Hello I'm new, I've been trying to find out the answer to questions and stumbled on this site which has been very informative.

I've had an endometrial biopsy done today and despite still being drowsy from the GA, my mind is racing and I can't sleep.

On 11th November 2019 I had a very heavy bleed after a 20 month gap so called my GP.  I had a smear done in March 2019 which was clear but was told at the time to phone if I had bleeding again, I had very slight bleeding after an 11 month gap which I mentioned at my smear.  It has been excruciatingly painful getting a smear done and had to eventually be carried out at hospital this time.  I have a tilted cervix/womb and a cyctocele which blocks the view of my cervix so getting a speculum in causes pain like I've never experienced.

As soon as I told my GP about the bleeding he referred me straight to the rapid access unit at the women's health and I got a letter the next day with a date for the appointment and information.

The appointment was 18th November and everything was really efficient.  The internal ultrasound showed thickened lining, polyps and fibroids so I was whisked straight into another room to have sonohysteroscopy.  The doctor explained that she wanted to take a polyp for examination and a biopsy.  I was allowed to watch on the screen but she was unable to get a clear view so wanted to use the speculum.  I emphasised the problems I have so was offered gas and air and a local anaesthetic but was in so much pain that I suffered a vasovagal episode and blacked out, and that was before they even started cutting anything.  When I came to I could feel a warm wet sensation which I thought was me loosing a lot of blood but in fact was the release of the water being used to fill my womb.  I'm sure I subconsciously heard something to the effect of "we've lost her" and I thought I was dead.  It is the most horrendous experience I've ever had.  So the top and bottom of that is that they couldn't perform the procedure so had to be booked in for GA.

It has been very stressful as we had a 10 day cruise booked for 27th November which I wanted to cancel but the insurance wouldn't pay out as there was no diagnosis.

So I've had it done today and now need to wait for the results.  They told me a week which is right before Christmas so not sure if I want to know if it's bad news.  Our first born turns 18 at the beginning of January too so all in all, lousy timing all round.

I've tried to find out what they do that takes a week to find out and am scaring myself that they are saying a week when so many of you have been given longer timescales.  One person commented that they deal with the more urgent cases quicker.  When I was in recovery ok heard that a polyp had been removed but there was no mention of size or opinion. 

I think I'm most shocked by the fact that they send you a letter with the results, so people are reading that they have cancer rather than meeting with a consultant face to face to be told, where is the compassion.  

I know I could be jumping the gun but want to try and be prepared for the worst so trying to find out what the longer term prognosis looks like if it's bad news, what are the chances of beating it.  Ive had heavy painful periods since I was 11.  I'm 53 now and started my menopausal stage around 5 years ago when the gaps got longer.  I've had lower back and hip pain for approximately the same length of time but I ignored it and put it down to fibromyalgia.

Sorry for the long waffle but just need to not bottle this all up and don't really want to discuss with the family until we know the results