I had to do a scary thing today, but I did it and it was all for my health. I had learned over a year ago that I had contracted the HPV virus. A sexually transmitted virus carried by men and women that can eventually cause cervical cancer. For the past year and a half, I've had to have a papsmear every four months to determine if my body was going to fight the virus on it's own. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, so I had to take the next step. To rid the cervix of infected cells, my doctor had to perform a LEEP procedure.
The LEEP procedure involves burning the cells with an electic loop. They numb the cervix before starting the procedure. It wasn't half as painful as I thought it was going to be. I thought the colposcopy to test if I had HPV was worst than this. I have to get papsmears every four months for the next two years to monitor the effectiveness of the procedure. I have a check-up appt. in 3 weeks that will determine if they burned off all infected cells.
I feel it's important to share this with as many women as I can. Awareness is the key to happy, healthy lives.
No comments:
Post a Comment