Lots of luck Dizzy x Let us know how you are won't you x

If it's any consolation I've spied a tube of that stuff in my IVF drugs and I found out today that I start on it on Sunday.

Good luck with the stirrups...one of the most inelegant things ever invented....Yeee haaaahh! Ride 'em Cowgirl! :wink:

Good luck, sure all will be ok.

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Sorry it has taken me so long to check back in. I have feeling pretty s***y since i had it done but I feel as if today is a better day. The loop was not too bad as they give you a local anesthetic to numb ( this made my legs shake like mad and all I could think was don't knock her, I don't want her removing something else too )

Afterwords I just had bad period type pains but I have felt really swollen since and have had loads of watery discharge (sorry tmi) so at least the last thing on my mind is any b'ding which has least took my mind of thinking about ttc.

But on a brighter note I took myself off for some retail therapy and brought some gorgeous throws.

Nothing better than retail theropy ~ Hope your back on form 100% soon

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im glad it wasnt 2 bad and hope yu are feeling tonnes better xxx

hi i'm really glad you are feeling better and sorry to crash but what all do they do coloscopy (sp) for? my dr said i have to get one, my date is january 31st (after i have the baby) but he hasn't really said anything else to me?? i'm a bit confused lol is it only for cervical cancer?? or for other things to?? the reason i have to get it is because i've had 2 "abnormal" pap's which scared me into thinking STD or something god that would be horrible, but my dr said that its not for that or something...dr's are so hard to talk to sometimes... if anyone can tell me the reasons to get them? thanks..again sorry to crash

Thanks for all the well wishes gals. You are all right about the retail therapy they should sell us that on the NHS. I was thinking they could just give the sick or depressed £100 or something and I'm sure they would save loads of money in prescriptions and doctors time.

Lexis mommy I can only tell you about what I had done and what i was told and i hope this may help:

Colposcopy : an examination using a speculum. You will need to put your legs in stirrups so you can be examined and the surgeon will use acetic acid (similar to weak vinegar) to stain your cervix, any abnormal cells show up as white patches. Your surgeon can perform biopsies to help make diagnosis. ( i had this done last year and I had a cone biopsie, this came back fine and the smear showed I only had mild changes so they then said repeat in 12 months). The reason beingis "mild" changes can often correct themselves and require no treatment.

After 12 months though my changes had come up "severe". (the stages or changes as they rate them are Mild CN1, Moderate CN2 or severe CN3. And with CN3 they will perform a LLETZ to remove all of these cells.

These changes in cells are not saying you have cervical cancer but they do know that in SOME people they may over time (it can take up to ten years) become cancerous. While they know that the sexally transmitted disease HPV can be a factor in cervical cancer there are also other contributing factors. So don't get worked up thinking the worst . I hope this link may be helpful http://www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk...al/cervab.html

It explains much better than me about why and what causes some of these changes.