Uterine biopsy not enough tissue extracted: Now What?

Thankyou for that very comforting message! I expect that my appointment on the morning of Feb. 7th will be just a sit down consultation. There probably won't be an examination at that appointment, but I don't know for sure. We will go over what the ultrasound actually showed, what was done, and what needs to be done.

Get a second opinion. My first doctor did not even examine me and told me to return if I had more bleeding. I ended up getting the biopsy in her office something I would not recommend, the biopsy came back that I had uterine cancer in 2009. Hysterectomy followed. We were in Texas at the time but we moved to California. For my follow up I saw 4 doctors before I found a doctor who would use a speculum, at that time the doctor said she would use one but would be surprised if I had recurrence since there is only a 1% chance. Guess what I did. Radiation followed.
My point is don’t let any doctor be so vague this is your life and as much as terrifying as it is you have to be proactive. Good Luck.

Your story further strengthens my resolve to be clear about NOT being a "wait and see" patient. A doctor's vague dismissal as being only a 1% chance of having cancer is nothing to her, but everything to me. I'm going for 0% chance.

@tclare15 Would you let me know what happens with an appointment with a different gynecologist? Just another suggestion too. I know from friends and family in the Bay Area that it can take months to get in with a new provider. Well, that seems to be true most everywhere now. Would your primary care provider help by providing you with a referral once you establish where you would like to go? That’s how my brother got in so quickly with Stanford.

I'm writing to let you know what happened with my Stanford visit on Feb. 7th as you requested. I was pretty impressed with how attentive the doctor was with my concerns and she was very thorough with answers and plan of action. Since the biopsy done by the previous gynocologist was unsucessful and there was not sufficient endometrial tissue for the pathologist to work with from that procedure, the next step needs to be a hysteroscopy which will allow the doctor to see clearly the inside of the uterus. She will get a good sampling of tissue as well as locate and take out the lesion (if it is still there) for pathology. She was very clear that she understood the possibility of puncture was a huge concern to me given the natural post-menopausal condition of my reproductive organs, and addressed that saying she is and will be very mindful of that when the procedure takes place. Today I had a telehealth visit with her just to clarify points and plan for hysteroscopy. The problem is that the soonest she can get me in for the procedure will be in April. She assured me that given the images from the ultrasound and reading the reports, she felt confident the wait would not be problematic. She will perform a hysteroscopy in the Operating room at the hospital under MAC (Monitored Anesthesia Care). If the results are shown to be pre-cancer or cancer, then she will refer me to Stanford's oncology gynecologist department for further action (which I have already determined will be a hysterectomy) . Right now, I just need to wait for the scheduler to call me and schedule the surgery. I find that researching on-line is both scary and re-assuring depending on what reports and clinical trials I read and I clearly need to step back from that at some point and trust my decisions thus far. There is so much to absorb, and without a medical background, it is hard sometimes to put what I read into helpful and relevant perspective. Thank you so much for your concern and comments. Really appreciate that!

I'm writing to let you know what happened with my Stanford visit on Feb. 7th as you requested. I was pretty impressed with how attentive the doctor was with my concerns and she was very thorough with answers and plan of action. Since the biopsy done by the previous gynocologist was unsucessful and there was not sufficient endometrial tissue for the pathologist to work with from that procedure, the next step needs to be a hysteroscopy which will allow the doctor to see clearly the inside of the uterus. She will get a good sampling of tissue as well as locate and take out the lesion (if it is still there) for pathology. She was very clear that she understood the possibility of puncture was a huge concern to me given the natural post-menopausal condition of my reproductive organs, and addressed that saying she is and will be very mindful of that when the procedure takes place. Today I had a telehealth visit with her just to clarify points and plan for hysteroscopy. The problem is that the soonest she can get me in for the procedure will be in April. She assured me that given the images from the ultrasound and reading the reports, she felt confident the wait would not be problematic. She will perform a hysteroscopy in the Operating room at the hospital under MAC (Monitored Anesthesia Care). If the results are shown to be pre-cancer or cancer, then she will refer me to Stanford's oncology gynecologist department for further action (which I have already determined will be a hysterectomy) . Right now, I just need to wait for the scheduler to call me and schedule the surgery. I find that researching on-line is both scary and re-assuring depending on what reports and clinical trials I read and I clearly need to step back from that at some point and trust my decisions thus far. There is so much to absorb, and without a medical background, it is hard sometimes to put what I read into helpful and relevant perspective. Thank you so much for your concern and comments. Really appreciate that!

Hello as much as you can please try not to google fir info. Write your questions down and most physicians now have a patient portal so you can ask questions in between visits I made the mistake of searching early on and only resulted in needless worry about things I’d read that didn’t pertain to my diagnosis. Since then I have two sites I use and then come to every appointment with my questions written down. Take care