@gratefulcat Hello. I am so sorry you have to go through this journey. It can be daunting. Helen and cmb said it all.
But here is my experience. A Hysterescopy disgnosis came back with a malignant poorly diferentiated tumor. It was not graded.
At Mayo, the surgeon I saw ordered a CT scan that revealed a 55% invasion of the endometrium and 1 positive lymphnode which resulted in a Stage IIIC.
Because of the lymphnode, the surgeon gave up the laparascopic Hysterectomy for a traditional one so he could see better what was still involved after removing lymphnodes, phallopian tubes, ovaries and the whole uterus.
After surgery, I was also told that he thought he had removed everything that was involved and there was no trace of metastasis. So no radiation needed.
I have a nice scar from the belly button all the way down 😂. But recovery was easy. I imagine yours will be even easier since it is less invasive. Nothing else came back from the pathology but the grade came back as 3 due to the type of tumor (Stage 3C, grade 3) considering the grade (aggressivity and poorly differentiated cells) i am doing adjuvant chemotherapy.
Hang in there. Stage 1 grade 2 is less advanced and less aggressive. There are good chances you will be done after surgery. Everyone is different.
Please tell us how it went for you and dont hesitate to ask questions ! Good luck for surgery 🤗