So the results from my visit to the Colposcopy clinic come back and yes, I still have LSIL cells on the cervix and the cells from the cervical canal are normal! A follow up appointment in a year is scheduled for June 29 2020. But Covid happened and my appointment was moved to Dec 30, 2020.
This over Christmas break was probably not good planning on my part. But I went and was nervous as can be expected. The procedure itself is harmless and goes quickly with very little pain, more just uncomfortable. My cervix is also tucked back and to the left and can be hard to find. Lucky me!
The appointment goes well and the gynecologist says, “I think you can return to your family doctor in a year, things look fine and healthy.” What a relief, but I did know the results of the tissue she took from cervix and cervical canal would be sent to a lab for a look see. Then the dreaded call from the nurse Jo, at the clinic. She tells me I still have LSIL but the cells from the canal are abnormal and are high risk. Again, my heart pounding, feeling like I am going to vomit, mind reeling and racing. FUCK! What on earth, normal a year and a half ago? The nurse was great and very informative and told me not to google, but I did anyway and scared the shit out of myself. Never do that! You are certainly 100% going to die if you read that stuff.
Had to book an appointment for a LEEP procedure on Jan 26, 2021 and wait for an agonizing 2 weeks. I was a train wreck, pacing, drinking, smoking up, anything to pacify myself. Just couldn’t feel normal and scared out of my mind. I am an anxious person to begin with who always thinks the worst and started to wonder if I should be medicated. haha
Finally the day arrives. I see the nurse first and again, she is so amazing and comforting. Explained my results thoroughly to me and showed me them as well. The cervical canal glandular cells had CIN of undetermined significance but with “p16” which means potential for high grade changes. The doctor and nurse who did the LEEP procedure where amazing and I had very little pain or discomfort. Took all of maybe 5 minutes in total and I was done. Now the waiting game begins again. It is excruciating for me. All the same things happening and I am being crazy shitty to myself worrying about this. It seems it is wine o clock any time of day.
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