Good morning everyone this is my first time posting and I'm all of a tizz to be honest. I recently had my smear results stating I have hpv and servere cell abnormalities and have a colcposcopy booked for Monday to look at the cells in my cervix, 8 days after I revived the results. I have irregular bleeding hip pain (don't know if this is the same as pelvis pain) and felling of fullness or heaviness in my vagina and back passage constantly. Anyway I've had these lumps protruding from my anus for months now and I just thought they were hemorrhoids however they're not itchy or sore, they're just there in the way, they're not red just my own flesh colour. I sometimes get constipation but not enough to worry I just put it down to I need to eat healthier on this occasions, mostly I need to go to the toilet a few times in the morning. I've not thought anything of it until I was diagnosed with the hpv and now I'm concerned. Should I ask about it at the colcposcopy on Monday or am I just being silly and overthinking? Any advice on what to do I'd really appreciate I mentioned it to a friend who said to just focus on the colposcopy but what if its all connected? Thank you for reading my ramblings x
I can understand your concern, and have come over from the cervical group to see if I can add anything.
HPV will be the cause of your cervical cell changes, and if they are severe, they would need to be treated. But you should also be investigated for your anal issues and your other symptoms, which you are definitely not overthinking.
I would mention everything at the colposcopy, but the only thing that would be done there normally is a detailed examination of your cervix to identify (by putting a liquid onto your cervix) the exact areas of the abnormal cells. It would be common too at this point to take a punch biopsy so that these cells can be analysed at the lab to ensure that the results match the smear results.
It is not common nowadays for cryosurgery to be carried out as this destroys the cells and doesn’t allow analysis, so the usual treatment would be a LLETZ procedure where the cells are taken off and can be sent off for analysis.
The doctors do need to be aware of all your issues, but I would think it likely that you may need to be referred for other tests if the doctors think there is concern about the lumps and your other symptoms. Hopefully there is a straightforward explanation, but really best to get everything checked out, and hopefully everything will be fine.
Sarah xx
