i've recently been put back onto the contraceptive pill by my doctor to try and regulate my periods and also been put on metformin. i had my first cervical screening approx 5 months ago and was told that abnormal cells were found and so had to go for further tests - colposcopy at the hospital, on my first visit i was told that i would need a biopsy of the effected cells but that this could not be performed as i was not using contraceptive at the time and there was no guarentee that i was not pregnant, i returned in 6 weeks to have the biopsy done and this time saw a different doctor, he noticed on my medical records that i was not good with needles and so did not want to perform the biopsy under local anesthetic and wanted me to return in a further 6 weeks to have under general anasthetic, i told the doctor that just didnt like needles especially when younger and requested that he perform the biopsy as planned ( the first doc had no problem with this)... he refused dispite me being very upset and sent me away. i spoke with my doctor who in the end, got me into a private hospital due to me being very stressed about it all and i went to see a consultant there... he performed another colposcopy examination and stated that i did have abnormal cells but that he wanted to review the smear test and see me again in 6 months! to see if there have been any more changes to the cells... he stated that they were more likley to be precancerous than cancerous and he would see me in 6 months.... no other examinations have taken place and i am going out of my mind with worry... it doesn't make any sence to me... i mean if i had been on contreceptive in the first place then the first doctor would have done it there and then months ago. i now have to wait until may 2010 to go back to the hospital.
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i've recently been put back onto the contraceptive pill by my doctor to try and regulate my periods and also been put on metformin. i had my first cervical screening approx 5 months ago and was told that abnormal cells were found and so had to go for further tests - colposcopy at the hospital, on my first visit i was told that i would need a biopsy of the effected cells but that this could not be performed as i was not using contraceptive at the time and there was no guarentee that i was not pregnant, i returned in 6 weeks to have the biopsy done and this time saw a different doctor, he noticed on my medical records that i was not good with needles and so did not want to perform the biopsy under local anesthetic and wanted me to return in a further 6 weeks to have under general anasthetic, i told the doctor that just didnt like needles especially when younger and requested that he perform the biopsy as planned ( the first doc had no problem with this)... he refused dispite me being very upset and sent me away. i spoke with my doctor who in the end, got me into a private hospital due to me being very stressed about it all and i went to see a consultant there... he performed another colposcopy examination and stated that i did have abnormal cells but that he wanted to review the smear test and see me again in 6 months! to see if there have been any more changes to the cells... he stated that they were more likley to be precancerous than cancerous and he would see me in 6 months.... no other examinations have taken place and i am going out of my mind with worry... it doesn't make any sence to me... i mean if i had been on contreceptive in the first place then the first doctor would have done it there and then months ago. i now have to wait until may 2010 to go back to the hospital.
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