Postmenopausal for 8 years

buffybax
buffybax Member Posts: 3 Member
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

Hello ladies. I Am 59 years old and started lightly bleeding in late January. I have been having a light colored discharge for months but I wondered if i wasn't leaking pee 🫣. My gyn got me in same day I called. I have been going to the same GYN since I was 25! He did pelvic exam and told me that I had a big polyp coming from inside my uterus through my cervix. Have any of you had this? The doctors office scheduled me for a vaginal sonogram the next Monday. That sonogram showed an irregular thickened stripe 9.3 mm and 4 very big polyps and fibroids. He did a endo biopsy at same time and that came back with :

" Scant strips of probable endometrial lining epithelium and metaplastic epithelium. - No intact endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) identified."  Which is a whole lot of nothing considering the pain that biopsy caused!

My doc said that I needed to have the polyps removed and a D&C. He said (and my doc has done this surgery on me before without these words) "and then we will know if you need to see an oncologist". Whaaaaaat? I was stunned and didnt ask anything about that comment. He said he was surprised I didnt have more pain.

My surgery is this Wednesday and I am optimistic but also worried that my doc may be worried 🫣. I have been reading in here and I promise to come back and say all clear if its all clear! I notice some ladies dont come back with results. Just for context, I have not had hrt.

Looking for advice on questions to ask at my presurgery appt… I feel like until he gets in there and biopsies, there's not much to ask. I will ask how long before he gets results back.



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  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,546 Member
    #2

    buffybax, it sounds like you have a doctor that cares and it going to look into things which is great. The D&C is the next step, and if anything is found there then YES, he should refer you to a Gynecologic Oncologist.

    It is true, some people never let us know the results of their tests and I 'hope' it is because it all turned out well. Please keep us posted.

  • buffybax
    buffybax Member Posts: 3 Member
    #3

    Thank you NTFC, I had the polyps removed yesterday and the worrisome one was a 4 x 5 cm vascular polyp. I am anxiously awaiting results now. I go back to doc on 10th but he did say if he hears back before then he will call.

  • Forherself
    Forherself Member Posts: 1,034 Member
    #4

    Waiting is so hard. 9 in 10 endometrial biopsies are negative for cancer so that is good odds. Just try and keep busy.

  • buffybax
    buffybax Member Posts: 3 Member
    #5

    A report was submitted last night and it says benign! I don't know if there are other pathology reports coming because i havent spoken with my doctor.

    I wonder if i will still be advised to get a hysterectomy since I am growing large and giant polyps. Will update after I talk with doctor.

    Thank you ❤️

  • Forherself
    Forherself Member Posts: 1,034 Member
    #6

    My pathology report came back as one report although there were 3 different tissues biopsied.

    Polyps can develop cancer. Your polyp was large and I think large ones have a higher rate of developing cancer. I had cancer just in a polyp. You have to decide if you want to take that risk.

    Great news on the biopsy you received. Hopefully that is the end of that..

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