Hello all,
Following an appointment with a gynaecologist back in September, I was referred to hospital under the NHS's Two Week Rule for possible cervical cancer. A few weeks later I had a colposcopy, with the biopsy results coming back as CIN2 and CIN3.
I was booked in for a LLETZ under general anaesthetic, but on waking up was informed by the doctor that he hadn't performed the procedure as he considered the abnormal cells too wide spread for this type of treatment. He took further biopsies and told me that if it wasn't cancer I would likely need surgery (a hysterectomy) to remove the cells.
These biopsies also came back as non-cancerous, but I was then invited for an MRI to *** how widespread the abnormal cells were. As I understand it, this was done to help inform surgery options. Unfortunately the MRI suggested that the cells were more sinister than perhaps the biopsies had shown and I was asked to return for a third biopsy, to be undertaken by the hospitals top gynaecologist.
I learned today that this third biopsy was also inconclusive for cancer. While the cells are definitely abnormal the doctor wasn't able to tell me if they were pre-cancerous or actual cancer. The hospital are seeking a second opinion and I'm currently waiting on the outcome of that.
To my mind it now seems unlikely that the hospital will be able to give me a definitive answer on whether I actually have cervical cancer or not, with the ultimate outcome likely to be based on probabilities. Has anyone else experienced this, or something similar? If so, what was the outcome for you? Did the hospital assume worse-case scenario (cancer) and treat for that, or did they take a more cautious approach (surgery perhaps). I've been told that some form of treatment is necessary, but I really have no idea which way it might go... Just wanting to hear from anyone who has been through the same thing.
