I had a hysteroctopy on Friday under general anaesthetic which I found strange as I had a polypectomy in June under local. My consultant said that there was considerable thickening of the endometrium and she had put me on the pathway. So I am confused as at the time I was in recovery and had no one with me to question anything. Do I have cancer? I have pain in my lower abdomen as if I am sitting on a hard lump. Also when I pee the pain is sometimes excruciating. I’m sorry for all of this but I can’t wait the two weeks for the results of my biopsy.
thank you x
Hi Mumba65
Welcome to the Online Community and the Womb group.
I hope that you have recovered from your hysteroscopy procedure last week.
Thickening of the womb lining is called hyperplasia. I will pop a link with some information that may help explain it.
Endometrial Hyperplasia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment (patient.info)
A thickened womb lining can have different causes and cancer is only one potential cause- but it is one that needs to be ruled out. Hence they have put you on the pathway. The pathway means that you have potentially got some symptoms that could in some cases, in some people mean cancer.
The only thing that can confirm whether any cancer is present is the biopsy that is normally taken at the time of the hysteroscopy.
The pain in your lower abdomen and the painful urination could be related, but may not be. I am sure you will have mentioned them to your doctor- but if not, then I would suggest doing so. Any symptoms or worries, it is best to let them know so they have the full picture.
It is naturally worrying to be put on the pathway and to have questions. Hopefully your results should come back soon with answers. In the meantime if you feel like to talking things through would help, then please do give the Support Line a call. The details are below. If you spoke with one of the nurses they would be able to answer any medical questions.
For me my first symptom was bleeding and you have not mentioned that- it does seem to be one of the most common first signs.
Jane
Hi Alison
Hyperplasia can cause abnormal bleeding in it self. When I went to hospital the gynaecologist told me that PMB needs investigating but only 1 in 10 people will be experiencing it due to cancer- so there can be other causes.
It is only the biopsy results that will tell you for sure. The main thing is that you have had the procedure so you should shortly know either way. Once you know what you are dealing with then treatment (whether for cancer or another diagnosis) can be planned.
It is scary and it is hard to wait but once I knew for sure I did feel calmer- its the not knowing and waiting around that is hardest. The pain in your abdomen and the painful urination clearly need some treatment so from my experience they always try to rule out the most serious potential causes (eg; cancer) before moving on to further testing/scans to work out exactly what is causing those symptoms.
It would do no harm in giving them a call at the beginning of next week to see if the results are in. They may be able to tell you then when they could be expected. For my hospital they had an MDT meeting on Thursday am so often any results came through on the Thursday pm.
Jane
