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Intro
Good morning ladies,
My name is Bridget, I married the love of my life on December 3, 2011.
I had a wonderful wedding in a church here in Denver, and the only day mother nature decided to put a lot of snow on the ground was on my wedding day. (no other weekend, just on my wedding day)
I began dating my husband on January of 2011. (I had known him from before though). He proposed 5 months into our relationship, and I had 6 months to plan our wedding. I absolutely love him so much, and since I didn't know that much about him before tying the knot, I get to learn new things every single day.
I have a great relationship with my husband, and my mom!! My dad and sister not so much.
Althought this I believe isn't the board for me to post this, I will to give you a seance of who I am. My husband has two sons from a previous relationship, and my DH and I want to To try to have our own baby hopefully in the next month or so. I had an abnormal pap almost two months ago, my Dr. Said it looked like pre cancerous cells in my cervix. I don't know anything about that 
but anyway I have a colposcopy appointment on the 16th and if everything turns out ok we are going to try and concieve.
I think that's about it, oh and I live in Denver, Co and we just received our first snow, boo!!! Oh yes I was forgetting, we have a beautiful puppy, she is a Chinese sharpie and it's my first dog ever and I love her so much!!
I hope you ladies can welcome me and that we can get to know each other.
Re: Intro
Welcome.
If you want to know more about pre-cancerous cells, HPV, and why we get Pap smears, you can check out my blog post (link at bottom). I was an HPV researcher for nearly eight years. I feel very strongly about women understanding this virus and ignoring the stigma that comes with an STD.
http://www.amedeo-amedeo.com/2011/05/hpv-personal-reasons-contd-henrietta.html
Second opinion.
And a third and then a fourth if you still are not satisfied. Do not stop until the diagnosis satisfies you.
Don't panic. Go out and get those opinions.
This happened to me awhile back. This one gyn told me I had an abnormal pap and "probbly a mass in there, given my age" (what, 40???) and that I was to come to her for a colposcopy, blah blah blah.
I went and got 2 more opinions. I was fine.
I will definitely check out your blog. I understand from what the doctor told me that it could be pre cancerous cells in my cervix that they need the colposcopy to go in and check them. I am mostly worried because of the hpv, from research I've done tht people with hpv live with it for the rest of their lives and can pass it on to their partner and even babies.
I asked on the GP board about my worries and basically what I mentioned above. They told me that it had happened to some of them and that an abnormal pap doesn't mean cancer or hpv. Like I said I my self do not know a alot. When I was told about it I freaked out and didnt even know what to ask my doctor.
Anyway, I will be checking your blog and hoping I can find some answers. Thank you!
So, should I not do my colpo? Instead should I go to a different doctor? I'm mostly worried because I'm scared that if I wait long to treat it, that I will not be able to have a baby. Since I read about hpv on google that people with hpv sometimes can't carry a baby to full term. I don't know what to think about it and I have not called my doctor because I feel dumb not knowing what's going on.
Anyway thank you for replying
If you have had unprotected sex with your husband, it's a near certainty that he already has it. He may have been the one who gave it to you. The virus can lay dormant in your body for YEARS (up to 10) before becoming active.
And yes, once you have it you have it......but it can come and go. It doesn't mean that you'll always be positive.
Have the colposcopy to make sure that it's nothing serious - it's seriously not a bad procedure at all, it's feels like a long and drawn out pelvic exam.
Where did you read that?
Did you know that something like 80% of all sexually active women have been diagnosed with HPV at some point?
That's an awful lot of women. And there aren't that many having difficult pregnancies because of it.
If you have the strain of HPV that causes warts, then you're right - you're going to have some other issues to contend with. But not all HPV causes warts. That's not the strain that most women have.
The children in my siggy - they were both born after 39 weeks. To a mother who was at one time (but isn't anymore) HPV +, and who even was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had a LEEP to remove it. So there you go. Stop stressing until you have a reason to stress.
A colposcopy is no worse than a Pap Smear. You're in stirrups with a speculum. They spray acetic acid on your cervix and your gynecologist looks to see if you do, indeed, have abnormal cells.
I would rather have a colposcopy and know for sure than wasting time going from doctor to doctor waiting to hear the answer that Tarpon clearly wanted to hear ("You're fine!").
I was given a colposcopy after I was given my Pap results which stated a high grade CIN III. If they couldn't make that call, they'd recommend another a Pap instead of a colposcopy. Get it done. If you need a LEEP, get it done. Cancer is nothing to fool around with.
I believe some of the concern with having a baby so soon after a LEEP is due to a weakened cervix. LEEPs can remove a lot of your tissue. Talk to you gynecologist, but they will give you a timeframe after a LEEP that is okay for having children. I don't remember what it is. I had my LEEP at 24 and am 32 so I'm not concerned at all about carrying children to term.
HPV is the most prevalent STD there is. Something like 70% of the population will have it at some point in their lives. Most will never know it. Some will get warts. Some will have cervical changes. Your body can clear the infection, LEEPs can remove most of the cells with the virus, etc... there are ways that you won't have it anymore. The absolute best way to take care of yourself is to have a yearly Pap smear and follow up on any abnormalities.
The HPVs that give you warts aren't the same ones that give you an abnormal cervix. High risk viruses go for your cervix and low risk viruses go for warts. There's biological reasons (and they are quite similar), but no, you wouldn't have warts if you just have one strain and it caused cervical abnormalities. No worries - I wasn't confused.
Good luck!! I'm a little passionate about HPV - sorry to have so much to say in this post!! :-)
Oh no I really appreciate your respond, I needed some one who really knows to tell me something. Thank you
Sure!
Your dog is freakishly adorable, by the way!
Haha thank you