Cervix Cancer Surgery

Question: How many of you have HPV and pre cancer cells and had surgery for it? I was diagnosed with HPV last November and a few weeks after that I had laser surgery because I had Cin1 and cin 2 pre cancer cells. Anyway i did everything the doctor told me to do I didnt have sex for 8 weeks i got my first pap smear done i had to wait 4 months I just got it done last thursday and i am nervous of the results. i hope i dont have pre cancer anymore me my family and my boyfriend are all very worried. i heard there is a 98% success rate of the laser curgery i had on my cervix anyone have any experience with this? i am very thankful they found it early.

Answer: I can not remember what 'version' I had, but four years ago I had to have two cryo surgeries. It came back a few months after the first. The second took care of it and was told I would never deal with it again most likely. To this day my paps are clean.

Question: dose anyone know of any surgery to reopen the cervix? three years ago.i was diagnose with cervical cancer .my treatment was direct radiation and chemo.thank god i responded well to the treatment and the cancer was clear.but now i have a big problem my cervix is completely closed.is there any surgery for this condition ? please help anyone.

Answer: In order for a gynecologist to do an exam, the cervix needs to be open. Also, it has to be open for you to have periods, unless you have gone through menopause. If it is cervical stenosis, there are regular procedures to mechanically open the cervix, but if the tissue is completely sealed there should be a surgical remedy for this problem. I am not a doctor, but it should only be a matter of reopening the natural canal, and holding it open for a recovery time with a tube of some kind. Possibly a D&C procedure, a luteinizing hormone, or a surgical hysteroscopy. There are also procedures called LEEP and cold conization.

Question: Can cervix cancer kill you? I have just been told that I have cancer of the cervix and that I need to have surgery! Right before I found out I was engaged to be married but right now everything is at a stand still because of this...How serious of a sitution is this because I am scared to death of having surgery?

Answer: I'm a cervical cancer survivor... and am considered fully cured. It will be 10 years in March 07. Surgery saved my life, and it was all I needed. You definitely have to talk with your own doctor about your stage of diagnosis and what type of surgery you will be having. There is a broad range of severity to this disease, and everyone's case is a little bit different. Thanks to the advances of modern medicine, for most of us these days cervical cancer is fully curable. In many cases it is curable without hysterectomy, radiation or chemo. Your doctor should have performed a preliminary biopsy procedure, called a colposcopy, before scheduling your surgery, to determine what stage you are at and what kind of surgery you need. If he or she is not in a position right now to tell you what stage you are at and describe your exact surgical procedure to you in detail, then they are rushing things too much, and you should get a second opinion. Demand answers. I know how traumatic it is to be told you have cancer. My heart stopped, and I went home and stared at the wall and cried for three days, almost paralyzed with fear. My mother had just died of cancer a year earlier, so I imagined the worst. Then I started reading everything I could put my hands on and running searches on the internet so I could ask my doctor all the right questions, and he very patiently sat me down with the medical books and explained to me exactly what was going on and what the risks were. From that point forward I was fine. Knowledge is power, so start arming yourself with information. You can do this.

Question: I had surgery on my cervix friday how much blood should i be having??? it was for dysplasia & 2 check 4 cancer

Answer: I would call my surgeon's nurse and ask that question. If you are filling a pad or a tampon in 1-2 hours, you need to be seen.

Question: Can u have a kid after (leep procedure) Cervical Cancer after surgery ? Some one who has had it done and had a baby will be great! I got my cells burned out not frozen! I know that ur cervix is weak and its hard to hold in a baby an ur a high risk for miscarrage and preterm birth! i was just wanting to no stories of people that had babys after this surgery!

Answer: Hi. I had a LEEP done a few years ago, and I am currently 31 weeks pregnant. I had to have ultrasounds every two weeks in my second trimester to check the length of my cervix and make sure it was still closed. Everything has looked great, no complications here.

Question: i have cervix cancer? and i have to have surgery on it tomorrow and i was wondering how long its going to take to recover after the surgery

Answer: It depends on what surgery you are having.

Question: Will a hysterectomy prevent HPV from developing into Cervical Cancer? A million questions, but someone I love has recently been diagnosed with HPV, and I hate sitting by and pretending like everything is okay. I feel like her doctors should be doing something to prevent her from getting cervical cancer, because ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away. I know HPV is common, and that it's affected millions of lives, but it's always different when these things hit home. I don't know what to do. Should I be urging her to have a hysterectomy? Will it even help? I imagine that it would, but I don't understand why her doctor's are not recommending it. She's already had her children, and she doesn't plan on having more. Are there dangers to having HPV without a cervix? Do they only do the surgery when cancer develops? Wouldn't that be too late? Couldn't it spread? I just don't want to look back one day and say, "You know, I should have done something." Please help.

Answer: Removal of the cervix will prevent cervical cancer. It will not prevent cancer of the vulva or cancer of the vaginal cuff (the cuff is what is formed with the cervix is removed), most vulva and vaginal cancer are due to a progressive HPV infection. A hysterectomy may not solve her HPV. A hysterctomy may be recommend when treatments have failed and to prevent the virus from progressing to a cancer. Once cervical cancer advances it can cause problems in other areas. Having a high risk HPV type does not mean your friend will develop cervical cancer. Sometimes treatments screening and surgeries are frustrating but many times after treatments the virus will regress. I don't know what procedures your friend has been through or to what degree her virus has progressed. Since your friend has finished with her family and if her virus has progress and she has been treated then she should talk with her doctor about a hysterectomy. Your friend may also want to talk with a gynecologist oncologist this is the doctor who is an expert on cancer of the genital area. Understanding cell changes will help you understand more about the virus. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcervicalchanges A health immune system is a gals best friend in fighting the virus. Your support and friendship through this will be so important in her healing. Reading some personal stories of women who have developed cervical vulva and vaginal cancer. Eyes on the Prize and ww.gyn-gals.org I wish you both the best.

Question: how long after having laser surgery should i wait? i had pre cancer cells laserd off my cervix and they said i should wait two weeks before soaking in a tub, swimming, intercourse....well pretty much nothing is supposed to go in there for two weeks....do you think it would be ok to go swimming anyway if its already been a week?

Answer: i know you'd like to, but i wouldn't. if it was something silly i would be more likely to take a chance, but you don't want any kind of infection in there, that's not a good idea. just wait the extra week and be safe.

Question: are you considered a cancer survivor if your had the cancerous cells removed right before it turned to cancer? or considered as ''i beat cancer"? just wondering. i had the surgery last week and the doc said it looks like we got it all out. now i have to go for a check up in 3 weeks, i was stage 3 or Cin 3 dysplasia, of the cervix.

Answer: As for medical statistics you would not be classified as a cancer survivor. However, this is for statistical purposes and there is a certain amount of semantics involved. It is highly probable that CIN 3 dysplasia was well on it's way to becoming cancer. That's why they removed it. For all practical purposes your life was saved by (among other things) your diligence in getting PAP smears. If you wish to think of yourself as a cancer survivor, you'll get no argument from me. Also, I believe that you did, in fact, beat cancer by detecting the degenerative process before it became unmanageable. You beat cancer. No doubt about it. Stay current with the check-ups. Let them make sure they didn't miss anything. I'm very happy for you. God bless you. You can serve His kingdom by sharing your experience with women so that they will get regular PAP smears as well.

Question: Cervical Cancer? I have recently been told i have grade 3 pre-cancer cells on my cervix. I am having surgery and biopsy in a couple weeks. I have always complained about abnormal bleed, spotting between periods. But my paps have always been normal for 10 years. I just read that abnormal bleeding is a sign of cancer and that it has already spread. Please tell me this information is wrong, and If anyone else is going thru this any info would be GREATLY apprieciated. Thanx

Answer: I can't tell you that they are wrong,but I can advise you to seek a 2nd opinion. I went through this in 2000 I had the biopsy,then had a leep to remove the cells only to return 2 weeks later to be told they were deeper than they thought the dr suggested a hysterectomy,I was 27 years old and ended up pregnant so the hysterectomy had to wait,I had a healthy baby girl,at my 6 week check up there was no signs I ever had anything wrong and all is fine since.

Question: Has anyone here had LEEP surgery and gotten pregnant? My doctor has found cells on my cervix that are pre-cervical cancer. If I end up having to get a Leep - will this effect my chances of being able to get pregnant? Has anyone been through this type of surgery?

Answer: I have had a cold knife conozation which is actually even worse than a leep procedure. It means that they took out even more of my cervix than they do with the leep procedure. I was concerned that due to scar tissue, I'd never be able to get pregnant again, and I was also concerned that if I did, I would need a cerclage (stitch to my cervix) to help me carry to term. The good news is that I easily concieved again, and I carried a beautiful baby boy to term. It has been 6 years that I have been cancer free :)

Question: Anyone out there had cervical cancer and abnormal paps after? When I was 24 I had endocervical adenocarcinoma. Which I understand is a more rare form of cancer that developes inside my cervix. I tested negative for HPV. I opted for a hysterectomy. I have recently had two abnormal paps and then opted for laser surgery. Once again I have had two abnoral paps and am waiting for the results of my third. Can anyone help? I should have mentioned that I am 35 now and I have had normal paps for 9 years, then two years ago they started up again. I had laser surgery two years ago. I started having abnomal paps again. I do not have my cervix now. I had a radical hysterectomy at 24.

Answer: yea pray to god and he will always be with u

Question: Is it mandatory that you go for surgery for a thick lining in the uterus or can you take medication? my ob/gyn said that I have a thick lining of the uterus and wants to do a scraping of the uterus. She does not want to put me on medication first. I found that odd because I have friend with a similar situation and she take progestorone. I do not get my period on a regular basis. The last period was on Oct of 2006 and it lasted until march of 2007. Ever since I only spot on occasion then it goes away. I have taken birth control more than ten years ago and was on the depo shot for a year. I am 31 years old and have one child and do not desire to have any more children. The gave the doctor my blood results that my regular pcp took in Dec of 07 and now wants to do another set of analysis of the same thing. She did the physical all over again. I went for a transvaginal sonogram and it shows that the lining is about 15 mm thick and everything else is fine. The uterus is of normal size. Both my mother and aunt had cervix cancer and had their cervix removed.

Answer: Although I think you should have the surgery too, nothing is mandatory. The doctor is trying to do what they think is best for you. If you are uncomfortable with their recommendations get a second opinion.

Question: Is aThere any hope for me to have children with my medical history? I had a partial removal of my right fallopian tube due to an ecptopic pregnancy in 1998. I didn't get pregnate again until 2003 which resulted in a misscarriage after that misscarriage weeks later i had surgery on my cervix I had cervical dyspasia ( No Cancer) they did remove the dysplasia, I'm fine now. But I have been trying to concieve for 4 years now..and still nothing.

Answer: I don't believe there's such a thing as "trying too hard". I'm sure it's more fun when you're not pressured, but stress is not known to cause infertility. Your medical history should allow you to conceive. I would recommend you and your husband both get tested to see if there are any other issues you're dealing with.

Question: I had a biopsy and papsmear yesterday in the Doctors Surgery .? Approx 2 hours later I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend and then again later that night. I didnt bleed or feel any discomfort but am worried about infection....can I do anything now? Im annoyed the Dr didnt tell me to refrain from having sex -I just realised after reading articles on cervix cancer- most articles advise to refrain from sex for a couple of days...I will now but is it too late? Has anyone else been so negligent on their own health out there?

Answer: Always, after a procedure of any kind, or medications, ask you doctor what are the do's and dont's. You probably had some doubts why you were reading up. On a lighter note, your boyfriend i going to be the envy of this this space.

Question: How do you tell someone you love that you are dying? I can't get health insurance because I've had abnormal pap smears and had surgery on my cervix. I can't get health insurance through my employer. I fear I may have cancer since it has been so long since I've been to the doctor, how do I tell my family and friends that I may be dying becaue I can't afford to go the doctor to have surgery again?

Answer: First, I want to say that James Russell's answer is pathetic. If you can't pay for health care, and can prove it financially, the healthcare facilities still are required by law to treat you. If you can't buy health insurance because of pre-existing testing results, but are able to pay substantially for a healthcare plan, if you could qualify, then you can pay for additional testing. Log onto www.LehrmanGroup.com/gi This site offers guaranteed issue health insurance, which covers pre-existing conditions. BTW, how do you know you are dying without a professional prognosis? I know what it's like to tell my loved ones I am dying. In May, 2002, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. Had colon resection surgery, and was on chemo for six months. The cancer metasticized and was diagnosed in August, 2006, and I was given 6-10 months to live. The cancer went to my liver, left kidney, esophagus, colon wall, and left femur. I was on chemo for 10 months. The cancers shrunk, three were eradicated. The liver was surgically resected, and the tumor in the kidney was cyberknifed. (Pin-pointed high, painless, doses of radiation) Initially, they said that surgery was no option. God said different. God, with his infinite mercy and grace, and through the prayers of His people, and the hands and knowledge of my physicians, saw fit to spare my life for awhile. The docs say that there is not a cure for what I have, but at this time, I am cancer free. God is not finished with me yet. I don't know when, or if, the cancer will return. But if and when it does, and God decides it's time for me to go "home", I'm ready to go. Praise His Holy Name. Best wishes, and God bless you. I'll be praying that you do not have cancer.