Waiting

Hi eeyore I’m pretty much same boat as you 9.7 post menopause my scan was private so no conversations booked for nhs one Monday petrified ! I’ve been spotting on and off on HRT for a few years if I’m honest with no concern as thought normal ! No masses detected but terrified as I’m sure you are I’m 57. Stopped HRT a week ago and now full on bleed since then 

I'm older than you (61) and so I was referred by my GP within the 2 week wait system.   Over the past 8 weeks I have had two hysteroscopies, ultrasound and tvs scan, two CA125 blood tests and biopsies of a large polyp and the womb lining and I was fitted with a mirena coil.

I saw the consultant last week and, although the biopsy of the polyp was clear there is an area of change in the womb lining which needs to be watched.   However his advice is to allow the coil to do its job and to have a further biopsy in three months time.   

The bleeding I had was from the polyp which, although very large, was benign.

Chezzer so sorry you are stuck in this limbo, too.  Hopefully there can be relief with definitive direction for you soon.

Three months of watch and wait - I can't imagine. I am glad for you that currently it was bleeding from the polyp.  I had a tvs that didn't show polyps... would they show up on that or only on the hysterocopy (that I will have in about 2 weeks)?

The polyp showed up on the scan but I am not sure if it was the TVS or the external scan - it was particularly huge though apparently,   

I'm happy with waiting three months because I have the option of a hysterectomy.   My plan is to see if the coil is treating it and if not or if there is no change then I will opt for the op.

That's a good perspective - time to explore the less invasive treatment.  Good thoughts for the coil doing its job.

None of the polyps I had last time. (3) were seen ion the ultrasound, and the 2 this time weren’t either..all picked up during hysteroscopy and biopsy of womb lining..I’m still waiting for a date for them to remove the 2 they found recently, some some reason they removed me from urgent list because the womb biopsy was normal.  After I complained they’ve put me back on the urgent list so I’m hoping I won’t have to wait too much longer..I’m postmenopausal 

Thank you for sharing.  Glad to hear you asked about the urgent list - many good thoughts they get you back on the priority list.