Leep Procedure Side Effects

I can't believe the negative responses people have given. The LEEP is a great prevention. And as they say; better a prevention than a cure.
Surgery is a choice and so is life. I choose life.

Oh I agree. I rather go through the minimal pain of this procedure, than ending up with cervical cancer. And I know everyone is unique, but the procedure is really not as bad as some people call it out to be. I haven't been to the GYN since my follow up appointment, but I go back in August and it really gives me hope for good news, and hopefully putting hpv behind me

Hi, I had a pap on Feb of this same year and it showed very low abnormalities. I was ordered to get a biopsy done asap and i didnt because i thought it wasnt anything.. on May i finally went and my biopsy showed a case of severe dysplasia.. comes to show how fast this can progress if you dont take care of it. i had a leep done on july 19,2012. My surgery went fine.. left home with no bleeding mild cramping.. i didnt even take anything for the pain... 2 weeks later i was in the hospital with severe bleeding and blood clots size of my fist... my "procedure" opened.. they went in and closed it again.. i had all the symptoms which to me are not a factor in any ones decision to have this procedure done..because they arent that bad.. well, 2 weeks after my last procedure, again started bleeding this time it wasnt anything to do with my cervix..thank God.. it was a real heavy period..blood clots again..my blood level went down to 7 of how much blood i lost.. but now a week later im feeling better and thankful for having this procedure. they removed everything. Cervical Cancer is very serious and for those worried about hysterectomy due to this procedure..look up what happens when you are diagnosed with cervical cancer..? The same thing but with a risk of the cancer spredding. Hopefully my story helps someone. :) thanks

HI, I had the leep procedure done. It was fast and i had no pain, mild discharge. I have Not had an irregular pap since. my cervix is of the normal length. I would highly recommend this to friends over Freezing the abnormal cells. studies show that the majority of women have my experience as to bad ones. Just like any other medical procedure there is risks and side effects. Some are mild and some for severe. You cannot go on what others say becuase it is different with everyone. Your doctor and you need to discuss your concerns and then you need to do whats best for you . :) good luck! I hope everything works out for you . stay positve that always helps!

 

I had the biopsy done in the office - and "felt it" and I would not have Leep in the office .. I asked to be knocked out!!! Well I had more than just Leep - I hae 2 children both in their 20's and 3 grandchildren .. so no more babies ... I wish they would of taken the whole package !!! I had LEEP , partial DNC , and Im not sure what everything else was called my uterus - all the way out .. I had been having reoccurring yeast infections to only find out they were not .. I had abnormal cells EVERYWHERE!! Im scared as hell now! I wish I had went to my yearly visits .. I had mine done in Nov 2012 .. With the high voltage not the water ... I felt lots better .. then this month I started having stomach pains .. went to my regular primary visit .. she said my kidneys and Uterus felt swollen - .. Some how I got a e-coli infection n UTI (believe me I am clean so it was not a mix of stuff ) Yesterday I urinated and had this brown stuff come out just like after my surgery - what the heck was that - is this my period? Oh I also had a camera in to view everything ..as my cell counts were high ........ I go back 6 months after for a recheck - if I make it that long! Yea I wish they would of told me a little more about this "discharge" I was prepared for some spotting not giving birth to skin and medicine coming out -- I had large pieces ........but honestly I have been feeling ran down sooo bad ...My skin was pale .. and eyes dark .. everyone has been making comments how healthy my skin looks and how much better I seem to be! Would I do it again - YES !! My Aunt Died at 35 of Uterine Cancer ... My father passed away a year ago of some type of tumor and heart issues - ( his wife dont want to release medical info to me) So you tell me was it worth it?? IF I wanted more children and had been diagnosed I would of had procedure - and adopted or something!! YOUR life is nothing if your not here to live it with those you love!

Hi Deb,
Ya the doctor's never go into details of the discharge that will happen after the procedure. I was expecting a mucus plug, which somehow came out of me one time, and thought I had a miscarriage or I don't even know what. This "form" somehow started protruding out of me, probably about a half inch, and ended up drying up. I was afraid to even touch it, but it didn't hurt, and if it was there for over a week I would have gone to the doctors. It ended up coming out with a very delicate tug, and my first pap after LEEP was normal. I just went back for my 2nd pap, and am hoping for the same results. It was kind of a relief to finally get a normal result seeing as I have been going through this for almost 5 years now. I always felt like there was nothing I could do to get passed this, and I hope once I am in the clear that it stays that way, because this was such an emotional toll. I hope within the decade to have children, and live a long, healthy life.

pinklemonade = lemondrop. Anyways has anyone else who has posted on here about fear of the procedure had positive results afterwards? Would love to hear back

My doctor did this procedure in a hospital. I had an iv in place and only after I was given a anesthestic, she numbed the cervix area and did my procedure. I was completely out for maybe 15 minutes. After I was awake I was a little groggy but no pain...

Hi pink lemonade... I had this procedure on Friday. It was done after I had already had three colposcopies. I also had three cryro procedures. My path report came back with no more dysplasia. We were worried that I was already at stage three with my high risk cells. My leep procedure was simple and fast but in a hospital procedure room which I recommend. I'm 54 and have three grown children and five grandchildren. At this point if she wanted to do a hysterectomy I would choose to have it and live for my future great children. I am bleeding a little more than she anticipated but still on bed rest. I think I did more than I should have, I teach and have twenty students so I do a lot of bending, standing and lifting preschoolers.

Wow who was your doctor,,, this procedure should not have been painful....

Hi Sylvia,
Ya make sure you take it easy. At the time of my procedure I was in school finishing up my BFA. I had tons and tons of stuff to do, lifting, or pressure for techniques, and I really planned things out prior to the procedure so I would be able to relax as much as possible. I took the day off, and had my younger sister drive me, since I wasn't sure how I would be feeling afterward. I had a procedure done before by a urologist, just to check and make sure nothing was wrong up there since I had reoccurring UTIs, and for that I went under. I think I also had three colposcopies, and really disliked them. Pain/discomfort wise I thought the procedure was less than the colposcopies. See I had a lot of mixed emotions. Still being young, wanting kids, or at least that option. I hope that your results come back normal. Please keep us updated.

i had stage 0 cancer cells also know as carsinoma insitue and i had the leep done in june 2010 and i ended up with an infection. after being treated for my infection i became pregnant in september 2010. i have had no issues since then. i believe this sugery depends on how you body heals and i mean there are always a risk to any surgery, just count your self lucky that it isnt full blown cancer and having to go for chemo and radiation.

Dont lose hope!! I had many leeps.i had 4 before i was 25 i had not been on birth controll for 9 years due to scar tissue and the dr said i had too much scar tissue i wouldnt get pregnant. Guess what i now have a baby boy 9 months old i was on bedrest the whole time because my cervix was effacing at 15 weeks. I had so much scar tissue my cervix would not dialate durrig labor so the drs had to cut it. I have a 15 year old , 11 year old and now my 9 month old. Never give up.

i had to have leep procedure last tuesday (12 feb ) due to cin3 was very nervous going in as i had to have it under local anesthetic  ive had bad experiences through this as i had my youngest daughter through c-section the anesthetic wore off and i felt them cutting me they didnt believe me until i lifted my leg off the operating table all i remember then is them putting something over my mouth and being knocked out so you can understand my worrys when i got there the nurses were very helpfull in calming my nerves down and told me the procedure would only take 10 minutes so that cheered me up abit  but when  they gave me the anesthetic they tested to see if i could feel anything and carried on but as soon as they started with the leep i felt everything they had to give me another 2 doses of anesthetic before they could contiune by this point i was a blubbering mess and was shaking all over what should have been a ten minute procedure ended up being an hour because of anesthetic not working when i found out i had to have the leep i notified the hospital about having problems in the past with anesthetic not working on me and wearing off fast and they said it would be ok and that i did not need tobe put to sleep to have it done i just wish they had listened to me in the beginning and then i could have avoided this altogether by being given a general anethetic which seems to work on me .

also the day of my appointment i did a pregnancy test to make sure i wasnt pregnant because i know they wont do it if your pregnant anyway the test came up negative but 3 days post leep i was feeling very sicky so thought id put my mind at rest and do another test which came up positive ive done another 4 tests which have all come bk positive now i cant stop worrying im going to miscarry because of the leep :( ive got an appointment with my doctor in 2 days to discuss everything and i was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else?

oh wow BamBam. Sorry to hear that your experience was so bad. They really should have done a pretest with the anesthetic to make sure they had the right amount of dosage for ten minutes prior to the procedure. It really is an emotional procedure, and with your history they should have taken that extra step, IMO. I really hope everything goes ok with your pregnancy. It does take a while for the operated area to heal so I would just be very careful about not stressing your body/opening the wound. Don't worry and think positive.