What are the odds of endometrial cancer! – Gwynneth’s Story

Having felt unwell and totally exhausted for about a year, after many tests and a tentative diagnosis of ME, I retired at the age of 61 from a job I loved. This was October 2013. I must have had every test going and the only diagnosis was would I accept ME or CFS as a diagnosis……ugh No! I know that I was not well. I had an appointment for some results from a scan I had the previous week, when the day before my appointment I had a bleed. I was not unduly concerned as the Dr. has prescribed an oestrogen cream for me some months before and I was aware that bleeding was one of the side effects. The Dr. was very efficient and said that any post menopausal bleeding needed to be checked, she made an appointment with the gynaecologist for the next week. Attended said appointment, the gynaecologist took a biopsy (I was not expecting that at this stage)…..she also sent me for an internal scan the following week. After this scan the radiographer said that there was some thickening of the endometrium but the results would go to the consultant. I am still at this stage, convinced it is the oestrogen cream! A letter arrived with an appointment date for the following week……….I attended this appointment with my husband and duly went in to see the gynaecologist,,,,his first words to me were ‘have you anyone with you’? I knew then it was not good news. Husband duly fetched in and we were informed that I had endometrial cancer, the consultant had ...
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