Bleeding: I know what's happening is not normal but is it cancer?

@hildac It’s great that you are feeling better. I’m glad for you that the blood work came back OK. It seems like a long time to get those biopsy results. Several years ago I was waiting for a biopsy and it turned out the lab had processed the biopsy is less than 48 hours but the results sat in the doctor’s office for almost a week! Do you have another appointment coming up with the doctor who did the biopsy and so you can ask?

I was 70 years old and 17 years post menopausal. Your symptoms are exactly like mine were… noticed brown spotting and later some red bleeding. Biopsy negative 9/21 but uterine walls were abnormally thick. Nothing done then. Symptoms persisted for a year. Biopsy 11/22 revealed adenocarcinoma. Had a robotic total hysterectomy 12/22 and lymph node biopsy with outpatient surgery. Only 5 incisions of one inch each. Recovery was not difficult. Tumor was slow growing and had not escaped the uterus. No chemo. No radiation. I am feeling great now ! My advice if there is any question get the hysterectomy but every case is unique. Prayers for successful results for you , too !

Hi Helen
Yes. Symptoms are still on the lighter side.
I'm in Canada. Toronto Ontario area to be specific and there seems to be a backlog with pap and biopsy results.
If symptoms pick up again, I will press gyno to request results quicker.

Do u take hormones? Could be that or inflammation. My gyn dr couldn't get biopsy either cuz cervix would not open and they put me to sleep for that so he suggested hysterocmy but going for 2nd opinion before I do that. Maybe they will find a way to see or get in uterus.

I was given misoprostol before my biopsy. A few hours before my procedure I was told to moisten a tampon and place two misoprostol pills on the end and then insert the tampon and leave it in until my appointment. It was extremely difficult to do but eventually I did and it softened my cervix enough for my GYN to get the biopsy.

I told her what a difficult time I had getting the pills to stick to the tampon and she said placing them near the cervix with my fingers and then inserting the tampon to keep them in place would have worked better but she doesn't know how some patient's would react to that method. Would have saved me some time and frustration! I also could have done it myself instead of finally getting my husband to help!

Maybe ask your GYN about this approach so you can get a good biopsy sample???

I was given misoprostol before my biopsy. A few hours before my procedure I was told to moisten a tampon and place two misoprostol pills on the end and then insert the tampon and leave it in until my appointment. It was extremely difficult to do but eventually I did and it softened my cervix enough for my GYN to get the biopsy.

I told her what a difficult time I had getting the pills to stick to the tampon and she said placing them near the cervix with my fingers and then inserting the tampon to keep them in place would have worked better but she doesn't know how some patient's would react to that method. Would have saved me some time and frustration! I also could have done it myself instead of finally getting my husband to help!

Maybe ask your GYN about this approach so you can get a good biopsy sample???

Not sure I would be able to reach cervix....it's very high up and points down...even the dr has a very hard time getting to my cervix...sometimes it helps if he pushes down on my stomach...this is why they couldn't attempt biopsy in dr office but makes me wonder, how good of a pap smear are they getting..lol...thank you...I will check into it.

It doesn't have to go right up to the cervix. I just inserted the tablet as far as I could the night before, and it worked perfectly.