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Thank you- I admire how much effort and time you put in as a volunteer mentor. It is greatly appreciated. I have never had any pain or "unexplained' bleeding. I had significant bleeding after my endometrial biopsy (no sample obtained), vulvar biopsy (benign) and D & C (no sample obtained) due to significant atrophy and thinning tissue. However, the reason I'm very anxious this week is because my gyn noticed some oxidized blood in my vagina during my annual exam last week. He has the strong opinion that this is oxidized blood from old trauma/atrophy and NOT blood from the endometrium/cervix. I really hope he is correct but it is difficult to be positive without getting a sample from my endometrium (which is proving to be rather difficult to do). That's why I'm so anxious to get the results of my latest pap and pelvic MRI. The waiting is always a challenge for all of us.!

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@sle3364 Thank you for writing back to me. Yes, the waiting is so difficult. I have been in that place so many times. For me, anxiety is about what may or may not happen. Sometimes what works for me is to say to myself, instead of the worst that can happen, what if the results turn out to be good news? As I think about it most of the times I have worried about my test results or a medical appointment the outcome was good news. I am hoping and wishing that it is good news for you.