cervical cancer? Please answer this!?

Question

I went to the hospital Monday with a list of complaints that have been bothering me for about a month and a half, it got to the point that I couldn't take it anymore. I work all the time so I have just been pushing the doctors appts. aside. anyways, I have had severe abdominal and pelvic pain, backache, leg pain, headaches, nausea, and i have been peeing every15 mins. they said I had some severe pelvic inflamation and ordered all sorts of tests, blood work and cultures, all my cultures came back negative, no stds, etc. blood work was a little abnormal, (high white blood count) I had a sonogram to check my ovaries which looked fine, my question is do they check for cancer when they do the cultures? I have had moderate to severe dysplasia since june and have not had it treated yet, I go the the doctors for a colposcopy and biopsy on the 20th...so what I am wondering is something like cervical cancer somthing that they would have found in the er or can only my obgyn tell me this?

When they do a culture in the ER is it the same as a papsmear or is it something completely different?

Answer 1

I think culture means they check for bacteria, and biopsy checks for abnormal cells. You would be surprised how little doctors know about cervical cancer, Gardasil came out very very recently, and that's not even a sure a thing. 2 years ago, I was diagnosed with grade 2 SIL - squamous lesion in my cervix, I was in and out of colposcopies and biopsies. I had to get a second opinion with the GYN/oncologist, there was talk of Leep Surgery. I was freaking out. One thing you have to understand is if you have some dysplasia chances for cancer are still very slim, if you keep it unchecked, your dysplasia may or may not develop into a lesion, the lesion may or may not develop into CIN, cancer in situ, and CIN may or may not develop into cancer itself, which if untreated can causes metasthases. While you're jumping from one stage to the next (if you're not treated at any of these stages), the time period is anywhere between 5 and 10 years before you actually develop cancer. Many women died in their 30's of cervical cancer before a Pap test was developed (in the 50's I believe), still more suffered until an HPV pap came out. With our current technology, your dysplasia will be kept in check, so it does not get worse. Two things you yourself have to do for your own health. 1. Keep your body very very very healthy - don't smoke, drink vitamins, vitamin supplements (Vit A and E - good for skin lesions, acnes, zits, warts, etc.), exercise, sleep well. 2. Check yourself regularly with HPV paps - you'll be fine. I have become a health freak since 2004, which I never ever thought about before, but it's a small price to pay for this: I keep 10lb off, I exercise, I eat healthy, and drink vitamins - I have been clear of HPV outbreaks for over a year, my lesion is gone. Now i'm actually excited to go to GYN. I wish there was a Cervical Cancer walk. Well best of luck

Answer 2

Get the jab, some thing it is a prevention from maximum cancers in any respect, structure or type is properly worth it. Im so afraid of needles, yet im nonetheless having it performed, even even with the truth that i do not need sex for a at the same time as yet.

Answer 3

The cultures done in the ER are strictly for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing, while your OB/GYN should keep you posted on your health if you are visiting regularly.

Answer 4

You really should have asked those question while still in the ER......we have no clue what kind of test they ran on you!!