u/miserablesalad

i have CIN2 in one area and CIN1 in another. i'm pretty upset but at this point i just have to move on. this was my first abnormal pap and i have them done yearly.

my gynecologist offered either doing a LEEP now, or waiting 6 months for a repeat pap. if it's still abnormal then another colposcopy and maybe LEEP at that point.

my first instinct was to do LEEP to get it over with. i know it's more likely to clear out under 25, but i'm almost 28. i do see people talk about sexual issues after LEEP which scares me. i also don't think i want kids, but it's something i've been wrestling with lately so it's not a definite no, and the chance of miscarriages is also concerning in the event that i do decide to have children. so i am starting to lean toward going for the 6 month pap.

i'm curious about what the rest of you have chosen and if you have any more info about pros or cons to doing LEEP, or how your treatment went.

84 west makes me want to commit crimes every weekday morning, (from southbury to danbury) but for some reason fridays are less trafficky and insane in general. tap in because i can't figure it out

hey everyone i had a colposcopy last wednesday. wanted to share my experience and also ask a question.

i felt pretty unprepared for my procedure, pretty much all i was told was to prepare was to take advil (i took it upon myself to also take my prescribed* xanax). i have pretty high pain tolerance, my IUD was super easy.

the colposcopy was pretty quick. the speculum goes pretty deep, probably deeper than usual so that was uncomfortable. she just put a solution on that didn't bother me, looked at everything, and did two punch biopsies. for each she told me to cough hard. they weren't bad, basically just a pinch. definitely not as much pain as the IUD. however, after when she cleaned it and put on the monsel's solution, it really burned and stung. honestly it was pretty bad. it doesn't take all that long, i think i might've bled more than average (i usually do) so she was putting a lot on. that was really the worst part of everything. i didn't cramp after, but i felt pretty internally sore. almost like muscle pain, hard to describe. it went away by the next day, i didn't spot or anything. now it's been 5 days, still not much spotting, and the most annoying thing is the smell. i keep telling my friends i smell like band aids, blood, and wet dog food. it's actually so fucking nasty i am surprised by it. i passed one small piece of the liquid bandage. now the bulk of the liquid bandage is like stuck at the entrance of my vagina but i know i shouldn't pull it out. i really want to though. anyways feel free to ask questions about the procedure.

my questions for whoever had it already:

1. what was your pap result vs your colposcopy result?
2. when the fuck does this bandage alien come out? it's like, stuck all in one piece. did you pull yours out??

Edit: literally wrote this post sitting on the toilet and it JUST came out and it's GROSS hit my line if you wanna see