I was just diagnosed with severe dysplasia CIN level III I am scheduled for laser surgery the first of Jan. can I get some ideas of what to expect during and after the procedure. Thanks in advance for your comments.

Hi there, I had a LEEP so I can't really help with what to expect after a laser. You can do a search for messages by the poster "lobo" as I believe she had a laser done. I hope it all goes well for you.

Karen

Yeah, same here. I had CIN III, but had both a LEEP and a cold-knife surgery to get rid of it. My understanding is that the laser treatment is less invasive than either the LEEP or the CKC, so you should be fine! Even the recovery for the LEEP and CKC were not too bad at all.

I hope your procedure gets it all out! Good luck!

I had the same thing, and had laser in August 2005. To my surprise, I had a recurrence of abnormal cells this last November, after an initial pap in February'06 coming back normal. My oncologist, the one who performed my laser surgery advised to get a colposcopy w/ biopsy again (dread) and followup, but not to worry if the cells are CIN I...they will only do something if they are severe again like they were initially. I also had dysplasia on my vaginal walls, so they lasered that. I wasn't able to have sex or wear tampons for months as I recall, it sucked so bad! Then for awhile after I experienced spotting after intercourse with my boyfriend. The Dr. told me that it can take 8 mos or so to fully cauterize.
Anyway, the procedure itself was a breeze b/c they put me to sleep for it. I don't remember anything, and I had cramps afterward but nothing serious.
I am surprised with how rare this laser procedure seems, everyone seems to have LEEP but I don't think that was a viable option to me for whatever reason.
Anyway, good luck to you, you'll be just fine...just never stop having pap smears.
Meg