Endometrial cancer

Hello everyone - world turned upside down with a diagnosis of cancer in womb yesterday. Only went to see GP a week ago about water infection and scan yesterday revealed otherwise. Op arranged in 10 days time so all happening incredibly fast and I’m a bit she’ll shocked and I know I haven’t listened properly to GP etc about what is going to happen so I’m consulting Dr Google which is a stupid thing to do. If anyone has had endometrial cancer post menopause I would appreciate any information especially if it is known to spread. Thank you 

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  • Hello!

    thank you for responding- we are in the same boat. I am annoyed with myself for not going to GP earlier - I now look at symptoms and so many things should have told me to go to GP and I simply went cause I could not shift a water infection. May I ask what prompted you to go to GP? I had to wait ten days for my scan - but I drove home from that scan and as I walked through front door my GP phoned me to say I was on cancer pathway via NHS - go back on 17th but I cannot fully remember what she told me. I will call tomorrow and see if she will repeat what she told me on Friday.

     

    I am 54 - post menopausal, can remember the GP telling me lining of womb was in excess of 10mm. I did have to call hospital and progress my appt for scan and they had the wrong address for me - apparently hospital has different database to GP!! Letter went to where I lived four years ago! So glad I phoned to find out what was happening. Take care to you too and maybe it’s worth phoning hospital to check your referral is there?

  • hi laney

     

    Appreciate your reply

    I thought my `pains` were part of my ME / CFS, so did not really think they would be anything else, cos got sick of being told ` its the CFS / ME / FM`.  We also had a lot of upset with my dad recently being very ill very quickly and subsequently being diagnosed with leukemia - thankfully all is going well for him at the moment, with monthly check ups etc.  I had pelvic pain, which i put down to pelvic arthritis issues, hip arthirtis etc, but then started with agonising pain in my rectum at the same time as the frontal area.  When pains were bad i had frontal discharge which was pinky, and not pleasant.  I went to GP and had an ultrasound which showed a polylp and thickening of the endometria / womb lining .  Went for hysteroscopy, the polyp was too large to take out in an outpatients setting, so did biopsies.  A week later got a call on a friday aft to see consultant on monday.  Told womb cancer, biopsies `very abnormal` - treatment  needed within a 4 week period.  Went for MRI to see if spread to other pelvic areas , etc, thankfully has not.  Got my pre-op date and pencilled in surgery date - all just one day over the 4 wek period.   Hoping the hysterectomy can be done by key-hole, quicker recovery etc .  Thanks for your response, take care, x

     

  • Hi , sorry to be a bit of a pain but I'm going out my mind here regards  last post where transvaginal found a 12.5mm thickening my gp did a advice and guidance referal with the consultant that i seen back in Dec who diagnosed atrophic womb after hysteroscopy consultant as got back to gp and he wants to see me urgently the pains I'm experiencing are chronic soreness and pain over my left pelvic bone which can then shift to a dull heaviness almost like a water infection x 10 (I've had water tests no infection ) I get like little electric shock type prickles over pelvic area with a watery clear discharge almost as if water are breaking I also have a feeling of trapped wind in the womb area which I know it's not ive taken that many wind tablets and ibs pills to be sure but my question is can I ask what your symtoms are and should I be worried and I dont mind straightness I would sooner be told straight I hate the waiting game 

  • Hi I'm going through same symptoms did you find out your results yet worried sick x

  • I was diagnosed with womb cancer on 14 Feb. My operation has been cancelled 5 times. Because I have other health issues I need an ITU bed after surgery and because of covid they didn't have any.  My stress levels are through the roof. I'm now told if my blood sugars improve in the next 3 weeks I might get my op in August. I'm petrified about surgery had bad experience years ago. The waiting is like torture. Good luck to you all in your journeys xx

  • Hi Kerry , no results yet went to see consultant last week which didn't go well he never examined me just said oh well you could have another polyp which is making you bleed I explained I'm not bleeding just very runny watery discharge and chronic pain hes booked me in for another hysteroscopy in 2 week under general anesthesia just to check thickness I just hope they biopsy this time my ca125 came back normal but cea was raised so got to have a repeat blood test in 5 week and it's awful the worry I feel for you and we know our bodies and when something isnt right just be good to know what's wrong that's half the battle x

  • Hello how long have you been going through these tests if you don't mind me asking ? Up to now I've had a colposcopy, got 2 week ASAP appointment because was bleeding after intercourse and irregular bleeding pains in lower back and tummy , and water discharge, sometimes like my waters were trickling like if your water broke slowly, so had biopsy Wednesday but ressurred me it was an erosion and took biopsy just to make sure didn't miss anything, had silver nitrate done , then had a scan thursday and now that's showing up thickening of womb and 10mm wot could be a polyp but not sure ! But need more tests and get back to me next week , and said they don't think it's out sinister but I'm so scared I can't eat sleep ! How can I have both things and symptoms like this , and need test but they think it's not sinister? I want to believe the doctor but I can't get it out my mind ! Till I know for sure ! Thank you for reading scared out my mind won't see my 5 year old grow up 

  • Hi that's exactly how my symtoms present only bleed after intercourse but otherwise no bleeding whatsoever I am 51 so going through menopause I had what I would call a period at xmas but because I had gone a yr with no bleed they said that wasnt normal so referred to gynae in Dec had hysteroscopy which showed an atrophic womb thin and cracked and dry were his words  which is apparantly normal in post menopause then the pains kicked in around 3 month ago lower left pelvic area radiating around bone area and down leg I thought I had maybe pulled myself then i noticed when the pain is in my womb area it had me to my knees like a knife twisting and what I can describe as the most painful contractions and like you said as if my waters are breaking and the gynae gives me a look when I tell him it's like being in labour with waters breaking thrown in and like yourself they dont seem to worried about it but theyve got to perform anotherr hysteroscopy because of womb lining growing to 12.5mm from a very thin lining and google dont help it always comes up with the C word it scares you silly I did google something called adenomyosis and some  symptoms fit that but because I'm classed as post menopausal and had no symtoms of it before and no longer bleed it's unlikely but if your still having periods I would perhaps if I were you ask them for a laparoscopy to check for things like that because of my age they have just thrown hysterectomy at me try not to worry to much k know it's hard easier said than done I'm also driving myself silly but if the gynae dont seem worried weve got to take comfort in that they see things everyday and tests are just guidlines they have to follow x

  • best of luck to you Princess69

     

    hope all goes well

     

    x

  • I'm 37 and still have periods but they abit all over the spot , it is really worrying, especially when they say they don't think it's out sinister but then want to take biopsy's and tests ! I am waiting on the cervix biopsy but now need one on the 10mm thickness in womb , and wot looks like a polyp! They said ! Scared out my wits as my boy only 5 ! Just strange having both going on at once ! You sound like your having a lot of pain. Mine is just dull aches in tummy and back xx  

  • I've got dullache all the time like a water infection the horrible pain i get at least once a day just be nice to get to bottom of it at least your gynae is doing all the right tests for you and just hope they give you some answers my scan showed my fibroids had gone just wall thickening and I gained a very small  ovarian cyst so that changed from my previous scan at xmas where fibroids were shown and a thin wall I'll just see what hysteroscopy throws up in 2 week cos last time they couldn't biopsy cos womb was thin etc although he said it looked fine but like you I want to know why it's gone thick and why I'm in pain and it's awful when life throws things like this at you cos you automatically think crap my kids still need me mine are 22 and 25  bless ya it's awful worrying and I had to laugh when you use the word out (owt ) cos that's how I speak x

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  • I've got dullache all the time like a water infection the horrible pain i get at least once a day just be nice to get to bottom of it at least your gynae is doing all the right tests for you and just hope they give you some answers my scan showed my fibroids had gone just wall thickening and I gained a very small  ovarian cyst so that changed from my previous scan at xmas where fibroids were shown and a thin wall I'll just see what hysteroscopy throws up in 2 week cos last time they couldn't biopsy cos womb was thin etc although he said it looked fine but like you I want to know why it's gone thick and why I'm in pain and it's awful when life throws things like this at you cos you automatically think crap my kids still need me mine are 22 and 25  bless ya it's awful worrying and I had to laugh when you use the word out (owt ) cos that's how I speak x

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  • Hi all,

     

    I am currently waiting for the results of my biopsy... was taken 2 weeks today. I spoke to my consultants secretary yesterday and she said they weren't back as yet :( It's really hard to know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. As everyone has said, it's the waiting that is the hardest part. 

    I am 32, have no children and my consultant is convinced my irregular periods and cycle are down to my weight. Have already started losing weight as he said whatever the outcome that will help going forward. I am really trying to stay positive but it's getting harder the longer I have to wait! 
    Thanks for taking the time to read! Xx

  • Hi , hope all goes well with the biopsy and the waiting must be awful  was it an in office biopsy or hysteroscopy with biopsy  you had and good luck with the weightloss journey x

  • Hi, thank you for taking the time to reply... it was an in the office biopsy. I had an internal ultrasound the week before and then a smear and swabs the day after the ultrasound! 

  • Hi , I'm sure you will hear soon i know some hospitals write your results in the letter they send a copy to yourself and gp and usually phone if it's a positive result so fingers crossed this is the case with you but the waiting must be awful for you was the ultrasound ok x

  • Ultrasound was uncomfortable, she couldn't find my left ovary and she also told me she hadn't seen anything horribly horrendous. She believe the heavy bleeding was most likely an early miscarriage. I thought that was such an odd phrase. GP went through what was seen the next day... my endometrial lining was thick, I believe 15-16mm and no sign of my left ovary. At this point she said it would be a referral to Gyne and it was after smear, swabs and exam that she said it would be under the 2 week referral. It wasn't until I then saw the consultant who then told me they may have seen cysts at the ultrasound but they weren't sure. 

  • Hello I've just come across your post hope you don't mind me asking but have you had your results yet ! I'm 37 and waiting on what's next after my scan on Thursday came up as thick womb lining and possibly 10mm polyp terrified 

  • I'm unsure of my lining thickness I don't remember them telling me just 10 mm polyp possibly, on Thursdays scan , just waiting on what's next now not been told what's next just probably have to get it tested , hope you get sorted soon sounds like it's been a while for you , i can't cope with this horrible feeling on fear and anxiety! 

  • Hi, no of course I don't mind you asking, no not had my results as yet... had a biopsy on 26th June, so just over 2 weeks by a day. Have you had a biopsy yet? 

  • No not had biopsy for that yet but mines not looking great , it all started for me with irregular periods , bit of tummy and back aches , then what cause me to ring doctors was started bleeding after intercourse , had a biopsy of cervix said had a erosion took biopsy not had results of that yet , then had a scan the next day which was Thursday 2 days ago , and they seem thickening of womb and possibly 10mm polyp? Terrified isn't the word 

  • My symptoms are very similar to yours, I had a very heavy bleed 2nd week of June which prompted the Drs visit but I have been irregular since December last year. I have erosion, and some of my cells that should be in my womb are on my cervix but I've been told that they look okay... 

    I am sorry you feel terrified... I am also feeling that way. Have you got family and friends to support you through this?