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Endometrial Biopsy: I’m terrified, what can I expect?
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@carol1024 I offer my apology if you've already explained your gynecological diagnosis somewhere else on Connect and I missed it. I'd like to offer my support and help to answer any questions you might have. I am not a medical professional however I am cancer survivor of endometroid adenocarcinoma, FIGO 1, Stage 1a, with a recurrence two years later.
May I ask your diagnosis after you got back your biopsy results? You wrote cervical and uterine cancer. Were both the certical and uterine cancers adenocarcinoma? There are different kinds of cancer and if you read or have a copy of your pathology report you will be able to find that information.
American Cancer Society: Types of cervical cancer:
-- https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/cervical-cancer/about/what-is-cervical-cancer.html
American Cancer Society: Endometrial cancer:
-- https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/endometrial-cancer/about/what-is-endometrial-cancer.html
When are you scheduled to start chemotherapy? How are you feeling today?
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It is carcinosarcoma a very aggressive and rare endometrial cancer. My survival rate is 0-10% if in advanced stages. It is in lymph nodes in pelvic area. I'm having a pet scan March 12th. I'm getting port Wednesday the 5th. I'll have 3-5 hour treatments of chemo when emergency authorization comes through. Hoping for chemo the same week I get port but may be following Monday. If, after the first 3 treatments there's no shrinkage of lymph nodes, so they can see where surgery needed, then I will transfer my care to a local female oncologist and give her a try. I have nothing to lose because they won't do surgery if chemo isn't successful. Needless to say, I am terrified.