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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / January 2004OT I hope!
Hi Group, I have to have a pelvic ultrasound and a mini d and c for bleeding that has occurred more than twenty years after chemopause. It began and stopped after about a week. Had led up to this bleed with some spotting. I don't know whether it's cancer related or not. Could be any number of benign causes and I'm trying hard to believe that all will be well, but....... You all know the niggling fear that enters after experiencing a cancer diagnosis (even 20 years later)! The d and c part comes next Tuesday, so there is a bit of a wait here....hate the waiting! Anyone else experience bleeding after a chemo induced menopause? Incidentally, I'm feeling very hormonal. This is probably about the age of a normal menopause. Maybe those hormones are giving one last hurrah? Thanks for any responses and for reading. Barb > Anyone else experience bleeding after a chemo induced menopause? Yup. I had some spotting, so had an inconclusive (and kinda uncomfortable) endometrial biopsy, went on to a "borderline" ultrasound, and finally had a D&C hysteroscopy. All clear! Hope you have equally satisfactory results . . . do let us know? Ann T. Remove 'dontsendspam' from address to reply by email Hello Ann, Thanks for responding. I've also had the hysteroscopy a few years ago when the cause for a similar bleed couldn't be found. It too was clear. A day or so later, a bit of lab work came back that indicated that I was pretty severely hypothyroid. The medication for that took care of the bleeding. This time, the TSH is within normal limits. Had the ultrasound today, but don't know anything yet, of course. The tech was really nice and answered as much as she was allowed to answer. The ultrasound will be read by a radiologist. Thanks for the well wishes. I must wait for the mini d and c. Hope there will be something to know at the time that is done. In the meantime, I'm trying to practice all that advice I give about not jumping to conclusions....easier said than done! Best wishes to you. Barb > Yup. I had some spotting, so had an inconclusive (and kinda > uncomfortable) endometrial biopsy, went on to a "borderline" ultrasound, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Ann T. > Remove 'dontsendspam' from address to reply by email Bara, it sounds to me like your body is giving that ONE LAST HURRAY. You don't say what age you are but 20 years after chemo and now supposedly hormonal you must have been fairly young when you had chemo. I had bleeding one year after finishing chemo, then about 6 months later and nothing more since. That was 11 years ago. Your hormone levels can be checked with a blood test. Hope you get your results of your ultrasound soon. > Hi Group, > I have to have a pelvic ultrasound and a mini d and c for bleeding that has [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks for any responses and for reading. > Barb > Bara, it sounds to me like your body is giving that ONE LAST HURRAY. You > don't say what age you are but 20 years after chemo and now supposedly > hormonal you must have been fairly young when you had chemo. I had bleeding > one year after finishing chemo, then about 6 months later and nothing more > since. That was 11 years ago. Your hormone levels can be checked with a > blood test. Hope you get your results of your ultrasound soon. Hi Jo, I was 35 at the time of my mastectomy and chemo, and I think I'm at about the right age for a "natural" menopause. I surely hope that this is just result of stopping Evista (for osteoporosis) or the final fling. I'll know about the ultrasound at next Tuesday's appointment with my GP. Interesting that she didn't mention checking hormone levels. Thanks for writing. Wishing you well. Barb Hi Barb, I kept bleeding here and there post-chemopause, then had a suspicious pelvic u/s (possible complex mass), and finally a laparotomy. Turned out to be a scarred fallopian tube from an old bout of PID. Phew! > Hi Barb, > > I kept bleeding here and there post-chemopause, then had a suspicious > pelvic u/s (possible complex mass), and finally a laparotomy. Turned out to > be a scarred fallopian tube from an old bout of PID. Phew! I'm glad you had a good outcome.....There's nothing like the wait between symptoms, tests and results, huh? I've had both the ultrasound procedure (found a fibroid) and the endometrial biopsy. That's the one I'm waiting for....Should know in 10-14 days. In the meantime, the PAP came back ok. I'm trying to believe that there are any number of possible benign causes . Feel fine physically, if a little stressed mentally! Anyway, thanks for replying. It helps to hear from folks. Barb |
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