Hi folks,
Thought it might be a good idea to get some support hence joining this group.
I am 58 yrs old, 10 yrs post-menopausal and I have had a couple of minor bleeds and zero other symptoms. Went straight to my GP (within 1 month of 1st event) and have been put on the 2 week pathway. Had an internal u/s today and now I wait......
My biological family has no cases of cancer so I think it is unlikely I carry the breast/ovarian cancer gene.
But understandably i am terrified. I was coping ok until today. Now it all feels so scary and overwhelming.
Lel
Hi Lel
Welcome to the Womb group.
I am sorry to hear that you have had a couple of episodes of post menopausal bleeding. You have done the right thing in getting this checked out.
It is normal to be put on the 2 week pathway and the ultrasound is the first step. What they will have done is to look for anything that may be causing the bleeding eg; polyps and also to see how thick the endometrium is. If anything is seen on the ultrasound that needs further investigation then the next step would likely be a hysteroscopy (camera test) and biopsy. What they are trying to do is to rule out the most serious potential causes first.
My ultrasound result came back the following day so hopefully you will not have to wait too long. My biopsy was done the same week and I had a diagnosis the following week.
I can understand it is scary at the moment and I remember feeling pretty overwhelmed too. Do give the Support Line a call if you need to talk things through. They are there from 8am-8pm each day.
Fingers crossed you hear something soon. In the meantime we are here if you need us.
Jane
