Worry of womb cancer

I have had 3 episodes of unexplained bleeding after no periods for 3 years. I was red flagged on 23 April by my GP and had a failed hysteroscopy on 6 June with no anaesthetic. Tried again under general anaesthetic on Thursday last week but could only reach 3-4cm into cervix due to adhesions (I have only had one pregnancy /child). They took samples from the adhesions but have no explanation for the bleeding. They also had a borderline/ false positive pregnancy result with my urine test beforehand. Now in limbo and very worried (single parent to a 7 year old). 

  • Hello Gillybean79, 

    I can imagine this has been a worrying time for you and you did well to go and see your GP after experiencing 3 episodes of unexplained bleeding when you hadn't had periods for 3 years. It sounds like it was a very stressful experience for you when that hysteroscopy failed on the 6th of June and even under general anaesthetic it sounds like it was not all straightforward if they could only reach 3-4cm into the cervix due these adhesions. It's good that they managed to get some samples though from these adhesions and I hope that you will get some explanation soon for this bleeding. The false positive pregnancy result must have also been a bit of a surprise! 

    There's nothing quite as difficult during the diagnosis process as the feeling of being left in limbo and it's normal to be worried. Poor you being a single parent to a 7 year old means you probably don't stop and are very busy and it must be hard to have to deal with the anxiety of waiting for results at the same time. But there are some coping strategies that can help during this time of intense worry and uncertainty and I thought I would share with you these helpful tips to help you cope while waiting for important news.  

    I hope that you will hear from other members of our community who have been through something similar before and that they will pop by and share their story with you. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator