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Just diagnosed with endometrial uterine cancer

Posted by darlenelynn @darlenelynn, May 6, 2023

My surgery is scheduled in 10 weeks. I am concerned to have to wait so long. Does anyone have have or have had a similar wait time to the hysterectomy?

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kathart333 | @kathart333 | Apr 4 9:23am

I found the insurance process held up my ability to get time with the oncologist. I then got a surgery date 3 weeks out and unfortunately ended up with a virus and had to postpone. I do not have a cancer diagnosis but rather I had most of my biopsies came back as begnine but one area had atypical cells, but my endometrial lining is thick in several areas. So I will have a complete hysterectomy and lymph nodes removed in my surgery. Should I be concerned that the next surgery date I could get was a month out? It is now just 11 days out.

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Apr 4 11:44am
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I found the insurance process held up my ability to get time with the oncologist. I then got a surgery date 3 weeks out and unfortunately ended up with a virus and had to postpone. I do not have a cancer diagnosis but rather I had most of my biopsies came back as begnine but one area had atypical cells, but my endometrial lining is thick in several areas. So I will have a complete hysterectomy and lymph nodes removed in my surgery. Should I be concerned that the next surgery date I could get was a month out? It is now just 11 days out.

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@kathart333 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect and to our support group.

We aren't medical providers so I cannot provide you with a medical opinion. I can share my own impressions of what you asked about. Since your surgery date is now just 11 days out if this were me I would go with that. It sounds like your biopsies did not detect cancer and especially no aggressive cancers. For that reason again if this were me I'd be OK with the surgery schedule you have.

I'd like to add that I am frustrated and shall I say - angry - that your insurance process held up the time to meet with your oncologist? This is a cancer question and it infuriates me that insurance interferes with medical care in this way. This isn't a bruise that can wait.

I'm tagging a few members who have been through endometrial biopsies, wait times, and hysterectomies so you can get their perspective too. @cmb2022
@gynosaur42
@wrightvillebeach
@rose53
@val64
@denisestlouie

How are you feling about your surgery date?

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cmb2022 | @cmb2022 | Apr 4 9:32pm

@kathart333 How awful that your insurance held up the process. I am sorry as I know this can be such a trying time. I find it puzzling how insurance can be so different. I was very fortunate to have insurance that helped me quickly navigate all the tests, surgery and eventually treatments that I needed. I wish you the best of luck with your up coming surgery and recovery.

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sbryant | @sbryant | Apr 5 9:35am

I was diagnosed on March 14th I had surgery scheduled for April 28th and the moved it to May 19th. I felt the same as you.

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