I'm still confused after talking to the dr and reading the boards. Maybe someone can explain it to me in a language I can understand.
Had an abnormal result from a pap test about 6 weeks ago. Dr did a colposcopy/biopsy, then called me to say that the results are 'consistent with a high-grade lesion'. She even showed me the monitor during the colposcopy...it looked like a pale pink/slightly white patch of skin, when everything around it was a 'healthy pink' color. She highly recommends LEEP to be done within the next month (I'm scheduled for the 12th of January-they are actually calling it 'surgery'!) Ooooooookkkkkk. So now I've got more questions than I did before.
First of all...I'm confused about the colposcopy results. I understand that a pap is NOT a diagnosis. Isn't that what the colp/biopsy was for? Can't they TELL if it's cancer THEN?? And what does a 'high grade lesion' mean?? How 'high' is 'high grade' and what does it mean to be 'high grade' instead of anything else?
Second, once they do the LEEP, THEN what? Are they THEN able to tell if it's cancer? What happens if they don't get out all of what's there?
I asked the dr's assistant how long the procedure takes (I'm being put to sleep). She said 'it depends on the patient and how it goes'. OK, but doesn't she even have an IDEA??
I started to get the feeling like everyone was being vague on purpose. Am I being paranoid?
I'm so confused