Endometrial cancer

Well I had my appointment with 2 surgeons only to be told that the lump under my urethral pipe that has been bleeding is cancer. I have a mri tomorrow and they are going to also send me for pet and ct scans.. I am to have chemotherapy to try and half the growth and radiotherapy and brancytherapy. They cannot operate as too near my urethral pipe. Apparently it has grown in the 3 weeks since I was last seen so They want to get things moving asap. To say we are devastated is an understatement as this is my 3rd lot. I had breast cancer in 2000. Then Endometrial cancer in 2021 and had a radical hysterectomy followed by brancytherapy and now this tumor under my wee pipe. I am just praying it has not spread. Any encouragement would really be appreciated. Have told my children and they are being brilliant as usual. Sorry for the long post.

  • Hello Ellieanne

    I'm so sorry to hear that the lump you were having investigations on is cancerous. It's understandably a difficult time for you especially as you've already been through cancer twice before. 

    I hope that the MRI you had yesterday went smoothly and that you don't have to wait too long now for your PET & CT scans. It sounds as if the team wants to get you started on treatment as soon as they can so hopefully you will have a clearer picture of things soon. 

    I'm really glad to hear that your children are so supportive. It certainly helps to have that network around you. Do lean on your Oncology nurse for support as well. 

    I wanted to let you know that we have a team of nurses here at CRUK that you can call to chat with. I'm sure they will be happy to offer any information, advice, and support that they can. They're available Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm on 0808 800 4040. 

    Keep in touch Ellieanne and we'll do all that we can to support you through this. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator