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Normal .............I have been on this board for 3 years now beacuse that was my first abnormal pap that was treated with leep .... follow ups since then have been all abnormal including one after cone biopsy(that I opted) after unsuccessful leep; NEVER had clear margins but always mild...I have been panicking and obsessing ,,,everytime I would read of a normal, I would be hopeful and this is why I am writing today in hope that I make someone feel the same way....NORMAL finally
I went to an oncologist last year because after my treatments I panicked more that I wasnt normal and he said as long as it is mild do not stress just follow up and you will be fine EITHER WAY because milds clear on their own OR you have caught it in time anyhow if its going to get worst,,
I never thought I would hear that word again ,,it has been 3 long years and I did today...
Just a little note: I tried the folic acid for 3 months prior to my last pap I dont know if it has anything to do with it but it couldnt hurt...
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WOOHOO congrats for you good to hear you can stop stressing about it finally it does make me hopeful that all mine can get back to normal asap because it does sit in the back of your mind constantly i have had abnormalities since i first ever had a pap smear when i was 13 now im 20 and they are finally doing something about it had my first leep in august last year and now my second 30th of this month i got this feeling it wont be my last though i dont know if thats intuition or my lack of faith in our health system lol. I noticed you said something about folic acid whats that all about... i am only just understanding all about CIN 3 and stuff and its only been because of this board cant understand anything the doctors tell me haha..
but once again congratulations
Jen
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folic acid is a vitamine that i took once a day for 3 months so far ,,they say that it helps with clearing mild dysplasia,, i thought it couldnt hurt being that it is a vitamin...
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Hi gogo, thats great.
I have been taking folic acid for about 5 months now and my follow up smear after treatment came back normal.
Can I ask you though, are you still worried that the next one will be abnormal?
I know I should be happy that my smear eventually came back normal, but I am still obsessing about it constantly and fearing that my next one will be abnormal, and I mean worse than pre cancer.
Is this normal or am I being irrational?
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First, Im so glad for ur normal...
Well I have been obsessing for too long that finally I look at it this way,,, I have been waiting for a normal so loong thinking I would NEVER hear that word again,,soo now that I got it I must be greatful and positive more than ever before because this progress is a Wonderful sign....
My doctor said if I drive ,,why not obsess that a truck will run over me? lol u know it makes alot of sense,,,Very very rare that a normal will go to something REALLY BAD if u follow up every 3 months , cause even if it does now u can rest assured that u have caught it or will catch it in time for treatment....
We stick to this topic in here because that is our issue but if u look at some other health topics in here ill tell u if we want to obsess there are all kinds of diseases we can obsess about so just be happy that u are healthy and following up with ur doctor..TAKE CARE