Uterine cancer - what were your symptoms?

Thanks for your nice message, ShetlandPony!

Hi Mom-mom, I was wondering- when you went for your checkup had you just had your period (so that the lining was at its thinnest in the cycle) or was it before your period, and how thick was the lining? I went for a checkup in February but it was a new gynecologist (very young). I hadn't had my period for a while and my lining was 14mm. She was very concerned and wanted to do a biopsy but I asked my oncologist and he said that this is normal for before your period and on tamoxifen and that I don't have to worry until the next checkup. Thanks for telling me. I'm sorry to remind you of it all x

Hi mawaller67,

Well one thing I would never do is stop the tamoxifen because the cancer cells can try to get immune to it if they get a break from it. So I'd take it. I think some oncologists tell you to stop it so you don't sue them if you end up with some side effect of it, but when my mom took it the doctors never would tell you to get off it. She took it for five years and she has been completely cancer free for 24 years. So I'd take it for sure! Well, what happened to me was really creepy- I got a cervical polyp that I could feel coming out me. It was the worst because I didn't know what that was and I had no idea what was coming out me. This was on May 20. So I waited all night, freaked out, and then tried all day to get an appointment with a gynecologist even though I'm new in town. And I got one and she took the polyp out which didn't hurt at all. After that the discharge stopped completely. I think it was just my body trying to get the foreign thing out of it (sorry TMI). So then I had an ultrasound done to check for more polyps (which are common on tamoxifen) but the ultrasound was done by a technician, not the doctor, and the doctor couldn't tell anything from it (this makes me mad). One thing they did tell was that the lining was 8mm which I thought was ok, but they want to do a biopsy. I asked to wait, but then I had spotting and discharge, which maybe was a super light period since it was 28 days after my last one. But since I've never had a period like that before, they wanted to do a biopsy or D&C. They said I'll probably need a D&C anyway, because even if the biopsy is fine, if I spot again, they will want to do a D&C. So I have an appointment to discuss getting a D&C but I don't want to at all! I haven't had any problem since then. No spotting or discharge so that makes me want to do nothing. But I'm too scared of chemo to do nothing. So I don't know....Apparently a D&C is not a big deal really, but still, I'd rather not take the chance of surgery if I don't have to. Sorry I don't have any good news. I've been on tamoxifen for three years so I'm having more of these weird things like a polyp. But you've only been on it for a little while so it's weird. When I took Chasteberry/Vitex the discharge/period stopped, but I'm not sure if you're really allowed to take it on tamoxifen (I did anyway because I just wanted the discharge to stop by having more progesterone to counteract the estrogen). If you take Chasteberry for a few days and it stops then it seems like it was just a hormonal thing. But I don't know- I guess doctors' advice are the safest bet. What kind of discharge is it? Take care xx

Dear Lisey, Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It sounds like the biopsy was horribly painful or unpleasant. I don't want you to get a hysterectomy and ooph if the results are all clear! It is a very intense thing for your body- I met women in the cancer support group who had a bad time with the sudden loss of hormones from ooph. If you ever need a biopsy again, you can get a D&C instead. The doctors are willing to do that in order to avoid biopsy, and you aren't awake for it so it doesn't hurt. All the people I've read on this forum who had D&C said it wasn't a big deal. Can you tell me about your biopsy? I am trying to decide between biopsy and D&C and now I'm thinking I should choose D&C based on how you felt after your biopsy. I'm so sorry you went through a bad experience again. It sux so much what we have to go through. I had a biopsy about ten years ago and it hurt a lot, though I hadn't taken any painkiller beforehand because it was decided on the spot in the doctor's office (not a good idea on their part, since painkiller was definitely needed). I think 12mm is thick for after your period, because mine was 8mm the same amount of days after my period and they said that is more thick than they would expect right after my period Please let us know the results, and spoil yourself a bit with some nice experiences after this bad experience xx