OMG, Maggie-Britney’s nails….you crack me up! And the hub taping the Britney Spears special for you is great. What a great pair you make.

Feel better soon! Britney ,nail poilish, wine sounds like a good TLC.

Hubs is such a good caretaker. 🙂

Caitlin, remember- you are stronger than you think!! Feel better 🙂

So glad you made it though the procedure! Hope your spirits are up tomorrow!

Feel better soon! I’m so glad you made it through the procedure…just rest up! Wine, ice cream and a little love from the dogs should hopefully get you back on your feet 🙂

Oh man, I am glad its over and you have all of the key components for recovery (ie WINE!)

I am so glad to hear the procedure went well!!!

And I cannot believe you painted Maggie’s nails!!! LOL – you crazy girl!!!!

glad the procedure went well! I hope you get some good rest/downtime tonight 🙂

Hope you are more comfortable in the morning girl!

Hope you can get some good rest tonight and are feeling better in the morning!

I’m cracking up at Maggie’s nails… there is NO WAY that my cat would ever let me touch her nails (claws? haha) for that long… well, that or she would just lick off the polish as it went on 😛

🙁 So sorry it was painful 🙁 Looks like you’re in good hands though 🙂

Feel better!

Wine and ice cream can pretty much make anything better. That and bacon, but obviously not in your case! 😉

sorry it was so painful for you:(

Glad hubby is taking good care of you! Hugs!

One of my girlfriends had the LEEP procedure and it wasn’t a very pleasant experience for her either. I am glad for you it is over with, and that you have a fantastic man to take care of you!

And for real – could Maggie BE any cuter?!?! I love the nails!!

I’ve had a very similar painful painful mini-procedure done and I felt EXACTLY like you – I got angry. I took care of myself and I know plenty of women who didn’t take care of their bodies nearly as well as I did and they were fine but I wasn’t. So I threw a pity party, healed and now I don’t take my health forgranted. So it’s perfectly fine to feel angry, in fact I encourage it so that you can feel that emotion and then come to realize that this emotion serves no good and move past it. The pain (and anger) pass and you remember that there are people way worse off than yourself and you get back to your beautiful life!

Take care of yourself! I’m sorry you had to undergo such a scary procedure.

Maggie’s nails are fantastic! Sounds like your hubby really knows how to take care of you. Wine is almost always the answer…;)

Sorry it was so painful for you. 🙁

Aw, the Husband and Maggie are doing a great job in helping you recover! I’m glad the procedure went “well” relatively I guess! and hope you feel better soon!

Aw I’m sorry that it didn’t go so hot. But at least it’s over and you can watch Britney 🙂

That bowl of granola, almond milk and blackberries looks too good!!

I’m glad everyone is taking care of you. Rest and relax and heal fast. You are so brave for sharing all of this. Thank you Caitlin.

Haha, glad to know that I am not the only one who paints my dogs’ nails:)
Feel better soon!

I read your blog everyday and I just love it! But this morning I laughed out loud when i saw you painted your pups nails! HAHA Very Nice!

Oh yea, and a little Edward Cullen always makes me feel better. 😉

I hope that you feel completely better soon! Glad that the Husband and puppies are there to help you through such a trying experience. Keep your chin up–you’re an inspiration to so many people! Don’t forget that! <3

Hi Caitlin!

I just looked up on the internet what was the LEEP procedures. Last week (on Wednesday) I had something similar done ,which is a cryotherapy (it has same results), however I did not find much information about cryo in english (vs plenty in french). Both are to remove abnormal cells from vajayjay (I will remember this one lol). And after reading about your surgery I guess that both were as painful and annoying. However, I did not feel any angry about it. There is not much we can do about, against or in prevention of it. I just figured that I am doing my part of the deal by getting a PAP test every year. My doctor told me that he is removing them (the cells) in prevention cause they were not to be harmful. But he said that he wouldn’t take a chance. It WAS painful (the procedure and the right after). I got to bed right after and slept for 14 hours straight (!) so I will not feel the cramps. And I DON’T feel comfortable in this area since. But I keep reminding myself what the doctor told me : better be safe than sorry…!

Glad things went well with your LEEP. I’ve had the surgery twice now – once in the doctor’s office with a local and then 6 months later, this time with general anesthesia. Long story short, I had the same reaction as you during the in-office procedure – I started hyperventilating, broke out in a cold sweat and thought I was going to pass out (if I wasn’t laying down I probably would have) – basically a panic attack on the table! Once I found out I had to have the procedure again, I opted to be put under for “sanity” reasons. I was MUCH less nervous and didn’t have any of the anxiety pre-op that I did for the in-office procedure. It’s been 3 years now, and luckily no more abnormal paps since then – but I am on a first name basis with my OB/GYN now since I had to see him every 3 months for checkups for the first 2 years post-surgery.
One thing that made me feel better was knowing that this is the MOST COMMON procedure done in my OB/GYN’s practice aside from child birth. Scary to think so many of us have to deal with this issue, but good to know that it is easily detected, easily remedied, and doesn’t render us unable to have children.
Fingers crossed that the first time’s a charm for you!

Hi Caitlin, I was wondering if you felt like your leep procedure affected your pregnancy and delivery at all.