New diagnosis of Hyperplasia and Polyp

Hey @Michelle W. no kept my uterus! There were no contraindications there....and seeing as I had my recon scheduled for 3 weeks afterwards, the gynaecologist was reluctant to do any bigger surgery than she had to. The good part tbh though, is I honestly don't feel ANY different without the ovaries  :).

And you're right - it's great to be able to tick off a cancer you definitely won't be getting!

Hello Nikki,

Well that was certainly a whirlwind you went through! Glad everything went well and you got the all clear. The waiting for results is always the worse. 

It amazes me how they do these surgeries, I also had my op done laparoscopically but ended up with five small incisions, I also had repairs done and they seem to be the ones taking longer to heal.

So your uterus wasn't removed? I also haven't got any new symptoms and asked oncologist can Tamoxifen cause anything else, and was told only DVT on long haul flights and high blood pressure. Fine on both accounts.

Forward we go, I am ready for a new adventure! Keep smiling!  :)

Thanks ladies.

Regards 

Michelle  :)

What a trooper you are @nikkid to go through so much. But woohoo on tbe all clear.

Hi Michelle,

About a month ago I had a pelvic ultrasound (prescribed by my lovely GP just to suss out how things were going, after 12 months on Tamoxifen).

As I sat there with my knees around my ears, I nearly cried when the gynae doing the ultrasound said "There are 2 problems: one - you have a polyp...and two, there's a mass in your left fallopian tube...either way you will need the tube and ovaries on the left side removed".

Damnit. I had my DIEP reconstruction scheduled for end of March and it left me only a 4 week window.

My GP saw me later that same day, got me in to see a fantastic gynaecologist who, very reassuringly, said that there are probably 1000s of women walking around with similar problems but because, like me, they had no symptoms,may never know.....she recommended a bilateral oopherectomy, bliateral salpingo, D&C and polypectomy. She scheduled me for day surgery on that Friday (2 days later). She rushed me through because she wanted me to be able to heal and be ready for my recon at the end of March. She also recommended we might as well get rid of bth ovaries and fallopian tubes because of the link between ovaries and breast cancer, also getting rid of any chance of ovarian cancer down the track. I've had my kids and figured I didn't really need the ovaries anymore, so agreed.

That Friday I had the laparoscopic oopherectomy, bliateral salpingo, D&C and polypectomy. They went with a camera in through my belly button and then two small incisions on the left side of my belly to do the work. 

I was rapt when all the pathology came back clear.

The recovery was ok - felt like I'd been kicked in the guts (literally and metaphorically) and took a little while to recover from the anaesthetic because the surgery took longer than anticipated as I had plenty of scar tissue in there that tied my left fallopian tube to my bowel.

I was glad it was over....I had pretty impressive bruises, but bounced back well within a week or so.

Like I said, that was on 3rd March - last week (28/3) I had my DIEP Reconstruction. I have never felt better. Other than some hot flushes - which I get on Tamoxifen anyways, I honestly can't tell the difference. AND I couyldn't be happier.

I know a hysterectomy is a much bigger operation and recovery, but I do want you to know that you will be fine.

Thinking of you

Nikki x

Such wonderful news. So happy for you.

That is such wonderful news Michelle!!  I'm so happy for you.    Jane xx

Woohooooooooooo!!!! Celebration time Michelle cause that is awesome news. Yippeeeeeeee. Big hug. Xx 

Results are back!

No cancer found! 

One happy lady and now I can't get Ovarian or Uterine Cancer as everything is gone. Oncologist also happy with mammogram and ultrasound. 

I have also been back at work for five days, (on lighter duties for now) now on school holidays.

Thank you for all of your positive and encouraging thoughts and wisdom, I really appreciated it and it got me through some tough times. Not sure when this whole cancer thing gets easier? You are angels! o:) 

Many thanks

Michelle  :) 

Great you are home 

Michelle so good that you are now at home, rest, relax and recuperate and try not to stress about results cause it won't change anything. But be sure to do enjoyable things. Gentle hug. Xx