colpo results - Cancer: Breast Message Board

kaesle · 10-14-2003, 11:20 PM

My dr. finally called with my results tonight and she said I have mild dysplasia (which both paps alredy indicated) and CIN I. She also said there were "marked changes" in my HVP status, but didn't elaborate when I asked what that meant. She then told me I was fine and to have a follow up pap in 6 months to a year.

Now this seems like good news to me, but I am still wary. This is after all the same dr. that told me a week ago that it looked precancerous and wanted to do a LEEP in a few weeks after the colpo..

Also it seems like 6 months to a year is a long time to wait for a follow up pap after 2 abnormal ones (three months apart)and an abnormal colpo. Am I just overreacting here, or should I get a second opinion.

I guess after all the stories I have heard, here and from people I have met, that this is an unpredictable "condition" and it should be treated as thouroghly as possible. I would hate to feel fine now and find out in 6 months that it has been spreading to severe or CIN III or something and I could have done something to catch it...

Anyways, I don't know if I am just being overly cautious (ok or scared) or if these concerns are normal. I do know that my brain is spinning though..

PaNik5717 · 10-15-2003, 07:50 AM

Wow, my head would be spinning, too, with what just happened at the doctor's office and now they say not to come back for so long. CIN I often does correct itself, but it can go the other way. I always thought the standard procedure would be a three-month follow-up. I don't know about a second opinion. I think it depends on how comfortable you are with the system you are with and if they would be willing to follow you more closely. It probably depends on your insurance, too.