We interrupt this blog to bring you my next medical issue.

OB's office had called on Wednesday, the day I was in surgery. My pap had came back w/ abnormal cells. So they tested for HPV and lucky me tested positive for one of the 15 "high-risk" types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer.

A little bit about HPV ...

~HPV (human papillomavirus) is a common virus that infects the skin and mucous membranes.

~ There are about 100 types of HPV. Approximately 30 of those are spread through genital contact (typically sexual intercourse). Around 12 – called "low-risk" types of HPV – can cause genital warts. In addition, there are approximately 15 "high-risk" types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer.

~ It is estimated that 80 percent of all women – and 50 percent of men and women combined – will get one or more types of "genital" HPV at some point in their lives.

Yay me. Abnormal cells + positive high risk type of HPV = colposcopy. (tests my cervical cells).

Apparently, this is what the HPV website says about what is happening to me: "Most women will get one or more types of "high-risk" (potentially cancer-causing) HPV at least once in their lives. The body's immune system usually fights off the infection, and most women with HPV never suffer from any problems as a result. In some women, however, the infection does not go away. When the virus stays active in the body for a long period of time, cervical cells may begin to change and the risk of cervical cancer increases. "

That's me. The cells have begun to change and my risk of cervical cancer is increased. I'm to make an appointment for the test as soon as I can.

Awesome.