Not Prepared For Hysterectomy – Jan’s Story

Hi everyone. My name is Jan and I had a hysterectomy in 2014. Since 1998 I had a history of abnormal cervical smears which were treated in different ways many times. During that period I also had VAIN 2 pre-cancerous cells in the vagina. I have had bleeding in the urine from sept 2013 and was told it was looking like bladder cancer and was kept in hospital and underwent several tests. It wasn’t thank God. no reason for bleed given. Then as I still had abdominal pain and a history of ovarian cancer with grandmother they investigated me for possible ovarian cancer. Transvaginal scan ok and ultrasound fine. Then they investigated my bowel. I had had enough it was Christmas and family birthdays and I believed it was IBS and the codeine I was on due to hip pain after a road traffic accident. Moved house early this year and had the tiniest show of blood. Mentioned it to GP as she was diagnosing scarlet fever. Sent me to gynae. Got a shock when they did an ultrasound and I was told, you do know what we are looking at here? No? Uterine cancer. The scan showed the lining measurement had gone from acceptable in November to 13mm in March, but it was difficult due to severe atrophic vagina and retroverted uterus. I was booked in for a hysteroscopy. It failed as vagina had adhered front to back. Two options, use oestrogen for six weeks and go back for another transvaginal or with the history I had just go for a hysterectomy. Thought it out and said ‘hysterectomy let’s get rid of...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Your Stories adhesions total abdominal hysterectomy uterine cancer Source Type: news