Waiting for diagnosis...

Laceygirl said:

I don’t think he will do a d

I don’t think he will do a d&c because he’s taking the uterus out in a few months anyways.  

I was preliminary diagnosed with abnormal cells  from the biopsy. I also had several fibroids.  It only took days for them to get the results back to me.  My gyno then scheduled a D&C with hystoscopy within a week (the waiting is the worst).  The hystoscopy allowed her to look at the uterus and determine where to take scrappings.  I didn't find this board until after I had the D&C.  My cancer (thank God) was grade 1 stage 1.  I didn't find this board until after I had the D&C and a positive diagnosis.  Chances are you don't have cancer but if you do you want your doctor to be well-informed and you want a gyno-oncologgist who specializes in these types of cancer to be the one who does the hysterectomy.  Biopsies aren't always accurate because they have to get the biopsy where the cancer lives.  A D&C is definitive and it will tell the doctor what kind of cancer they are dealing with.  I had laproscopy surgery and the doctor told me he would make one initial incision through the belly-button and take an initial look-see.  If it looked like the cancer had moved outside the uterus then he would do the surgery with the open incision.    

Before I had surgery I had biopsy, D&C with hystoscopy, CT scan, colonoscopy (they thought they saw a potential problem in the colon from the CT scan), hysterectomy.

I have a friend in Vancouver, BC and she told me Canadian health care is great until you're really sick. She said anybody with money went to the United States to have their problem taken care of. Her daughter had a suspicious spot on her toe and their primary doctor said said it's probably nothing and would not give her a referral. Sadly, it turned out cancerous.

From the time I saw my gynecologist for the biopsy (which, unlike a lot of ladies here, was pretty painless) until my first chemo after my hysterectomy, it was less than a month. 

I'm hoping you can get in sooner because the waiting is hell! Good luck!

Love,

Eldri 

EZLiving66 said:

I have a friend in Vancouver,

I have a friend in Vancouver, BC and she told me Canadian health care is great until you're really sick. She said anybody with money went to the United States to have their problem taken care of. Her daughter had a suspicious spot on her toe and their primary doctor said said it's probably nothing and would not give her a referral. Sadly, it turned out cancerous.

From the time I saw my gynecologist for the biopsy (which, unlike a lot of ladies here, was pretty painless) until my first chemo after my hysterectomy, it was less than a month. 

I'm hoping you can get in sooner because the waiting is hell! Good luck!

Love,

Eldri 

I live in Canada too. While I agree the Canadian Health System is not perfect, my experience, and that of close relatives also diagnosed with Cancer, has been nothing but outstanding.  I was diagnosed with UPSC May 11 of 2015 and my surgery was less than a month later, on June 9 2015. I had a robotic Radical Hysterectomy( everything out but the kitchen sink). It will be four years this spring since I started this battle, I take it a day at a time, but am happy to report I remain cancer free by the grace of God. Calgary has a great cancer centre (Tom Baker) and is in the process of building a brand new one at the cost of $1.4Bln. Both my parents were diagnosed with cancer in Ontario (Eastern Canada). They were treated at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre which is one of the top five cancer research centres in the world.(and yes, 'Centre', not 'Center' is how the word is spelled in Canada, LOL)I have relatives in the US (California) and their experience has been great, but they do pay over $2.2K a month in health insurance premiums for a family of three (they own a business so cannot rely on an employer subsidized plan). From my observations, the US Health system is great if you have a good insurance plan. If you can't afford it, you options are more limited. I am grateful for Canada's Health system. We never saw one bill, not for my cancer treatment nor for my parents' and received the best treatment delivered with compassion and professionalism. IMHO, when you are fighting cancer, dealing with the shock of a grim prognosis, the disruptions to our work and family lives, dealing with health Plan's claim adjudicators could be an unwelcome additional source of stress for some people.  My advice to anyone, regardless of where you happen to be fighting this monster, is always be vigilant, there is no such thing as a 'stupid' health question, advocate for yourself as if your life depends on it (it does), be informed (thank God for this forum!), make no apologies for respectfully challenging medical practitioners opinions and, last but not least, keep the faith, fight this disease with all you've got, and trust God with the rest. 

Lucy

Im so glad you know your surgery date and that it was bumped up to June. Im sure that will help alot. Your right about the sqeeky wheel does get the greese. I really does sound like yours is not cancer and i hope that for you. I had to advacate for myself at the very begining. My regular doctor was great and did what they were supposed to do. If it wasnt for the physiisiins .assistant there it would not have worked out for me but before i got there i had went to a insta care doctor because it was new years and nothing was open because of weekends and the holiday. That doctor told me if my abmormal bleeding stoped i didnt need to do anything about it. Well my bleeding did stop. I was worried it would come back and interupt my work so i desided to make a appointment with my gemeral practitioner.  Boy i dont even like to think about what would have happened if i wouldnt have gone to the doctor that day.

I dont want to scare you .i just want you to let you know you did .the right thing calling the doctors office and telling them how you feel..