A note on my follow up appointment

I forgot to mention in my previous post that during my follow-up appointment my OB and I touched base on my abnormal pap and our decision to do a colposcopy at 20 weeks. I asked her if this is still our planned course of action, taking into consideration the recent scare we all had arising from the bleeding of my cervix. She said it was not a wise decision to do a biopsy anymore, all things considered. So the plan now is to do a non-abrasive colposcopy (a colposcopy without a biopsy), basically just to do another pap, and see if there is any progression to the abnormal cells. If there is no sign of progression, we will plan on doing a complete biopsy when ‘Lil Bean is born, just to see where the abnormal cells were coming from. If signs of progression are apparent, we will try and control the progression over the next 20 weeks, until I deliver, when a complete biopsy can be performed safely. Our fingers are crossed that no signs of progression are found. And since the pap I had in June 2008 was normal, my OB is pretty optimistic that if there is any progression, it wouldn’t be that severe.

Either way, we are bracing ourselves for what can happen. I am putting all my faith in the Lord that He will see me through this time, and those to come.