Re: found a new gyn, and ask the docs here for opinion

[Guest guest]

Hysteroscopic resection is just a way of doing a myo

through the vagina so that no incision is needed. I

had the procedure done last month. My doctor also

offered to do the ablation at the same time if I

wanted, but I chose not to at that time. I wanted to

see what the effect of the resection was first. Also,

ablation destroys the uterine lining, making it more

difficult to diagnose endometrial cancer in the

future.

Terri

--- grimes2 wrote:

> Hi,

> Last week, I went to a new gyn to go over my new

> ultrasound I had,

> and to compare it to the one I had about 8 months

> ago.

> I have multiple fibroids, which haven't really

> changed that much. The

> largest is 3.1 cm. One of the fibroids is

> submucosal, which is 2.2cm.

> My gyn thinks this is the one that is making me

> bleed heavy and in

> between periods. So he wants to do a Hysteroscopy

> resection on it,

> and he said if it looks like this really isn't the

> problem, or will

> not

> help me, he wants me to have a Endometrial Ablation.

>

> Whats everyone think? I don't know to much about

> either one of these

> procedures, like I know about a myo or ufe, which

> I've been

> researching for awhile now. But I have been reading

> through the

> pamphlets they gave me and stuff online, and I'm

> trying to go through

> some of the arcives here. But, I'd like everyones

> opinion on what my

> new gyn wants to do. I'm 43 and no longer want kids.

>

> Also, I have an ovarian cyst. It was there in the

> first US I had 8

> months ago, and is still there now. The radiology

> report says it

> hasn't changed since the last one, and its

> suspicious for an

> endometrioma. What exactly does this mean? What

> should be done, if

> anything? And can something be done during the

> procedure of the

> hysteroscopy and endometrial ablation? My gyn is off

> all this week,

> and I just got a copy of the report, so I'd like the

> doctors on this

> list to give me their opinion on this and the

> procedures above, and

> also from all you great women on here. This group is

> so wonderful.

> Thanks a lot,

> Barb

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hysteroscopic resection is just a way of doing a myo

through the vagina so that no incision is needed. I

had the procedure done last month. My doctor also

offered to do the ablation at the same time if I

wanted, but I chose not to at that time. I wanted to

see what the effect of the resection was first. Also,

ablation destroys the uterine lining, making it more

difficult to diagnose endometrial cancer in the

future.

Terri

--- grimes2 wrote:

> Hi,

> Last week, I went to a new gyn to go over my new

> ultrasound I had,

> and to compare it to the one I had about 8 months

> ago.

> I have multiple fibroids, which haven't really

> changed that much. The

> largest is 3.1 cm. One of the fibroids is

> submucosal, which is 2.2cm.

> My gyn thinks this is the one that is making me

> bleed heavy and in

> between periods. So he wants to do a Hysteroscopy

> resection on it,

> and he said if it looks like this really isn't the

> problem, or will

> not

> help me, he wants me to have a Endometrial Ablation.

>

> Whats everyone think? I don't know to much about

> either one of these

> procedures, like I know about a myo or ufe, which

> I've been

> researching for awhile now. But I have been reading

> through the

> pamphlets they gave me and stuff online, and I'm

> trying to go through

> some of the arcives here. But, I'd like everyones

> opinion on what my

> new gyn wants to do. I'm 43 and no longer want kids.

>

> Also, I have an ovarian cyst. It was there in the

> first US I had 8

> months ago, and is still there now. The radiology

> report says it

> hasn't changed since the last one, and its

> suspicious for an

> endometrioma. What exactly does this mean? What

> should be done, if

> anything? And can something be done during the

> procedure of the

> hysteroscopy and endometrial ablation? My gyn is off

> all this week,

> and I just got a copy of the report, so I'd like the

> doctors on this

> list to give me their opinion on this and the

> procedures above, and

> also from all you great women on here. This group is

> so wonderful.

> Thanks a lot,

> Barb

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I'm wondering how one could get endometrial cancer with no endometrium?

terri stefanson wrote:

> Hysteroscopic resection is just a way of doing a myo

> through the vagina so that no incision is needed. I

> had the procedure done last month. My doctor also

> offered to do the ablation at the same time if I

> wanted, but I chose not to at that time. I wanted to

> see what the effect of the resection was first. Also,

> ablation destroys the uterine lining, making it more

> difficult to diagnose endometrial cancer in the

> future.

>

> Terri

>

> --- grimes2 wrote:

> > Hi,

> > Last week, I went to a new gyn to go over my new

> > ultrasound I had,

> > and to compare it to the one I had about 8 months

> > ago.

> > I have multiple fibroids, which haven't really

> > changed that much. The

> > largest is 3.1 cm. One of the fibroids is

> > submucosal, which is 2.2cm.

> > My gyn thinks this is the one that is making me

> > bleed heavy and in

> > between periods. So he wants to do a Hysteroscopy

> > resection on it,

> > and he said if it looks like this really isn't the

> > problem, or will

> > not

> > help me, he wants me to have a Endometrial Ablation.

> >

> > Whats everyone think? I don't know to much about

> > either one of these

> > procedures, like I know about a myo or ufe, which

> > I've been

> > researching for awhile now. But I have been reading

> > through the

> > pamphlets they gave me and stuff online, and I'm

> > trying to go through

> > some of the arcives here. But, I'd like everyones

> > opinion on what my

> > new gyn wants to do. I'm 43 and no longer want kids.

> >

> > Also, I have an ovarian cyst. It was there in the

> > first US I had 8

> > months ago, and is still there now. The radiology

> > report says it

> > hasn't changed since the last one, and its

> > suspicious for an

> > endometrioma. What exactly does this mean? What

> > should be done, if

> > anything? And can something be done during the

> > procedure of the

> > hysteroscopy and endometrial ablation? My gyn is off

> > all this week,

> > and I just got a copy of the report, so I'd like the

> > doctors on this

> > list to give me their opinion on this and the

> > procedures above, and

> > also from all you great women on here. This group is

> > so wonderful.

> > Thanks a lot,

> > Barb

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I'm wondering how one could get endometrial cancer with no endometrium?

terri stefanson wrote:

> Hysteroscopic resection is just a way of doing a myo

> through the vagina so that no incision is needed. I

> had the procedure done last month. My doctor also

> offered to do the ablation at the same time if I

> wanted, but I chose not to at that time. I wanted to

> see what the effect of the resection was first. Also,

> ablation destroys the uterine lining, making it more

> difficult to diagnose endometrial cancer in the

> future.

>

> Terri

>

> --- grimes2 wrote:

> > Hi,

> > Last week, I went to a new gyn to go over my new

> > ultrasound I had,

> > and to compare it to the one I had about 8 months

> > ago.

> > I have multiple fibroids, which haven't really

> > changed that much. The

> > largest is 3.1 cm. One of the fibroids is

> > submucosal, which is 2.2cm.

> > My gyn thinks this is the one that is making me

> > bleed heavy and in

> > between periods. So he wants to do a Hysteroscopy

> > resection on it,

> > and he said if it looks like this really isn't the

> > problem, or will

> > not

> > help me, he wants me to have a Endometrial Ablation.

> >

> > Whats everyone think? I don't know to much about

> > either one of these

> > procedures, like I know about a myo or ufe, which

> > I've been

> > researching for awhile now. But I have been reading

> > through the

> > pamphlets they gave me and stuff online, and I'm

> > trying to go through

> > some of the arcives here. But, I'd like everyones

> > opinion on what my

> > new gyn wants to do. I'm 43 and no longer want kids.

> >

> > Also, I have an ovarian cyst. It was there in the

> > first US I had 8

> > months ago, and is still there now. The radiology

> > report says it

> > hasn't changed since the last one, and its

> > suspicious for an

> > endometrioma. What exactly does this mean? What

> > should be done, if

> > anything? And can something be done during the

> > procedure of the

> > hysteroscopy and endometrial ablation? My gyn is off

> > all this week,

> > and I just got a copy of the report, so I'd like the

> > doctors on this

> > list to give me their opinion on this and the

> > procedures above, and

> > also from all you great women on here. This group is

> > so wonderful.

> > Thanks a lot,

> > Barb

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I'm wondering how one could get endometrial cancer with no endometrium?

terri stefanson wrote:

> Hysteroscopic resection is just a way of doing a myo

> through the vagina so that no incision is needed. I

> had the procedure done last month. My doctor also

> offered to do the ablation at the same time if I

> wanted, but I chose not to at that time. I wanted to

> see what the effect of the resection was first. Also,

> ablation destroys the uterine lining, making it more

> difficult to diagnose endometrial cancer in the

> future.

>

> Terri

>

> --- grimes2 wrote:

> > Hi,

> > Last week, I went to a new gyn to go over my new

> > ultrasound I had,

> > and to compare it to the one I had about 8 months

> > ago.

> > I have multiple fibroids, which haven't really

> > changed that much. The

> > largest is 3.1 cm. One of the fibroids is

> > submucosal, which is 2.2cm.

> > My gyn thinks this is the one that is making me

> > bleed heavy and in

> > between periods. So he wants to do a Hysteroscopy

> > resection on it,

> > and he said if it looks like this really isn't the

> > problem, or will

> > not

> > help me, he wants me to have a Endometrial Ablation.

> >

> > Whats everyone think? I don't know to much about

> > either one of these

> > procedures, like I know about a myo or ufe, which

> > I've been

> > researching for awhile now. But I have been reading

> > through the

> > pamphlets they gave me and stuff online, and I'm

> > trying to go through

> > some of the arcives here. But, I'd like everyones

> > opinion on what my

> > new gyn wants to do. I'm 43 and no longer want kids.

> >

> > Also, I have an ovarian cyst. It was there in the

> > first US I had 8

> > months ago, and is still there now. The radiology

> > report says it

> > hasn't changed since the last one, and its

> > suspicious for an

> > endometrioma. What exactly does this mean? What

> > should be done, if

> > anything? And can something be done during the

> > procedure of the

> > hysteroscopy and endometrial ablation? My gyn is off

> > all this week,

> > and I just got a copy of the report, so I'd like the

> > doctors on this

> > list to give me their opinion on this and the

> > procedures above, and

> > also from all you great women on here. This group is

> > so wonderful.

> > Thanks a lot,

> > Barb

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

> I'm wondering how one could get endometrial cancer with no

endometrium?

>

I believe it is because ablation does not remove the endometrium. It

only " cooks " the top layer to the bottom layer, thereby destroying

all the tissue in between and creating a thick shield of scar tissue

where the active endometrium used to be. There can always be small

amounts of living tissue left behind to bleed and turn malignant, or

cancer could proliferate under or around the scar tissue.

Judy

[Guest guest]

> I'm wondering how one could get endometrial cancer with no

endometrium?

>

I believe it is because ablation does not remove the endometrium. It

only " cooks " the top layer to the bottom layer, thereby destroying

all the tissue in between and creating a thick shield of scar tissue

where the active endometrium used to be. There can always be small

amounts of living tissue left behind to bleed and turn malignant, or

cancer could proliferate under or around the scar tissue.

Judy

[Guest guest]

I am not really clear on all this myself. Maybe I

should have said uterine cancer. I have read that a

symptom of uterine cancer in post menopausal women is

bleeding, so if you are unable to bleed anymore

because the lining was destroyed you may miss an

important sign of cancer. I am also not sure if the

entire endometrium is destroyed in an ablation.

Anyway, it is something that I felt I needed to

research more before I went ahead and had an ablation.

(although the thought of no more periods is tempting)

I am hoping that the resection will make my periods

lighter and more manageable like they used to be.

Terri

--- " Pedro B. Gandol " wrote:

> I'm wondering how one could get endometrial cancer

> with no endometrium?

>

> terri stefanson wrote:

>

> > Hysteroscopic resection is just a way of doing a

> myo

> > through the vagina so that no incision is needed.

> I

> > had the procedure done last month. My doctor also

> > offered to do the ablation at the same time if I

> > wanted, but I chose not to at that time. I wanted

> to

> > see what the effect of the resection was first.

> Also,

> > ablation destroys the uterine lining, making it

> more

> > difficult to diagnose endometrial cancer in the

> > future.

> >

> > Terri

> >

> > --- grimes2 wrote:

> > > Hi,

> > > Last week, I went to a new gyn to go over my new

> > > ultrasound I had,

> > > and to compare it to the one I had about 8

> months

> > > ago.

> > > I have multiple fibroids, which haven't really

> > > changed that much. The

> > > largest is 3.1 cm. One of the fibroids is

> > > submucosal, which is 2.2cm.

> > > My gyn thinks this is the one that is making me

> > > bleed heavy and in

> > > between periods. So he wants to do a

> Hysteroscopy

> > > resection on it,

> > > and he said if it looks like this really isn't

> the

> > > problem, or will

> > > not

> > > help me, he wants me to have a Endometrial

> Ablation.

> > >

> > > Whats everyone think? I don't know to much about

> > > either one of these

> > > procedures, like I know about a myo or ufe,

> which

> > > I've been

> > > researching for awhile now. But I have been

> reading

> > > through the

> > > pamphlets they gave me and stuff online, and I'm

> > > trying to go through

> > > some of the arcives here. But, I'd like

> everyones

> > > opinion on what my

> > > new gyn wants to do. I'm 43 and no longer want

> kids.

> > >

> > > Also, I have an ovarian cyst. It was there in

> the

> > > first US I had 8

> > > months ago, and is still there now. The

> radiology

> > > report says it

> > > hasn't changed since the last one, and its

> > > suspicious for an

> > > endometrioma. What exactly does this mean? What

> > > should be done, if

> > > anything? And can something be done during the

> > > procedure of the

> > > hysteroscopy and endometrial ablation? My gyn is

> off

> > > all this week,

> > > and I just got a copy of the report, so I'd like

> the

> > > doctors on this

> > > list to give me their opinion on this and the

> > > procedures above, and

> > > also from all you great women on here. This

> group is

> > > so wonderful.

> > > Thanks a lot,

> > > Barb

> > >

> > >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

I am not really clear on all this myself. Maybe I

should have said uterine cancer. I have read that a

symptom of uterine cancer in post menopausal women is

bleeding, so if you are unable to bleed anymore

because the lining was destroyed you may miss an

important sign of cancer. I am also not sure if the

entire endometrium is destroyed in an ablation.

Anyway, it is something that I felt I needed to

research more before I went ahead and had an ablation.

(although the thought of no more periods is tempting)

I am hoping that the resection will make my periods

lighter and more manageable like they used to be.

Terri

--- " Pedro B. Gandol " wrote:

> I'm wondering how one could get endometrial cancer

> with no endometrium?

>

> terri stefanson wrote:

>

> > Hysteroscopic resection is just a way of doing a

> myo

> > through the vagina so that no incision is needed.

> I

> > had the procedure done last month. My doctor also

> > offered to do the ablation at the same time if I

> > wanted, but I chose not to at that time. I wanted

> to

> > see what the effect of the resection was first.

> Also,

> > ablation destroys the uterine lining, making it

> more

> > difficult to diagnose endometrial cancer in the

> > future.

> >

> > Terri

> >

> > --- grimes2 wrote:

> > > Hi,

> > > Last week, I went to a new gyn to go over my new

> > > ultrasound I had,

> > > and to compare it to the one I had about 8

> months

> > > ago.

> > > I have multiple fibroids, which haven't really

> > > changed that much. The

> > > largest is 3.1 cm. One of the fibroids is

> > > submucosal, which is 2.2cm.

> > > My gyn thinks this is the one that is making me

> > > bleed heavy and in

> > > between periods. So he wants to do a

> Hysteroscopy

> > > resection on it,

> > > and he said if it looks like this really isn't

> the

> > > problem, or will

> > > not

> > > help me, he wants me to have a Endometrial

> Ablation.

> > >

> > > Whats everyone think? I don't know to much about

> > > either one of these

> > > procedures, like I know about a myo or ufe,

> which

> > > I've been

> > > researching for awhile now. But I have been

> reading

> > > through the

> > > pamphlets they gave me and stuff online, and I'm

> > > trying to go through

> > > some of the arcives here. But, I'd like

> everyones

> > > opinion on what my

> > > new gyn wants to do. I'm 43 and no longer want

> kids.

> > >

> > > Also, I have an ovarian cyst. It was there in

> the

> > > first US I had 8

> > > months ago, and is still there now. The

> radiology

> > > report says it

> > > hasn't changed since the last one, and its

> > > suspicious for an

> > > endometrioma. What exactly does this mean? What

> > > should be done, if

> > > anything? And can something be done during the

> > > procedure of the

> > > hysteroscopy and endometrial ablation? My gyn is

> off

> > > all this week,

> > > and I just got a copy of the report, so I'd like

> the

> > > doctors on this

> > > list to give me their opinion on this and the

> > > procedures above, and

> > > also from all you great women on here. This

> group is

> > > so wonderful.

> > > Thanks a lot,

> > > Barb

> > >

> > >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >