question re: post cold knife cone - Cancer: Breast Message Board

dee314 · 11-14-2004, 09:09 PM

hello there, i am new to this board and just had a few questions. I recently had a ckc and was wondering if any one experienced a blackish discharge after? (sorry to sound so gross) if so is this normal and for about how long is this to last? Also I was told by my doctor before surgery that what i had was called carcinoma in situ of the cervix. I asked her how at my last pap (only 1 yr. ago) was normal and this one was abnormal, then after the colposcopy results came in it was severe dysplasia. She also told me that i now have hpv. I was in total shock! She also told me that my boyfriend should be checked also as he may not be aware that he even has this. this was her way of telling me that he probably was the one to give this to me as i had only been with him in the last 2 1/2 yrs. Does this sound familiar to any one? if I am all clear now is there a chance this could continue to get passed back and fourth between the 2 of us? thank you for any responses

lobo1977 · 11-14-2004, 10:22 PM

I was scheduled for a CK but cancelled it (i only have cin1-2 and my dr was telling me stuf that didnt sound right with my written diagnosis, so im getting a 2nd opinion) But in my research I did read stuff about some red, brown or dark discharge after, its your cervix healing. If its BAD or hurts or doesnt stop i would see your dr but i think a little is ok

Generally it takes years for cancer to develop, but if you had a mild abnormality it could very well get to stage 1 cancer in a year. Also many paps are mis read or not accurate, so it could read OK but really be a slight abnormality and then progresses.
Also i think if you smoke or have hpv it progresses faster?

You never get rid of the virus, so cant be 're' infected, but you CAN get another strain , there are tons of different strains and clearly having more than one is worse....you never really know who has what strain. Im not sure what test they do for men hpv , bc they cant have paps obviously - maybe theres a blood test or swab? thats why so many women end up with it, men dont normally get tested and are symptomless.

You could have gotten it years ago and shown no signs, the strains that cause cancer arent the ones with warts so you wouldnt have any outward signs...or it could have been recent.

dee314 · 11-15-2004, 10:11 AM

thank you for your response! i never had the strain with warts. only until this recent pap, the 1st one to show an abnormality did i even know that i had hpv. good luck with yours and i hope all goes well

If anyone knows of any websites out there that show the different strains, i would really appriciate knowing them also. This whole experience is so scarry and also very confusing.

lobo1977 · 11-15-2004, 11:14 AM

against the board policy to post websites unfortunately

cold knife is an agressive but great procedure that has a high success rate, if you did fine and arent bleeding horribly then the worst is done and you should have normal paps after, i would get one in 3 months,.

dee314 · 11-15-2004, 09:18 PM

thank you, i was unaware of that

new at this. hopefully you are right, i hope all goes well with you.