When you have radiation and chemo, one of the big risks (after death of course) is secondary cancer.
I just got a call from my MD Anderson OBGYN about my January pap smear. According to the nurse, I have atypical cells apparently.
Um. Ok. I knew that. My doc told me that last time I was there ... back in JANUARY.
So my doc is going on maternity leave. And I guess she's going over patient files. So the nurse calls me and tells me they want to do a Colposcopy.
Apparently they want to do it now, but I'm tired as a mofo and don't want to drive, nor do I have the time, back to Houston (SINCE I WAS JUST F*CKING THERE TEN DAYS AGO). It took me 2 extra hours to drive home because I had to stop and walk around a little since I was tired and sore. We won't even discuss the traffic.
So, since I will be in Houston already, I told her to do it then. Lovely.
I'm hoping for no biopsies. I think a sore box would surely ruin my trip to NYC. Not like I was planning a big party, but my sis and I and the awesome Diane were going to museum, foodie and maybe shop.
Whatever. I am so over this already. It's just aggrevating and I am not going to worry about results or anything until/unless I have to.
I can do this. I have a summer planned in Seattle.
Ok. That is all. Your assignment is to enjoy your weekend. Zoe has soccer, I'm going to get to see my Bro #2 and his wife (I wish more family could come) and then we have first communion. It's kind of a big weekend for the Debu_household, but I'm going to enjoy myself.
Posted by debutaunt at May 16, 2008 04:22 PMNo worries....they are just double checking.
Have a good weekend....
Love ya!
Oh, honey.... Even I get the "atypical cells" every other Pap smear. And I don't have cancer.
Sending Love and Light, though. Just for YOU!
Love you!
Posted by: shayna at May 16, 2008 06:00 PMNo fretting allowed--they are just being extra sure :)
Just eat lots of cake--I assume you have a FC
cake?
Big hugs!
Posted by: claire at May 17, 2008 06:01 PMIf it's any consolation or worrying free thing, I had the dysplasia thing on my pap smear somewhere in your age range. It was prolly the hpv thing lying dormant for decades. I had the loop cone (I think that's what they call it)outpatient thingie that was nothing as far as procedures go. Mine was the third level or stage 3 at that time. It's been 15 or so years since that happened, so I just hope that this is just a nothing glitch.
Posted by: Kim at May 17, 2008 11:35 PMHi Debby--just read this post. Sorry that you have THIS to worry about when you are so busy.
I had something like this way back in my 20s, and just had cryosurgery (the name is worse than the procedure) to just freeze off the irregular cells, and that was that. Things have been fine ever since.
Jeanne
Posted by: Jeanne Sather at May 19, 2008 12:06 PM