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Cin3

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Hi 

I was told Jan 6th by a consultant that they thought it was early stage cervical cancer and she'd rather be honest with me. That she needed to send me for an mri scan in clatterbridge 

Turned my workd upside down and my 2 sons as first biopsy was inconclusive and had to do another 1 and that the mri did not show anything  

Would I needed to have had the dye for it to show on the mri?

Since second biopsy it has come back cin3 and that i was getting discharged to book a smear in my communiry in 6 months so obviously head Flipped again

I've asked to go back to the consultant as I know I'm going to be a mess stressing thinking this will come back or what if they've missed some and it progresses. But also to check on the pain and the bleeding as I'm aware cin3 doesn't normally cause these symptoms. 

I was wondering if they'd consider doing a hysterectomy as I don't know if i could cope with the not knowing?

Many thanks

  • Hi Emmsie

    Thanks for getting in touch and welcome to the online community.

    It’s understandable to be anxious given the tests that you’ve had done recently.

    The MRI scan would have shown up a tumour if there had been one. Not every MRI scan needs a dye. MRI with and without a dye are effective. Your doctor decides which one you need based on the information they have.

    It’s difficult when a biopsy comes back as inconclusive, so that’s good to hear that the second biopsy was successful and you have the result as CIN3.

    It’s difficult to get your head around the information when it keeps changing. It might be easier to call the support line and speak to one of the nurses about all of this.

    That’s good to hear that you’ve asked to speak to the consultant again to get some clarity around your results and your symptoms. That’s the right thing to do.

    A hysterectomy is normally considered if abnormal cells keep coming back after treatment. A hysterectomy is a major operation and is considered after less invasive treatments have been tried.

    Best wishes,

    Fiona M, Cancer Information Nurse Specialist 

    You can also speak with the Macmillan Support Line team of experts. Phone free on 0808 808 0000 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm) or send us an email. 

    Ref/CF  

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