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My sis in law had two abnormal smears and has to now have a precautionary Diathermy Excision as she is at risk in the future of cervical cancer.

Has anyone had or know someone who has had this?

I only just had my smear yesterday and the idea has left me thinking I'd have it under general considering how tramatising it was for me. SiL has said she'll have it with just a local.

nudge

ouch summer, thats when they heat up metal rods/loop and burn of the deseased parts,( i think its different to a D&C - ive had that ) my mate had it done, had a slight bleed afterwards and was uncomfortable for a while... i've got endomitriosis was told to have it done, but chickened out when my mate said how she felt...
your SIL has got to have it done,,, it does help and work,
kaz xx

Yeah, she already has the appointment for it and has been told that she'll need to have someone with her when she leaves the hospital. I only hope my smear comes back ok as I really couldn't go through that. It does sound painful, it's not the actual procedure that would worry me it's the recovery afterwards. I'm a real wimp with that kind of pain.

same ere, thats why i chickened out and they done a d&c...
i hate pain...lol
hope its a good hosp,my local is new and well for state of the art, its always in the news..
xx

AWAKE?

No way... I would opt for a general too.

Good luck with your smear.x

Deanna X

Perhaps she doesn't like the idea of not knowing what they did, I know she's pretty nosy... she'll probably talk the doctor to death LOL. It's not a bad hospital, it has its moments but it does ok.

Hi Summer Scribe.
I've had diathermy after a biopsy showed pre cancerous cells on my cervix.
It sounds scary and horrible but is in fact not much worse than a smear.
I was a bit tender for about a day afterwards but it was really ok.
The worst bit of the whole process is having to go onto 6 monthly smears!!
xx

6 monthly smears? OMG! I'd want shooting I think. Like I said, mine yesterday went really badly. The nurse was lovely but evidently I'm built awkwardly. Have to laugh though or you'd cry. Although maybe she'd get used to doing it with that frequency LOL.

She has a leaflet on it all apparently but mum didn't read it and it's her that's told me the results of her appointments.

Yeah, 6 monthly for two years and then yearly - it is blinky well horrible, but better than the alternative i suppose.
When i had my diathermy they had a tv there and asked me if i wanted to watch as they were doing it! Errr no ta, i'll look at those blue butterflies on the ceiling instead!!
At my last smear i was told i had a well behaved cervix!!
Tell your SIL that it's really not so bad - but to expect flowers, chocs and sympathy from all her nearest and dearest.
xx

Hi Summer just like Sunshine i had Diathermy done last January are finding pre cancerous cells on my cervix..It's not as bad as you think but still a bit scary as its the unknown that seems to scare me more..I talked to surgeon all the way through and got him to tell me everything he was doing.My partner came with me and stood down THAT end watching the whole process which strangley made me feel calmer.....Slightly uncomfy and bleeding for a few days and after two clear smears im now breathing a sigh of relief....
Kerry

Nothing worse than watching Alan Titchmarsh talking about bedding plants while having someone messing about down there is there?! LOL.

I'll pass that along. Unfortunately we are on holiday that week so will have to tell my brother to pamper her a bit. Not that he'll need telling really because he's pretty good like that.

The butterflies remind me of my dentist who had those weird Escher prints on the ceiling so you had something to concentrate on while he was poking your teeth.

Kerry, I'm glad it seems to have worked and that you're getting clear smears. As good as my brother is I doubt he'd be up to standing and watching, but he's sure to be there to take her home with lots of choccies.

My SiL will talk his ears off, trouble is she's also got a very loud voice. I'll pass on what to expect afterwards though :-) And you're both so right, it is preferable to the alternative.

LOL ss
you dont get a choice you have to have local lol
ive had it its uncomfortable and embarrassing i even watched it on the screen with my sister lol.
But at the end of the day it can save ya life.
also smears are far worse.
Rosex

lol just read what i put makes it sound like i got a dvd and watched it with my sis lol
**she was in the room with me ** shes also had it .
Rosex

Oh sweeps yesterday, Diathermy and smears today.

Maddie crosses legs ...I wanna be a man its not fair lol

Hi Summer I'm the biggest wimp in the world - I pass out if i cut myself, needles etc I just don't know how ive managed to have 2 children - anyway when I was 19 i had to have laser and a cone biopsy - which is i think the old name for the treatment - i had a general - bled for a few days after but no pain - no sex for 6 wks or tampons!!! altogether i have had it done 3 times - my smears went to every 3 months for 3 years then 6 monthly for 2 years then 1 yearly for 2 years now every 3 years (which i must get booked as overdue!!!!) I have had that many smears now it does not bother me and put this way I'd rather have a smear/baby than go to the dentist - hope all works out well
love max x

LOL Rose, can just imagine you and sis sitting there with a coffee and bucket of popcorn LOL.

Mum made it sound like she did have a choice between a general and local.

Max, funnily enough, as much as I hated the smear, I'd rather have that than go to dentist. I'm glad things improved for you. Every three months must have taken some getting used to.

Maddie, I know, don't you wish you were still too sick to come on? LOL I'm gonna be a man next time round LOL.

I had positive smears every year for 12 years - the first one being just after the birth of my second child, before they decided to see if anything was wrong!! Four of those years were 6 monthly smears.
I think I eventually had what you're talking about - where they burn bits off etc. and take samples.
I had a local, and a very boring picture to look at. Must admit I found it intriguing. The nurse was being so 'attentive', I wished I'd taken a book so she'd leave me alone.
The bloke doing it (why would a man want to specialise in that??) was Australian, and as I smelt the burning flesh, I just couldn't help blurting out 'Put another prawn on the barbie Bruce!!' *note to self: not a good idea to make a bloke laugh when he has burning hot probes in tender bits* lol

Don't forget the slightest little thing can cause a positive smear - a bit of fluff from a tampon, sperm - anything!! Later on I had a biopsy and all they found was the papo thingy virus which the consultant blamed on my 'lifestyle' - when it was assumed you slept around. I informed him (through gritted teeth) that when I had my first positive, I had only slept with my husband (by then ex), and perhaps he should talk to him about HIS lifestyle. Strangely he didn't think it necessary!!

I was meant to have one a year after that. Must admit I'm a bit naughty, have had 2 in the past 6 years, both were negative - I deliberately stopped using tampons a few months before both, don't know if that's relevant, but could be.

maggie