angelinhiseyes2007
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Pregnant With An Abnormal Pap
Posted: 09-10-07 12:41pm
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WHEN I WENT TO MY FIRST DR APPT THEY DID
MY PAP AND WHEN I WENT BACK LAST TIME THEY
SAID IT CAME BACK A LITTLE OFF AND THEY
WANT TO DO A COLONOSCAPY ON ME AFTER I
HAVE MY U/S ON THE 27TH I AM SO SCARED
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME THAT
COULD EFFECT MY BABY BUT THE HEART BEAT
WAS GOOD AND STRONG IT WAS READING AT 135.
I HOPE EVERYTHING IS OK. I NEED SOME
ADVICE...
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Mommy35
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Posted: 09-10-07 12:46pm
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FYI typing in all caps will cause outrage
in some people.
I would say this is a great question for
your doctor.
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Ingi
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Posted: 09-10-07 12:50pm
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An abnormal pap smear WILL NOT hurt the
baby. In fact, it won't do anything to the
baby. Make a list of questions to ask your
doctor.
A pap smear that is a 'little off' is
nothing. They'll give you a more in depth
pap smear (colposcopy) and test the skin
cells of your cervix. Your doctor may give
you pap smears every 3 months to check to
make sure everything is alright throughout
your pregnancy.
This is nothing to be alarmed about and
nothing to be overly concerned over. Your
pregnancy isn't going to be compromised.
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amethyst eyes
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Posted: 09-10-07 13:02pm
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The colposcopy is a test of the cells to
see the degree of cervical cell changes.
It will not harm the baby but if there is
something you need to do to treat is you
will have to wait untill after the birth
because it can weaken the cervix.
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tinkinpink84
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Posted: 09-10-07 14:10pm
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i had the same thing when i was pregnant
with my son, but they just did like 3
ultrasounds when i was pregnant . i had
the colposcopy after he was born though,
like 4 weeks postpartum. How come they are
doing it while your still pregnant and not
just wait until after the baby is born to
do it?
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angelinhiseyes2007
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Posted: 09-10-07 14:59pm
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i dunno they just said that they were
going to have me come in and do my u/s
then i would go to the bathroom and they
would do the colonoscapy. i am so scared.
she said that i need to take 2 tylanol
before i come so it will have kicked in
when i have it done cause it feels like
really bad period crarmps.
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Ingi
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Posted: 09-10-07 15:01pm
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| tinkinpink84
wrote: | | i had the same thing when i
was pregnant with my son, but they just
did like 3 ultrasounds when i was pregnant
. i had the colposcopy after he was born
though, like 4 weeks postpartum. How come
they are doing it while your still
pregnant and not just wait until after the
baby is born to do
it? |
Some doctors are different. Some will take
a more aggressive approach, while others
take a wait and see approach.
Any procedure they do they'll probably
wait until after deliver though, not
because it will weaken the cervix, but
because it won't be serious enough to deal
with during pregnancy.
A LEEP is a safe procedure and it does not
weaken the cervix - except in rare
instances. A LEEP only takes the top
layers of skin cells. For a more in depth
procedure, a doctor can do a cold knife
cone biopsy that goes deeper into the
cervix. Even then though, a doctor has to
really botch it up to weaken your cervix.
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amethyst eyes
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Posted: 09-10-07 15:02pm
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It does. It is no biggie really but if
you have a biopsy it hurts more. By the
way it is COLPOSCOPY. A colonoscopy
concerns an entirely different whole.
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Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 15:04pm
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Not colonoscopy but colposcopy......I just
took my daughter in this past week. The
Dr. there suggested Mortin or a generic
ibuprophen instead of Tylenol an hour
before appointment. Said this would help
with mild cramping during the procedure.
No one told her this until after the
procedure was completed.
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Ingi
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 15:20pm
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| Fairy*Godmother
wrote: | | Not colonoscopy but
colposcopy......I just took my daughter in
this past week. The Dr. there suggested
Mortin or a generic ibuprophen instead of
Tylenol an hour before appointment. Said
this would help with mild cramping during
the procedure. No one told her this until
after the procedure was
completed. |
She couldn't take ibuprofen. She is
pregnant. Only tylenol.
As with any procedure, for kids in the
future too, like to the dentist or to get
shots. Always give some tylenol 1/2 hour
in advance. It helps RIGHT AWAY when the
pains come. Just a little FYI.
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 15:54pm
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| Ingi
wrote: | | Fairy*Godmother
wrote: | | Not colonoscopy but
colposcopy......I just took my daughter in
this past week. The Dr. there suggested
Mortin or a generic ibuprophen instead of
Tylenol an hour before appointment. Said
this would help with mild cramping during
the procedure. No one told her this until
after the procedure was
completed. |
She couldn't take ibuprofen. She is
pregnant. Only tylenol.
As with any procedure, for kids in the
future too, like to the dentist or to get
shots. Always give some tylenol 1/2 hour
in advance. It helps RIGHT AWAY when the
pains come. Just a little FYI.  |
No, no ibuprofen. I only take Motrin so
making the change and taking tylenol is
kinda a pain. Plus it can't be tylenol
extra strength if you're in the 1st
trimester.
I'd be pretty scared if I had an abnormal
pap. It's strange the doc didn't tell you
it wouldn't hurt the baby. But it seems
like good news everyone here seems to
agree the baby should be fine.
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Ingi
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 15:55pm
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| beepbeep176
wrote: | | Ingi
wrote: | | Fairy*Godmother
wrote: | | Not colonoscopy but
colposcopy......I just took my daughter in
this past week. The Dr. there suggested
Mortin or a generic ibuprophen instead of
Tylenol an hour before appointment. Said
this would help with mild cramping during
the procedure. No one told her this until
after the procedure was
completed. |
She couldn't take ibuprofen. She is
pregnant. Only tylenol.
As with any procedure, for kids in the
future too, like to the dentist or to get
shots. Always give some tylenol 1/2 hour
in advance. It helps RIGHT AWAY when the
pains come. Just a little FYI.  |
No, no ibuprofen. I only take Motrin so
making the change and taking tylenol is
kinda a pain. Plus it can't be tylenol
extra strength if you're in the 1st
trimester.
I'd be pretty scared if I had an abnormal
pap. It's strange the doc didn't tell you
it wouldn't hurt the baby. But it seems
like good news everyone here seems to
agree the baby should be
fine. |
The doctors wouldn't do something that
would hurt a baby.
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angelinhiseyes2007
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Posted: 09-10-07 16:00pm
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thank you guys so much you are making me
feel so much better. they didn't tel me
anything about what it looked like or
anything. the only thing they said was
your pap was a little off and we are going
to do that after they did my ultra sound
so i guess its nothing to big not to do it
sooner.
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 16:03pm
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| beepbeep176
wrote: | No, no ibuprofen. I only
take Motrin so making the change and
taking tylenol is kinda a pain. Plus it
can't be tylenol extra strength if you're
in the 1st trimester.
I'd be pretty scared if I had an abnormal
pap. It's strange the doc didn't tell you
it wouldn't hurt the baby. But it seems
like good news everyone here seems to
agree the baby should be
fine. |
Motrin is ibuprofen.
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Ingi
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 16:05pm
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| AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | beepbeep176
wrote: | No, no ibuprofen. I only
take Motrin so making the change and
taking tylenol is kinda a pain. Plus it
can't be tylenol extra strength if you're
in the 1st trimester.
I'd be pretty scared if I had an abnormal
pap. It's strange the doc didn't tell you
it wouldn't hurt the baby. But it seems
like good news everyone here seems to
agree the baby should be
fine. |
Motrin is ibuprofen.  |
I thought that too. Then I re-read it a
few times and think she meant she took
Motrin until she found out she was preggo
and it is a PIA to switch to tylenol.
But, hey, I'm wrong
about what I know - or think I know - all
the time.
ETA: I'm a dork and the way I wrote it
before sounded like I was being snarky.
Which I'm not.
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 16:49pm
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| AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | beepbeep176
wrote: | No, no ibuprofen. I only
take Motrin so making the change and
taking tylenol is kinda a pain. Plus it
can't be tylenol extra strength if you're
in the 1st trimester.
I'd be pretty scared if I had an abnormal
pap. It's strange the doc didn't tell you
it wouldn't hurt the baby. But it seems
like good news everyone here seems to
agree the baby should be
fine. |
Motrin is ibuprofen.  |
I never said it wasn't. I said I normally
take motrin, before I knew I was pregnant.
Now I'm taking tylenol and I don't think
it works as well as motrin does for me.
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Posted: 09-10-07 16:50pm
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Ah, I misunderstood. My bad!
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Ingi
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 16:51pm
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| beepbeep176
wrote: | | AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | beepbeep176
wrote: | No, no ibuprofen. I only
take Motrin so making the change and
taking tylenol is kinda a pain. Plus it
can't be tylenol extra strength if you're
in the 1st trimester.
I'd be pretty scared if I had an abnormal
pap. It's strange the doc didn't tell you
it wouldn't hurt the baby. But it seems
like good news everyone here seems to
agree the baby should be
fine. |
Motrin is ibuprofen.  |
I never said it wasn't. I said I normally
take motrin, before I knew I was pregnant.
Now I'm taking tylenol and I don't think
it works as well as motrin does for
me. |
Tylenol is not as strong
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 16:55pm
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| Ingi
wrote: | | beepbeep176
wrote: | | AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | beepbeep176
wrote: | No, no ibuprofen. I only
take Motrin so making the change and
taking tylenol is kinda a pain. Plus it
can't be tylenol extra strength if you're
in the 1st trimester.
I'd be pretty scared if I had an abnormal
pap. It's strange the doc didn't tell you
it wouldn't hurt the baby. But it seems
like good news everyone here seems to
agree the baby should be
fine. |
Motrin is ibuprofen.  |
I never said it wasn't. I said I normally
take motrin, before I knew I was pregnant.
Now I'm taking tylenol and I don't think
it works as well as motrin does for
me. |
Tylenol is not as strong  |
Oh, I didn't know that. I've got awful
headaches everyday and tylenol doesn't
seem to help.
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Ingi
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Re: Hi
Posted: 09-10-07 17:03pm
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| beepbeep176
wrote: | | Ingi
wrote: | | beepbeep176
wrote: | | AyaMiyaki
wrote: | | beepbeep176
wrote: | No, no ibuprofen. I only
take Motrin so making the change and
taking tylenol is kinda a pain. Plus it
can't be tylenol extra strength if you're
in the 1st trimester.
I'd be pretty scared if I had an abnormal
pap. It's strange the doc didn't tell you
it wouldn't hurt the baby. But it seems
like good news everyone here seems to
agree the baby should be
fine. |
Motrin is ibuprofen.  |
I never said it wasn't. I said I normally
take motrin, before I knew I was pregnant.
Now I'm taking tylenol and I don't think
it works as well as motrin does for
me. |
Tylenol is not as strong  |
Oh, I didn't know that. I've got awful
headaches everyday and tylenol doesn't
seem to help.  |
Yep. Not as strong as ibuprofen.
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