Ughh, so here we go again. I had my first cone biopsy done in September resulting from a colposcopy/biopsy showing adenocarcinoma in-situ. Unfortunately, the first cone did not remove all of the bad cells and I have to have the procedure done again. :( I found all of this out in late September/early October and scheduled my second cone for this upcoming Monday. At first I had no idea how I was going to wait a whole month knowing that I still had bad cells in me. I concentrated a lot on work and kept myself really busy and the month kind of flew by. I also started eating healthier, cut down on smoking and started taking a multivitamin every day. But now here I am again getting very stressed about my condition again. What if they don't get everything out the second time around? Do people get 3rd cones done? I have read that repeat cones can be done, but how much can my cervix take? And what if this cone comes back showing an invasive cancer? I am 27 years old and really want children so I am really scared that I may lose my fertility. I am very frustrated and sad.

On a side note, I was having lower right stomach cramps earlier this month so I went to my GYN/ONC who said that my lymph node on that side appeared to be swollen but that he wasn't that concerned about it. He sent me for an MRI which came back completely normal. I was thrilled with that news and kept telling myself that if I had an invasive cancer it would have shown up on the MRI. I am not sure that is true, but it helped thinking that for awhile, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone know if an MRI can detect invasive adenocarcinoma?

Hi lah,
I am so sorry you are going through all this. After my cone, it was discovered I had stage 1b cervical cancer. I was sent for a MRI before surgery which came back completely normal. MRI's do not show invasive cancer unless it is a large tumor. From my understanding, MRI is only used to detect large tumors or enlarged lymph nodes. When my MRI came back normal, I asked the nurse if that was indication that the cancer had not spread and she said, most likely, yes, but we can't be sure until after surgery and the final pathology report comes back. If I were you, I wouldn't stress over it. I know, easier said than done, but it looks like everything is being picked up early, and , worst, case scenario, it IS invasive, it does not mean the end of your fertility. I had a trachelectomy, (fertility sparing procedure) which you can look into. I also had a very large portion of my cervix removed with my CKC and my Dr. told me that they could stitch the cervix closed during pregnancy. Apparently even WITHOUT a cervix, you could still get pregnant and carry a baby to term.
I know what you are going through. Hang in there and I am sure things will be just fine.