Hi.  I had a leiomyosarcoma 12 years ago and recovered well.  I was monitored for 5 years and then we all assumed it had gone away. 

In November 2018 I went to see my GP about excrutiating pain in my abdomen and was referred to the gastro clinic where this was dismissed as diverticular disease - lose weight and get a healthy diet.  In November 2020 I mentioned this to a nurse who referred me to my GP again who immediately sent me for a scan. The following day my GP rang to say there was a 7cm mass in my abdomen.  I was fast tracked through the oncology system and had the tumour removed on the 9th February 2021.  It was a recurrence of the original tumour. 

The reason for this post is that whilst in hospital, I told my story to 3 other patients in my ward - all of them had been diagnosed with diverticular disease before eventually insisting on scans and discovering they had cancer of the womb.  

I have great admiration for the gynae and oncology teams but maybe more investigations should be done before dismissing these syptoms?