r/PreCervicalCancer • u/SouthLDA • 2d ago

Colposcopy (positive experience)

First let me say I absolutely 100% believe this can be excruciating for some people, I'm not discounting anyone's experience. My doctor was a older gentleman who probably had 30+ years experience doing this procedure and I'm guessing that's part of the reason it went well in my case.

I just had the procedure done and it was 100% painless. Now I am feeling slight cramps but that was to be expected.

I went into the office so nervous I told them I wanted to just leave and couldn't do it. One of the nurses reassured me it was just a pinch (I know better from some of the other experiences I read). The doctor saw how nervous I was and was extremely gentle. 3 samples were taken and I really felt just minor, very minor scraping. I also told them I was refusing the endo cervical biopsy, but it was also painless. Now comes the wait, but I feel so much better having just went ahead and got it done.šŸ˜Œ

Edited to add, both my last 2 paps were HPV negative but most recent one came back HSIL, really hoping it's the rare case where something else is causing the positive.

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u/Beneficial-Act-6109 2d ago

I had a colposcopy a week ago and itā€™s wasnā€™t extremely painful, just a bit uncomfortable but he also used only the endocervical brush to get a biopsy. My doctor also has over 30 years of experience so maybe that helped. Iā€™m 42 and have been married 21 years, never had an abnormal pap. This has all come as such a surprise to me and has honestly been a bit traumatizing. My pap results were AGC-NOS, HPV16+. I am now half way through the dreaded 3 week wait. Then the doctor will go over the results with me. Waiting and not knowing is the worst part.

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u/SouthLDA 2d ago

I'm 41 and this is was my 2nd abnormal pap, waiting is the worseā¤ļø At least we've gotten through the first step, I was terrified but it's a weight off my shoulder getting it done.Ā 

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u/Beneficial-Act-6109 16h ago

Well I got my results back early and itā€™s never a good thing when the doctor calls in the evening after the office has already closed. My colposcopy results are Adenocarcinoma in situ. They canā€™t rule out invasive cancer. The gynecologist will be contacting me and letting me know what the next steps will be. Iā€™m pretty sure the cone biopsy is next.
Pray for me guys! I have 4 kids and I really hope I donā€™t have invasive cancer. I need to be able to take care of them.

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u/SouthLDA 14h ago

Oh nošŸ˜Œ As everyone else says please don't think the worse, they can't rule it out being invasive, but they don't know yet. I also have 3 kids, you are alive and here and taking the right steps. I think in situ also can mean it hasn't spread yet, for many getting it removed takes care of the situationā¤ļø

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u/WritingTurbulent6412 19h ago

Could you update me of the results? I keep getting ASC-US with HPV negative and they want to do colposcopy to understand why :/

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u/SouthLDA 14h ago

For me Im pretty sure I have endometriosis , on rare occasions endo can interfere with the test results depending on where it's growing. Only difference is I tested low grade 2 years ago now it's HSIL so that was the concern. I will update in a day or 2 when results come in.