My wife has just been diagnosed

Hello

Welcome to the Womb group. I am sorry to hear that your wife has just been diagnosed with endometrial cancer. If you click on my name, my profile will come up, but my diagnosis was in 2022. 

I remember how scary it was when I got my diagnosis and it was also worrying for family and friends. I remember being told that for most ladies, when diagnosed at an early stage, endometrial cancer is a very treatable cancer. 

What I would expect to happen now for your wife is an appointment to discuss treatment. Normally a CT scan or MRI is done to stage the cancer if she has not already had one. For most ladies, where it is medically possible a hysterectomy is the first line treatment. Before surgery they normally give a provisional grade (type of cancer and how it is likely to behave) and a provisional stage (where exactly in the body the cancer is) After any surgery - for me it was around 3 1/2 weeks- the final pathology confirms the stage and grade and a few other bits. This is the information they use to determine whether any further treatment may be needed. For some ladies surgery alone may be enough, others may need some follow up. 

Surgery is normally done via key hole if possible. My surgery went well, I had little pain and recovered quickly. I was in hospital for one night. 

Most people find it helpful to have some information so I will pop a link here to some that you both may find helpful.

Womb cancer booklet | Macmillan Cancer Support

We also have the Macmillan Support Line available from 8am-8pm daily, if you feel like talking things through would help.

I hope that your wife does not have to wait too long for her treatment plan. I know for me the waiting was tough and things felt quite overwhelming. I know that I felt better once I knew what was going to happen and when. 

Hope this helps. If there is anything else either of you need, please do ask. There are many lovely ladies on here who have been where your wife currently is and will want to offer support. 

Jane

Hi…a lot of ladies on here are the same as me, and found the time of testing/scans/not knowing what is going on the hardest. Once I had a treatment plan things became easier.  You just need to focus on one stage at a time, although appreciate this is easier said than done.  Some people find they want to keep the news to a small circle of people, I was the opposite - probably - because I live on my own, and I spoke to a lot of my neighbours, friends, contacts, and couldn’t believe how many people have been through this journey, and that was a source of comfort and help to me.  Also put your trust in the medical team, and everyone on here is brilliant.  Wishing your wife and you all the best for getting through this.

Thank you for that we are waiting for the CT scan so hopefully in the next 2 weeks. It’s a scary word that everyone fears. I hope you’re okay now. We will get stronger in time x