I just want to update you all on how I'm doing (I'm the original poster). I had my colposcopy today and it was very easy. My doctor told me during the exam that she didn't see any abnormal cells at all. It was interesting....she sprayed vinegar on my cervix as well as another solution (maybe iodine?), and she said that any abnormal cells would appear white. But she saw nothing that looked out of the ordinary, so she ended up not doing an actual biopsy, but only scraped some cells from my cervix to be tested. She said I'd have the results in about 10 days. But she feels that I'm fine and should follow up in 6 months with another pap test, and after that just continue to keep an eye for any cell changes.
I guess I feel somewhat better about all this. I still wish I could have avoided getting HPV, after having been completely free of any STD's my entire life up until just a few months ago. Here I am in my 40's and never thought I'd have to deal with contracting an STD.....
I'd still like to see what Dr. Goldstein has to say to answer my previous questions....
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I just want to update you all on how I'm doing (I'm the original poster). I had my colposcopy today and it was very easy. My doctor told me during the exam that she didn't see any abnormal cells at all. It was interesting....she sprayed vinegar on my cervix as well as another solution (maybe iodine?), and she said that any abnormal cells would appear white. But she saw nothing that looked out of the ordinary, so she ended up not doing an actual biopsy, but only scraped some cells from my cervix to be tested. She said I'd have the results in about 10 days. But she feels that I'm fine and should follow up in 6 months with another pap test, and after that just continue to keep an eye for any cell changes.
I guess I feel somewhat better about all this. I still wish I could have avoided getting HPV, after having been completely free of any STD's my entire life up until just a few months ago. Here I am in my 40's and never thought I'd have to deal with contracting an STD.....
I'd still like to see what Dr. Goldstein has to say to answer my previous questions....
Thanks everyone for your support!
May 5, 2009 - 4:40pmThis Comment
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