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I am finding it difficult waiting for appointments and results; how and what do you do in the time apart from spending time on researching, walking the dog (pain limiting), painting as an artist (pain limiting bending over), gardening (pain limiting), watching tv/reading (I can lay back to relieve pressure).  I see that this is an introduction post, so do not know if I do the medical bit on here?  Short version in case this is not the correct forum area.  "14cm 'sinister mass'" - (GP's words!) in the womb.  Now booked in for an 'urgent' appointment for 2 weeks time for a coloscopy?  I have had a coloscopy before years ago so know what to expect, no worries, but if my 'mass' is in the womb, why cervic?  Forgot to add that 2 weeks ago, I had a pelvic  and vaginal scan and the GP rang the same day to tell me about my 'sinister mass'.

 

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    Hi and welcome

    i was diagnosed last year with endometrial cancer so I have been through the early scans as you have. At my consuotant meeting after referral I had a hysteroscopy which is an examination of the womb using a camera. Perhaps this is what you will have. As I recall the ultrasound just showed a thickened womb lining and it was only after the hysteroscooy that the specialist said there was a suspicious area in the lining from which he took a biopsy. 

    I hope this helps.

    Sundial

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    Hi and thank you for your reply

    The 14cm mass was identified when I had the pelvic scan; the scan that you get when pregnant over your tummy.   They did the scan and someone was behind the curtains taking down the numbers and 'codes' (?) to send to the GP.  I picked up 144...that the scanner double checked the number and the GP, over the phone, said this meant the 14cm size of the 'sinistor mass' in my womb.  I hope this does not mean another wait after my gyni appointment where they do the hysteroscopy!  It has been 8 weeks from presenting to GP and so it goes on.  But hey ho... I am learning to just go with the flow. 

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