Uterus needs to be removed after tumour was removed from my liver. I'm so unclear about what's going on

A few weeks ago I had a liver resection to remove a tumour. 

Had my follow up today with my consultant and Macmillan nurse.

Consultant said the tumour was not benign. I don't know why he phrased it that way. He's never been a great communicator. He then said that it originated from the uterus and the uterus needs to be removed ASAP.

I am really frustrated. I had been waiting for a gynae referral for months, only to find out that my GP surgery had sent the referral in the wrong name. They realised their mistake a couple of weeks ago, and sent a fresh referral - so basically several months were completely wasted and I was back at square one. 

Now with my update from my liver consultant, he has put in an urgent referral to gynae.

I am so unclear on what's going on. I will call my Macmillan nurse tomorrow, but I don't even really know what to ask. I was in limbo for months because of my liver and now I feel like I've just been thrown right back into limbo.

  • Hi Seabass and welcome to the Cancer Chat forum.

    I'm sorry to hear your uterus needs to be removed after you found out that the tumour in your liver was cancerous.

    Given everything that happened in the run up to this, it's completely understandable why you're feeling frustrated but I hope the chat you had with your Macmillan nurse went well and that you have a better idea of what is going on now.

    If there is anything you're still a little bit unsure of however, or if you have any other questions or concerns, you're very welcome to talk things through with one of our cancer nurses on 0808 800 4040. Their phone lines are open Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m and they will do all they can to help.

    Hopefully some of our members will stop by soon for a chat, but in the meantime we're sending you all support and wishing you all the best with your operation.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator