How were you diagnosed? Symptoms? Ultrasound etc?

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  • Fridays Child
    Fridays Child Member Posts: 277 Member
    #42
    Aliasalb said:

    That is very strange i’m so

    That is very strange i’m so sorry you have to go through this again . Do you have a fanily history of cancer ? Also could you tell me more about how you were diagnosed and what your symptoms were

    Thank you

    Yes, I do have a family history of cancer, though not this particular one.  Genetic testing was negative for any known hereditary cancers. My original diagnosis was based on post-menopausal bleeding, then D&C confirmed cancer.  The recurrence was found when I consulted my orthopedic doctor about hip pain, and the MRI revealed the pelvic mass.  Subsequent biopsy confirmed it was the original cancer, and PET scan showed metastasis in both lungs. I'm down to one nodule in one lung now, which is hollow and thin and they aren't really concerned about it at the moment.  The hip tumor is still there, but whether it's active or not we don't know.

  • Unknown
    Unknown
    #43
    Aliasalb, I hope you understand

    Cancer doesn't follow rules, someone's cancer is not the same as another.  Symptoms are many, or few, for all of us.  It's like many diseases, your moms health concerns may or may not be cancer, or stage 1 or stage 4.  I understand you are trying to find set symptoms to say mom's isn't like that, or mom's symptoms are exactly that.  And with the knowledge that I am stage 3, yet having no evidence of disease 4 years after treatment, and reading news that others who were stage 1 have aready died, it won't be the same for any of us, including your mom.  If the next appt isn't in the next week, maybe you and your mom need to ask her doctor about something to calm her down.  As many have said, we are a statistic of one.  Hugs

  • Armywife
    Armywife Member Posts: 451 Member
    #44
    Aliasalb said:

    Why should you have had the d

    Why should you have had the d&c first? And what kind of treatment did you need? Also what kind of symptoms did you have if any? 

    Aliasalb

    D&C is the better choice because biopsy is a little piece through a thin tube, and it could miss a tumor.  This is why you should be encouraged that the d&c was ordered for your mom.  I had hysterectomy, then chemo.  I didn't have symptoms prior to diagnosis except for one tiny episode of spotting.  I had the ultrasound to check on my kidneys, and the thickened endometrium was an incidental finding. 

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