moving forward II -- it's a bright, sun-shiny day!

[sage]

Nevanna -- I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on tv..

BIL2 told H that we're overreacting--that it probably just meant the pap had picked up "abnormal cells." Which could mean a lot of things. According to BIL2, the doctor could have just hit a cyst, or it could just mean that I have some type of infection. That there is inflammation or I could even have a yeast infection. (Very likely with me...I am prone to them...but it's never showed up on any of the others.)

BIL2 is correct. An "abnormal cell" reading (and there are ranges for them) can be caused by lots of things -- including what he mentioned. Also, if you had one of the newer types of pap smears (I think it's called "thin Prep") it's much more sensitive and also more prone to false "positives" -- I just had to do a repeat pap a few months ago for that reason. Finally, if you were close to your period or if you and h had in the last 24 hours, those things can have an impact too.

Try not to worry but if you do, let h comfort you!

Sage