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Endometrial Biopsy: I’m terrified, what can I expect?
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Apr 13 6:54pm | Replies (123)Comment receiving replies
I started my journey questioning the frequency of UTIs. I was given the name of an urogynecologist and I saw her. She ordered some imaging scans and tests and the radiologist said one kidney showed mild nephrohydrosis but not that alarming. He did notice my endometrium was too thick for my age measuring 8mm. Normal post menopause should be 4-5 mm. Short time later I bled some …not enough to use a liner or pad. Further scanning and intravaginal scanning showed 11mm. So, I had to decide if we do only biopsy or biopsy with a total hysterectomy. He did find cancer but it was stage 1 grade 1 endometrial adenocarcinoma. Lymph nodes were clean, margins were clean. No histopathological changes. am 72 yrs old and retired 7 years ago. Never got my original question answered, but this led to our discovery of endometrial cancer at a very early stage. No chemo just follow up. Totally unexpected.
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@farrplace2025318 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It is so good that you followed up o the frequency of UTIs and that the imaging, while certainly unexpected, led to more scanning and testing. I'm thinking that when you started on this with the urogynecologist that you hoped to get answers for the frequent UTIs and did not expect this outcome. While the cancer diagnosis may have been a shock I'm so glad for your sake that it was found so early.
Did your surgeon recommend that you be followed for active surveillance for the next 5 years? That was my recommendation after I was diagnosed with Endometroid adenocarcinoma, FIGO Grade 1, Stage 1, same as you.
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Hi Farrplace - that's fantastic that you kept questioning the frequency of your UTIs. Way to go! And that's great that they discovered your cancer at an early stage. Very unexpected. Thanks for sharing this. So your thickness jumped from an 8 to an 11. I have no bleeding but mine is a 6 and I'll have an ultrasound in 6 months to see if it changes. If I have any bleeding I'm to call immediately. How long did it take to jump from an 8 to an 11. I am so grateful that my biopsy showed no cancer but I am aware that could change down the road. My doctor wasn't even looking for this - they were testing me for some abdominal pain that has gone away. That's so amazing that you began your own journey looking for answers and because of this, they found the cancer super early. Enjoy your retirement. You deserve it!