Unexpected cancer diagnosis out of the blue

Hi everyone, I came across this forum a few days ago and I just wanted to reach out and say a huge thank you to all of you who are going through a difficult time and those with lived experience for sharing your journeys and providing such amazing support and guidance. 

I am 2 years post menopause and suddenly experienced 2 very short lived episodes of dull pain that felt like ovulation pain followed by extremely minor spotting in July 2024. As these are regarded as red flag symptoms even though minor and short lived I was referred to a gynaecologist. I had an ultrasound of the ovaries with nothing abnormal detected followed by a failed hysteroscopy in clinic. However, they managed to locate a small polyp and a biopsy was taken. This was found to be benign and my consultant suggested we leave it be as I had no other symptoms. 

I got home that evening and just felt uncomfortable about the polyp not being removed and managed to speak with the consultant who agreed to avoid further worry to book me in for a hysteroscopy under GA end of August. Unfortunately my mum became very unwell and I had to cancel but did so on the basis the polyp was benign and could wait. 

For various reasons I didn’t get re-booked until late November and was told the polyp had been removed and all looked good. Two weeks later I have a follow up and am told I have possibly endometrial cancer which came as a shock.

I was referred to gynae-oncologist, had an MRI and was booked in for laparoscopic hysterectomy. I am 3 weeks post op now and recovering well. I have been fortunate enough to be told it was picked up very early and don’t need further treatment but will be followed up closely for next 2 years. Genetic testing is being considered in my case at this stage. 

It has been a rollercoaster journey full of fear and unknowns but the reason for my post and the lack of questions is because by reading posts on this forum, you have all helped to alleviate most of them as soon as they arose. I am so grateful that I was able to learn from all your experiences and valuable advice at the time that I most needed guidance and more importantly the hope and positivity you all have provided-it was heart-warming to know I was not alone. 

Apologies for the length of this post but one last thing-please do not ignore symptoms as minor as they may seem, if they present as something that is not normal for you.

Thankyou