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Abnormal smear
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I know there have been a couple of topics on the subject before but I couldn’t find what I was looking for
I went for a follow up smear today (the one 6months later) because I had an abnormal smear result at my last one.
I found a thread about someone that had to have laser treatment because she ad pre cancerous cells but I'm sure that they only found slight abnormalities on mine. (I never received a letter (they probably sent one but my post is really awful because there are so many houses converted into flats in the street so it always ends up at someone else’s house) so after about 8 weeks I rang my docs and they said I had slight abnormalities and to make another appointment in 6 months - this was off the receptionist, I asked could I be put through to a doctor or book an appointment but was told that there was no need - I know I should have insisted but at the time I thought that I would rather not know) So really I know nothing about what the results mint.
Today I asked the nurse about what would happen if my results came back abnormal again and all she would say was "well we will cross that bridge when we come to it" well other than being really useful its got me thinking that either it will involve an awful procedure or will mean something awful.
So to anyone that has had slight abnormalities on a smear could you please tell me anything really I’m getting really worked up over it now
Thanks
Mel-H
I went for a follow up smear today (the one 6months later) because I had an abnormal smear result at my last one.
I found a thread about someone that had to have laser treatment because she ad pre cancerous cells but I'm sure that they only found slight abnormalities on mine. (I never received a letter (they probably sent one but my post is really awful because there are so many houses converted into flats in the street so it always ends up at someone else’s house) so after about 8 weeks I rang my docs and they said I had slight abnormalities and to make another appointment in 6 months - this was off the receptionist, I asked could I be put through to a doctor or book an appointment but was told that there was no need - I know I should have insisted but at the time I thought that I would rather not know) So really I know nothing about what the results mint.
Today I asked the nurse about what would happen if my results came back abnormal again and all she would say was "well we will cross that bridge when we come to it" well other than being really useful its got me thinking that either it will involve an awful procedure or will mean something awful.
So to anyone that has had slight abnormalities on a smear could you please tell me anything really I’m getting really worked up over it now
Thanks
Mel-H
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I wouldn't worry unless you are told a reason to worry.
I asked my nurse the same question i.e. what did 'abnormal' mean, and she said that they had found my cells were inflamed, but because it normally heals upon itself there was no need to be worried. She just made an appointment for me in 6 months time, just to make sure that everything was fine and hadn't infected another part!
She also told me that if it was serious they would have sent me for further tests there and then, so I wouldn't worry if I was you.
I found this website useful - which explains the 'smear test' process:
http://www.medinfo.co.uk/tests/smear.html
But unless you're on the razz every night eating curries and chineses like her I wouldn't worry. :thumb:
How did they find that out from a cervical smear?
might have been their first day on the job
She's a medical receptionist so I just took her word for it that she knew what she was talking about. Thank God she's not a nurse, and I'm not a registered therapist. :nervous: