi everyone! Sorry, I haven't been around in a while. I want to be here to support everyone going through the same thing. However, I've needed to take a mental rest from all of the worry and thinking about "what could happen" again in the future. In order to do that, I've needed to stay away for a little while. I've been avoiding all of my favorite medical websites for a while to get my mental health back in a better place.

Congratulations to all of you that have received negative pap smears!!! Woohoo! Isn't that the best feeling in the world? Don't you feel wonderful again like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders???

My next pap smear is on November 21st. I'm trying to not think about it too much. I'm trying not to borrow worry but I can't help it. I know that the dysplasia can come back. But then again, it may not. I have to stay positive!

For those of you still waiting for results, you are in my prayers. Take care and God Bless! I will keep in touch!

Jenny

Congratulations!!