Cervical Biopsy

I have just recently been diagnosed with Moderate Dyskaryosis, and have been in to hospital for the LLETZ procedure. I now have to wait 4 weeks for the results. Is this just to tell me they have caught the area in full with the abnormal cells. Or do they send the samples off for further cancer screening also. Has anyone had the results back to say they have actual cancer and need further treatment or is this a really low percentage of people?.

I am trying to stay positive that it will all just be ok as its made out to be fairly common and so is the procedure?... although not a nice experince have to say!. But if im honest it all just seems a bit of a grey area in terms of what the next stages are pending results. Nobody has mentioned the C word, so If they come back all ok do I just take it I process the fact I had some sort of pre cancerous cells or just abormal cells and they have gone now all done and dusted?.. it has all been very quick from getting the letter to say and then the procedure and I know I probably haven't asked as many questions as I should have as I just wanted to be in and out. Everything I google doesnt really give me the answers im looking for and I wouldnt normally go on a forum but here we are?.

Anyway just looking for other peoples experiences, and should I be worried or just getting on with it?.

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Offline Minska over 4 years ago

Hi feelingfree
The moderate dyskariosis is abnormal, pre cancerous, cells, which is why no-one will have mentioned cancer at this point. It is not cancer. The tissue taken by the lletz treatment is sent for analysis to make sure that there are clear margins round where the abnormal cells have been removed and make sure there are none remaining.
It is true to say your smear result is extremely common, as is the lletz treatment. It is possible for these results to show cancer but highly unlikely, as the point of the screening programme is to detect abnormal cells and remove them long before they would ever(if they even did) turn cancerous.
Procedures and processes are actually very standard-if you have clear margins and all the cells have been removed, that’s you sorted. If clear margins are not obtained, another lletz might have to be performed to deal with any cells remaining.
Google is likely to confuse and potentially worry you, so I’d steer well clear. I hope this has helped to put your mind at rest and your results give you the all clear (which is the most likely outcome). x
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Offline Minska over 4 years ago

Hi feelingfree
The moderate dyskariosis is abnormal, pre cancerous, cells, which is why no-one will have mentioned cancer at this point. It is not cancer. The tissue taken by the lletz treatment is sent for analysis to make sure that there are clear margins round where the abnormal cells have been removed and make sure there are none remaining.
It is true to say your smear result is extremely common, as is the lletz treatment. It is possible for these results to show cancer but highly unlikely, as the point of the screening programme is to detect abnormal cells and remove them long before they would ever(if they even did) turn cancerous.
Procedures and processes are actually very standard-if you have clear margins and all the cells have been removed, that’s you sorted. If clear margins are not obtained, another lletz might have to be performed to deal with any cells remaining.
Google is likely to confuse and potentially worry you, so I’d steer well clear. I hope this has helped to put your mind at rest and your results give you the all clear (which is the most likely outcome). x
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