What was your timescale

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I first had my hysteroscopy 8th December. 
My hysterectomy is 5th Feb.
Almost two months later. 
I’m a private patient. 

I’m curious, how long did others wait from point of hysteroscopy til surgery?  Are you private or nhs?

My previous Gynae assured me it didn’t look like cancer. Then I got the call on the 28th December then urgent appt to break the news. 

I’m only asking because during those two months, cells can spread. 

  • Hi EndoCanc

    It can vary a lot between hospitals it seems. It also seems to be affected by the hysteroscopy and whether it can be done in clinic or whether a GA is needed. If I had needed a GA I imagine mine would have taken a few weeks longer.

    I went from having to go to A&E with heavy bleeding to having surgery exactly 4 weeks later. I started chemo at 6 weeks post surgery. And radiotherapy followed within a week of last chemo cycle finishing. I now have 12 weekly check ups.

    Jane

           

    Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

  • I had my hysteroscopy on 16 December 2022

    Diagnosis 11 January 

    Exploratory surgery to ensure that it hadn’t spread 2 February 

    Hysterectomy scheduled but sent home due to another patient having complications 28 February 

    Hysterectomy 14 March 

    was a NHS patient 

    my cancer was Grade 1 so not a fast grower 

  • Hi Muse- how are you doing now? Hope all is going well.

    Jane

           

    Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

  • Hysteroscopy under GA Sept 6, 23; results Sept 18, hysterectomy Oct 16. Mine was grade 3, but didn't get given a stage until after surgery.

  • Was told December 1st I'd need hysterectomy but my surgeon was on holiday  over Christmas and said I could wait till she came back  so Jan 15 th I had mine about 6 weeks 

  • Hi EndoCanc

    I had hysteroscopy 24th November 2021,  attending consultation about results 14 December 2021, Operation for hysterectomy  25 January 2022, works out about 8 weeks, my cancer was High Grade 3 Serous, Stage 1a, histology confirmed the same after grade and stage.

    Madesp 
  • Hysteroscopy 2nd March 2022

    Diagnosed 4th May 2022

    Hysterectomy 2nd Feb 2024

    So 1 year 9 months from diagnosis to finally getting surgery tomorrow!

  • Mine was NHS for a predicted grade 1 stage 1a - 11 weeks from hysteroscopy to hysterectomy 

    Hysteroscopy 3/11/21 

    Results (phone call) 19/11/21 

    Staging MRI 23/11/21

    Results (face to face) 26/11/21 

    Pre-op assessment 15/12/21

    Hysterectomy 22/1/22 

    Histology results 4/2/22

  • It was fairly quick for you then. Glad you’re on the mend. 

  • So three months in all, thanks for sharing. 

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