Hello ladies,
Jumped on here as I am feeling very in the dark about what is happening. I have recently had an NHS ultrasound that showed possible endometrial hyperplasia and was referred to gynecologist as urgent for a biopsy. After 2 weeks and no word I called the hospital who told me I was on a 12 week list. My GP said this might happen after the scans were reviwed but it seemed such a long wait so have managed to secure a private appointment 3 weeks on Thursday. I guess I'm just wondering from others who gave been through this how it has all been, and how they kept calm? I am in a lot of discomfort so it's hard to 'put it to the back of my mind' and I've also been having other investigations over the past few years to do with gastro stuff so I'm now worried something has been missed. I had a ultrasound and transvaginal ultrasound this time round and nothing suspicious (despite the hyperplasia) was detected. I just can't help goggling things every 2 mins and it's driving me mad!
Hi Louloulou
I am sorry to hear that you are feeling in the dark about everything that is happening.
It sounds like your ultrasound has not seen anything obvious such as fibroids or polyps that may be causing your symptoms but on measuring the endometrial thickness they have noted that it is thicker than they would normally like. In these circumstances it would be normal to be referred for further testing- this would normally be a hysteroscopy and/or biopsy.
Hyperplasia can have different causes and cancer is only one of them. Some types of hyperplasia may need treatment whereas others may not.
Try to stay away from google if you can. I know it is hard not to google.
Keeping calm can be hard but I found sticking to normal routines helped. Talking to others also helped me.
We do have the Macmillan Support Line available if you feel like talking to someone would help.
Jane
