Just had my first abnormal pap/tested positive for high risk HPV- advice?

Hello...I just had a cone byopsy and they did find one VERY tiny spot of cancer. She said it was smaller than a dot at the end of a period. She said "the good news is we got it all out" and they also got all the abnormal cells out too....She said if one had to have cancer this would be the one to have because it's the lowest of the low of dangerous cancers...but she still recomends that I have a hystarectomy....<---excuse spelling lol....I am also hpv positive....
Should I get a hystorectomy? Is it possible that I could have other dots of cancer in places they did not biopsy? She said she really did not think there was anymore cancer anywhere but still recomends I get a hystorectomy....Uggg....i'm confused...she also said the type I had was the type of cancer that starts in one spot and then grows from there and mine was obviously caught very early...it was so so tiny....
I am 48 and I am still having periods but if I get a hystorectomy it will throw me right into menopause...and I worry about that...I am very against hormone therapy....
Please let me know what you think :)

Thank you :)

Hi Anonymous,
Colposcopy are used to monitor possible cancer cells as although you are diagnosed with high risk HPV, this doesn't mean you will get cancer.

For your particular situation, you need to ask your doctor since they have been obviously monitoring this for some time now. I am sorry I could not offer you a better answer. The best thing would be to write all the questions you have down before you go.

Good luck,
Missie

Hello I have had abnormal PAPs since I was 17 years old and never payed much attention to it till last year after I had my Daughter, I went in for my check up after the baby and they had me go have a colposcopy and they told me to go back in a year and have another HPV test done ( i guess since I was a high risk) I tested positive to HPV and high risk and have to go for another colposcopy again. Im concerned as to why I seem to always have abnormal PAPs and if I will always have to have yearly colposcopy's....Should I be questioning any my Drs haven't recommended something more aggressive like removing abnormal cells.... I'm lost on whats going on with my body and what i should be expecting from my Dr's.

Hi Anonymous,
If you were diagnosed with HPV you have a pre-existing condition. As for a possibility of denying you coverage, that is up to the insurance company and therefore, a clear answer to that question is unknown. You must apply to receive the answer. I am sorry I cannot help you further with this question but unfortunately, insurance companies have their own rules about pre-existing conditions.

Can you please keep us updated on the results?

Thanks,
Missie

I was diagnosed with high risk HPV for a year now and is going back to my Ob/Gyn every six months to monitor my status. The result of my recent visit came back with a normal pap smear and am still HPV positive. I want to switch my individual insurance plan to lower my monthly premium (as I am pretty healthy otherwise). Does having HPV means I have a pre existing condition? And if so, will I be denied coverage because of this medical condition?

OMG..thank u all for your posts. I was just informed I had high risk hpv and had a biopsy today. I cried when the Dr. Said I had hpv, all I was thinking is that I don't take care of myself enough. But when I read that almost all women get it, I was extremely relieved...thx

Hi everyone,
I recently had a colposcopy and cone biopsy where they removed high grade dysplasia cells. Do any of you know if this means high risk of cancer in the future? I feel like I will be terrified for all my future paps!!!! The most complexing is how quickly I went from low grade to high grade! Totally freaking out!!!
Char G.