New to the group - thickening of womb after Ultra sound scan

I was meant to say last bleed 23 February not March (this was after 23 days of consecutive bleeding which has never happened before in my life 

Hi Bellman and welcome to our little corner of the Online Community. We have a lovely group here of supportive ladies who have all been where you are now and we're all at the start, in the middle or at the end of what can only be described as a roller coaster ride.

It seems if the lining of the womb is deemed to be thicker than normal it sets off warning bells. After my scan I was sent for hysteroscopy and biopsy, and they revealed I was Stage 1a grade 1 endometrial cancer. It was a bolt out of the blue as I'd never had any gynae problems, not had children, sailed through the menopause but just had light spotting on my undies for a couple of days just after my 67th birthday. My GP referred me for a 2 week wait cancer pathway. I was several years post menopause at the time.

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Sending you welcoming hugs, B xx 

Thanks MrsBJG this is very helpful and I will let you know what the doctor says on Monday. Incredible what happened to you but I’m so pleased you are well. X

Hi Bellman,

Sorry to see you here, but I wouldn't despair yet.  Wait until they find out what is going on, if anything!

Your bleeding, or not sounds awfully like my experiences with the menopause. I remember missing a period at age 47, and went to the doctors because if pregnant I have troubles, and knew I would need help. I was tested and was negative. I then had periods, or not, some very heavy, some practically non existent until I was 53, when I stopped for good. I had some very queer periods after I miscarried at 20 weeks some years earlier, so knew it was all hormone related.

I think they are just thoroughly checking you out, which is good. If you have got problems, the sooner they get to you, the better. I know they don't seem to like thick linings, but mine was normal. I still had cancer which was sorted out with a hysterectomy only. xxx

Hi NannyAnny sorry to hear you had cancer. If the lining was normal where was your actual cancer? 

they sent me for tests because my ESR blood test was slightly raised at 37 when a normal reading is 20. An ESR rate indicates inflammation or possibly an underlying disease so the GP needed to establish what was causing my bleeding when blood tests revealed I am not in menopause 

Hi Bellman,

My lining was normal thickness, I should have said. I was age 72 when I had a smear of blood on my underwear. Because I had had two miscarriages in my life I had spent a lot of time looking for blood that shouldn't be there! I went to the doctor immediately, but I think someone else might have ignored it. I had no more bleeding until after my operation a couple of months later. They couldn't see any  cancer and at first  they thought my bleeding (not much) was vaginal thinning. He then decided to do a biopsy because he could see some fluid, and that came back as cancer. It was found very early, but only because I was paranoid!!! xxx

Wow incredible and I’m so sorry about your miscarriages. I do lots of reading to prepare myself and go to the doctor where necessary. The main thing is not to be embarrassed about the doctors looking in your private area they have seen hundreds of thousands. So many deaths from cancer could have been avoided. Being paranoid was a very good thing in your case xx

I self diagnosed a DVT which was an extensive one that went into my groin 10 days after foot surgery so when I bled for 23 days I thought it was just best to check it out 

I also double checked the blood tests that were taken and the Serum follicle stimulating hormone level was normal

Hi Bellman, l hope everything will be okay with you. It's definitely the waiting to hear results that makes you feel very anxious. I am hoping I can speak to my consultant on Monday but will probably not have any answers until after my MRI next week. Thinking of you and wishing you all the very best. Amycdi

Thanks Amycdi I am on the pathway with the tests and referrals just waiting to speak to the GP on Monday to refer me to gynaecology for further tests. I will try and find out what my wall thickness was. Good luck with you MRI best wishes to you xx