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Endometrial cancer

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pat54035
pat54035

**post menopausal bleeding, 17 mm endometrial stripe, no appetitevery scared.

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  • nancys21
    nancys21 pat54035

    Posted

    Hi Pat. I'm sorry you're so scared. How old are you? How long have you been post? What did your doc recommend as the next step? Thickened lining is very common for many of us post menopausal women. Please try to relax. There are SO many women here who can help with this. You are not alone. xx

    • pat54035
      pat54035 nancys21

      Posted

      im 53 been menopausal for one yeari thought it might be hormonal but the dr seems to dismiss that

  • AJacynM
    AJacynM pat54035

    Posted

    Could your loss of appetite be down to panic? I know i had a similar thing plus bloating etc... it was all very worrying but after tests etc turned out to be nothing sinister.

    Once i found that fact out my appetite returned etc...

    Please try not to think the worst as it very well could turn out ok.

    Sending you lots of love. xxx

  • pat54035
    pat54035

    Posted

    i am 53. my last period was 7 months ago after stopping the birth control pill. the birth control i took for 20 years after 7 months i start heavy bleedingi thought it was because lack of estrogen but my doctor id hesitant to put me on hormone replacement the transvaginal ultrasound showed 17mm biopsy next weeksometimes i think going back on hormones is the way to gojust very scared

  • dev77856
    dev77856 pat54035

    Posted

    im so scared too. mine is 11mm

    jm 2 years post meno. had a period and been brown spotting

    did u have any tests yet?

    • ned74862
      ned74862 dev77856

      Posted

      Hi I was wondering what the results were for your spotting, etc.

  • ned74862
    ned74862 pat54035

    Posted

    Hi I was wondering what the results were for your biopsies.

  • christie83032
    christie83032 pat54035

    Posted

    Hi all, I did have endometrial cancer. I encourage everyone to get a biopsy if you have a thick lining and abnormal bleeding. It took me forever to get a diagnosis because my first doctor brushed it off as "menopause" and then I changed doctors and finally got help. I bled so heavy that I became anemic and it is terrible the way the medical community treats women. I spent New Year's Eve in the ER with heart palpatations and bleeding so heavy that there was a stream of blood on the floor and they sent me home to follow up with my doctor when in reality I needed an iron transfusion but they did not even check my iron. Listen to yourself and be your own advocate. Demand a biopsy and answers.

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