Results are finally in!

The nurse called me after what seemed like forever waiting...
The biopsy confirmed what the abnormal PAP said..I have Cervical Dysplasia, but luckily a mild case (with a few moderate cells from what she said)... All that means is that I have to go back in 6 months for another Colposcopy/pap/biopsies if needed to see if it's gone away or changed.

So this poses the question if I should go ahead and do the ablation or wait another 6 months and see if the abnormal cells are gone....and then go from there?

Nurse said that there are no slots in January to get a ablation done so it would have to be Feb...so as least I have a few weeks to think about it.

12/29/08

called dr's office at 9:40am..... a hr later still waiting for a call back. Surprising, NO. Frustrating, YES!

Last night, I was having dreams about all different types of scenario's about getting the phone call on my results, how they made me go into the dr's office to get my results...etc. Most were not pleasant. I had to give myself a mental slap becuase it's not like i'm EXPECTING the biopsy results to be bad...but boy sometimes my imagination can get way out of control.

I think the worst thing is feeling like i'm all alone in this. How could that be? I have a great supporting family and awesome friends....

I'm sure everything is going to be fine... and what doesn't kill me, makes me stronger....at least that's how the theory goes. I'll just keep telling myself that.

A Very Long Journey....

I am almost 36 years old, have 5 biological children (all delivered by natural childbirth), and have had 20 years of cycle (ovulation and menstrual) problems... the past 10 have been practically unbearable (unless I was pregnant-lol)



I have been on 4 different birth control pills the last 1 1/2 years to try to get it all under control. And just last week I had a colposcopy (due to a abnormal pap) and also a endometrial biopsy. I am currently waiting for the results, and I can tell you for me the waiting is AWFUL!



When I met the Dr. who did my colpo, we discussed options for me and what would benefit me the most.


1-do nothing and continue as I am. Severe bleeding and clotting with every period, even on bcp's. A lot of back pain and severe cramping as well...dr told me that i've "flunked" the hormone route



2. hysterectomy-removal of my uterus. Which would require a lot of $ and significant recovery time. Would solve my bleeding problems for sure. Dr. said NO to taking out ovaries at this point since i'm so young and at this point they are to beneficial for my body so I have to respect that she knows what she's talking about....So for me this really isn't the best option at this time of my life.



3. Endometrial Ablation- in my case the burning of the uterine lining to help decrease bleeding. I have no idea if it will help with the severe uterine cramping and I know it won't help with the ovulation pain..but it costs a lot less $ and the recovery time is very reasonable. Chances are that I will still have a monthly period but they will be significantly lighter. (at least that is they way it's supposed to be-lol)
We will also discuss the posibility of them checking out my ovaries to see if anything is wrong with them. The last u/s I had a few months ago, the tech was unable to see them clearly.

So for now option # 3 seems like the best option for me at this point and time in my life....

Now if only I knew the results of my biopsies because that may (or may not) change everything!
Have I mentioned that Waiting is Awful? lol

Introduction

I have been blogging for years but always about my life as a mother and wife and daily struggles at work....never about the struggles of just being a woman.

This will be my place to share what I need too and maybe, just maybe other's won't feel so alone.