How long should I wait for Hysteroscopy ?

Hello Twinmum

I had mine 2 days after my ultrasound. Just a thought but it may be worth checking that you are on the urgent list and not the routine list? 

If you are on the right list maybe you could ask specifically why it is not being done earlier and is there any extra issue with waiting this long. It is a perfectly reasonable question to ask I think. It's not complaining, it is asking for some clarification.

After my ultrasounds I was never talked to about a thickening of the womb lining- only that they had seen an area or something on the scan. I wonder if that is why I was seen so quickly and if I had had a thickening rather than an area I may have waited longer. 

I can understand why you are worrying about the 6 week wait. I would also want it over and done with.

Jane

Hi Twinmum, you will probably receive responses showing varying timelines for a hysteroscopy. Different hospital trusts tend to work in different ways. 6 weeks does sound quite a wait so it might be worth checking this out. In my case I had biopsies taken immediately after my transvaginal scan rather than having to wait for a hysteroscopy. The consultant told me I had thickening of the womb lining plus there was 'something suspicious'. I received my diagnosis of endometrial cancer a week later. I was happy with the NHS regarding the timeline of my pre op diagnosis tests and consultations. 

I looked back on my dates and there was about six weeks between the internal scan and my hysteroscopy. I did have some issues with respect to anaesthesia and had an appointment with the anaesthesiologist and then a lung function test. I had Covid in October and it impacted on my breathing so I was not able to have GA for hysteroscopy. I had a spinal instead though by the time I had my surgeries (an exploratory one then full hysterectomy) my lungs had recovered.

From my experience the NHS was very good throughout. 

Hi Twinmum,

I believe you can pay private for a hysteroscopy and then if further treatment is needed,  you can use the NHS.

You could ask your local hospital or GP surgery.

Best wishes 

Helen x

I’m in a similar position…… I have a borderline thickness to my womb lining but also a suspicious area showing up on the scan so my consultant referred me via nhs for an urgent hysteroscopy under GA and said it should be within 4wks but in reality this will be nearer to 6wks ……however the date I’ve been given is 7wks from the referral. Should I be concerned at this? I had to chase the hospital to even get given this date after waiting 3wks and queried was this in the urgent pile and she said that was the best they could do with the slots they had & all I could do otherwise was to have the pre-op done asap and then be ready if there was a cancellation! I am really worried though as 7wks doesn’t seem priority enough?

Hi

I had a transvaginal scan on 4th May and was a bit freaked out by the Sonographer saying she could not see the lining of my womb and that there was something that "didn't look right".  She referred me for a hysteroscopy which she said should be done within the next 2 weeks.  After a week I rang the department and was told they were taking double that time as they were so busy.  I had an attempted outpatient hysteroscopy on 8th June but it was much to painful for me at 67 years old even with gas and air.  I then waited until 27h June to have it under a general anaesthetic.  From then on things have move fairly quickly and and I have surgery on 12th August.  I agree the initial waiting and worrying is awful.

If you’re worried, I’d suggest contacting your GP first to see if they can hurry it along because it’s the GP to whom the hospital are answerable. In reality, even though I know from personal experience how difficult the waiting is, I wouldn’t have thought a few weeks would make much difference in real terms. I had my attempted hysteroscopy a week after my transvaginal ultrasound but it failed so I had it done under GA 5 weeks later. 

Thanks ladies for the replies. Had letter in the post today and going in on Thursday so 3 weeks from GP sending the referral so fast in the end x