cervical cancer

[crkshnks79]

So I have to have surgery on sept 5th to remove cancerous cells from my cervix . Im actually pretty ok w this as long as it didnt spread !! Then I might freak out !!! But here I come to find out that the last couple times they diagnosed me with PID , that it was most likely the cervical cancer . My GYN told me that after the surgery she will be giving me antibiotics , but no pain meds because I should have no pelvic pain ? Does any one have experience with this ? Because it seems to me that if your getting chunks of your cervix cut out , that it would be painful afterwards .... Also as long as it hasnt spread anywhere I think Im going to ask my doc if she can tie my tubes while Im under ? The reason behind that is because I have had 2 premature babies and am considered high risk . I have been told by the docs that this procedure may weaken my cervix even more , Im so scared that if I got pregnant again that i would lose the baby or they would be born way to young and suffer , and I can bare to think about that . I take BC but one of my children was concieved on BC , and I really dont want to take that chance . Im hoping that my doc will do this for me . If you guys could please keep me in your prayers , Id really appreciate it !! My family and friends are so upset about this , and I dont think they could handle it , if it spread !! Thanks you guys are the best !!!


PS I havent been on in the last week because I was on vacation . My mom gets a shore house every year and we took the kids down for a week . It was so nice to get away from everything , of course my IC flared something awful but it wasnt til the end of the vaca , so I cant complain much about that lol I hope you all have had a great week !!!

[Briza]

WHen I was much younger abnormal cells were found during my annual PAP. Then a biopsy of my cervix (not painful, and I have a VERY low tolerance and a LONG memory for pain) confirmed that I had mild dysplasia (pre-cancerous cells). Once that was determined my gyn performed a chryo-surgery (SP???) which killed off the abnormal cells with a freezing method apllied to my cervix. That was not painful, either. Some discomfort, some, but no pain.
This was done in office and I was not given nor did I need pain meds for either the biopsy or the chryo-surgery. However, I did develop an infection afterwards and had to do a round or two of antibiotics. Well, that was about 20 yrs ago and every PAP I've had since then has been normal.:angel:
I hope your treatment for this goes smoothly...I don't have children so don't know that I would be one to offer you advice on whether having tubes tied would be a good idea...but I will venture to say that if you are already going to be under for surgery and are not wanting or planning to have anymore children then that is definitely something for you to consider and talk to your dr and partner about.
Best wishes...Bri:)

[dg2901]

Hoping the surgery goes smoothly for you.

Diana

[amaranthe]

I had to have this done many years ago too. Mine was do to some precancerous cells that had come on suddenly and were changing rapidly. They did mine in outpatient. However, I already had a total hysterectomy schecuiled for a few more weeks away, but, they didnt want to wait b/c they changes were so extreme. So, they ended up cancelling both surgeries, and rescheduling to do them at the same time, and ended up removing my cervix entirely when they did my hysterectomy. (They also took out the ovaries b/c of severe endo).

In my case, I was glad that it worked out like it did, b/c the changes were sudden and they were changing so rapidly even after they were spotted and d/xed as precancerous, that it made all of us pretty nervous, to say the least!

Obviously, I DID have to have pain meds after mine, but I have known lots of ppl who had the same thing you are having and none of them requird pain meds afterwards. :) I dont want to scare you or anything, but I DO think it is always a good idea to be prepared and have a "just in case" action plan on the ready! (AFter all, none of the women I told you about had IC either, and that alone change everything, and can make a world of difference, particularly if you have any of the frequently co-existing conditions such as vulvadynia or vulvar vestibulitis or pelvic floor dysfunction,pr fibromyalgia, just to name a few.)

With everything down below in such close proximity, I definately think it would be a good idea to discuss post op pain mgmt with your Dr, and how he will treat it, just in case worse comes to worse and this causes your IC to flare, as anesthesia (even local anesthesia) can sometimes trigger a flare. Also, anesthesia can trigger constipation stirring thngs up for IBS patients, and as any chronic pain patient knows, when one body part hurts, it is a chain reaction, causing us to hurt EVERYWHERE, since the offending body part is not encapsulated off by itself, but rather it is connected thru conncective muscle tissue, (setting off our Fibro issues), and thru blood vessels taking it everywhere, including our already overstressed bladders! So, I DEFINATELY think that no matter how confident your DR is or anyone else is that you wont need pain meds, in this case, it is better safe than sorry! And BTW, if you get a choice, the Band Os would be a great one to ask for since you insert them vaginally and they would put the pain meds right where you need it! :) JMHO!

Best of luck to you!! I hope thngs go great !!!! Let us know what happens!

[waterflow]

Hope it goes well for you. :)

[ICNDonna]

:grouphug: I'll be thinking of you.

Donna

[hdb1982]

Are they doing a colposcopy with biopsies or a LEEP procedure? The LEEP put me into a flare that never went away. The spectulum(sp) was in me for over an hour for bleeding issues and my IC doc said it was very traumatic on the bladder and it may never recover to what it was prior to the LEEP. My normal pain meds were increased for an entire month following the LEEP b/c it flared my IC really bad. I hope everything works out okay.

[leelee88]

Lauren, I have mild Dyplasia. We have just been watching it and it has not changed in 3 years. My GYN said if anything even starts looking like a change she will do the leep. BUT with a patient with IC she said this simple proceedure would be painful. SO I would just ask for something before you have this done and something for pain after. I know maybe people who are normal might not have the pain. BUT people with IC can be more sensitive to things like this. I know even with a biopsy it will send me into a flare for days. I am not trying to scare you hun, just DO NOT want you to go in there and be in pain..((((hugs))) and good luck!!

[SharonA]

Lauren...I am sending you (((hugs))) and :pray:

[lisabar36]

:pray::pray: I will be thinking of you and praying for you. I had the freezing done also when I was 19 for abnormal cells. I first had the biopsy and then the freezing.

[Bessie]

:grouphug::grouphug: Sending hugs and prayers your way :pray::pray:

[NancyB]

Dear Lauren -

Exactly what are they going to do to your cervix (e.g. what is the name of the procedure)?

NancyB:)

[Dreamlove15]

Hope your surgery goes smoothly tomorrow.

I'll be saying prayers for ya.:pray:

[crkshnks79]

Dear Lauren -

Exactly what are they going to do to your cervix (e.g. what is the name of the procedure)?

NancyB:)

Hi Nancy , Im having a LEEP procedure w an ECC .

[bigred]

Hope everyting goes well with you.:angel: