Smear : biopsy taken during Lletz

Hi all just looking for some advice, hoping some one has a similar experience and can give me some input. So here's my story had a smear in November came back abnormal went to colposcopy had two biopsy's taken results came back high grade cin 3 and i was decicded i needed lettz treatment. I went in and had the lettz treament this morning how ever the nurse took another biopsy while doing the treament this one was a hell of a lot bigger than the first, i asked the nurse why as the results showed what was wrong and that's why i was there having treament, to which she replied im not trying to scare you im going to keep it real it has to be tested for cancer , now im thinking they've already had the results from a biopsy in December why again ? Is this normal during a lettz ? Im worried now that i have cervical cancer and have to wait 2-3weeks for the results!!

  • Hello Louise2403, 

    I can understand why you are feeling worried after the nurse told you this and you really didn't expect it.  It might be worth getting in touch with your GP and asking whether this is the standard procedure and that it got you worried when she told you this. 

    I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much while you are waiting for these important biopsy results. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. 

    I hope you will also hear from others here who have had a Lletz before and that they will be along soon to share their experience with you. To make it easier for others to identify the subject of your post, I've added 'biopsy taken during Lletz' to the title of your post

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator