Cancer has changed me. I remember that I wasn't as terrified of cancer as I was of the thought that my children, who were so young when I was diagnosed, would not remember me as their mom when they got older.
I first heard about HPV when I was diagnosed with it at 31 years old and 6 weeks pregnant with my second child. My Pap test came back abnormal, so my doctor followed up with an HPV test, which showed that I had HPV. Because I was pregnant, it was decided that we not do a biopsy and instead, follow up 6 months later with another Pap test and a colposcopy . The tests showed that I still had abnormal cells, but I wasn't concerned.
My husband and I knew we wanted to be very aggressive with treatment to give me the best odds. I was told I would have to give up my fertility. Although we weren't sure we were finished having children, all I could think at this point was to get this cancer out of my body to ensure I would live. I don't think I fully processed anything else at the time as I was thrown into making the decision so quickly.
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