Mon 24 Dec 2007
My doctor e-mailed me 10 minutes ago:
Sent: 12/24/07 2:39 PM
Subject: Results fo the LEEP
Hi Cindy,
I have the results of the LEEP we did a few days ago.
Excellent news. Yes, we found the PRE cancer changes we expected but nothing more AND it appears that we got it all!
So I would like to see you every 6 months for a year or two to make sure this doesn’t come back. I’ll send reminder cards.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Dr [K]
My reply to him is insanely gross, so UNLESS you’re nurse Jordan or some other medical tech or someone with experience regarding cervical cancer and gyno procedures, or into psychological self-flagellation, don’t click on the “more” below. You will not view me the same again. I will lose you as a friend, even if you’re only a blog pal. Seriously. Warning. Mental images. TMI. Don’t click.
My email reply to him is:
YAY! Thank you so much! *wiping brow*
Just some minor things — Friday, 2 days after the procedure, my body spit out some mucousy whitish tissue that uncoiled in the toilet bowl to look like maybe 2 square inches of dead, 2mm thick internal skin. I just figured that maybe it’s the cauterized skin that my body healed behind and shed. (I’m sorry to be so disgustingly graphic.) Is this normal?
Also, after the skin came out, my body is pumping some grayish opaque discharge with the occasional “ashy” spots that you’d told me top expect in your office. The discharge does not smell pleasant, it’s slightly acidic-smelling — is this also normal, or should I be concerned about infection? (Again, sorry for the disgusting graphicness.)
Cindy
well the procedure did involve burning/cauterizing the area, so the tissue you’re expelling is dead (so it wouldn’t smell pleasant) plus a bunch of dead white blood cells that went to protect and heal you and your “wounded” area, because it didn’t know you had that done on purpose… so when it did it’s job… it sloughed off…
what I want to know is… if this part of your post was ‘hidden’, are your comments hidden too? LOL
…you warned me not to look, but I did anyway. I hate when I do that. Anyways, congrats and Merry Christmas!!! Am I the first person to say it? 12:01, I gotta be!
I am so relieved.
Great news on the LEEP!!! I remember that exact “eeeewwww” in my panties. It freaked me out, I called the dr, all was normal. Merry Christmas, thanks for the phone call!!!
Jordan – Thanks…that’s what I figured. The doctor wrote back that I can have all sorts of discharge and different colors, but the only one he’s concerned about is bright red blood. Since I don’t have any of that, I assume I’m good.
The comments are always “hidden”, but if you click “comments” to read the comments, the hidden portion of the post appears, too.
Dwaine – Wow, and you’re still my friend! I think. But if we meet up and you can’t look me in the eye anymore, I’ll understand.
Diana – Thanks! Me too!
Flat Coke – You had the same “eewwww” about the gray discharge, or the expelled skin? You’d think that they’d tell you to expect something like that.
Hey Cindy! Glad that you had the procedure and all went well. Take care of yourself! And thank you for the call. I was already alseep when you called. I;m getting over my cold and I passed it on to Jay 🙁 So we were off in la-la-land. Take care!!! And Merry belate x-mas!!!
Don’t worry. I was only skimming the text when my eyes locked on “grayish opaque discharge”. I stopped reading at that point and was content not to read any additional text that might put those words in context.
Vanessa – Man, everyone’s sick. 🙁 Hope you two feel 100% real soon!
Dwaine – Thank you for being smart and saving our friendship.
this is AWESOME news!, whew (*sigh of relief*) …you should go out and celebrate! 🙂