Re: Hysteroscopy shows polyps

[Guest guest]

Roseanne, did your doctor say whether your polyps are cervical or

endometrial? Polyps do tend to bleed and that might be why you're

bleeding again.

You might want to take a look at this page from Brigham & Women's

Hospital in Boston about endometrial polyps, which is what it sounds

like you have:

What are endometrial polyps? at

http://www.fibroids.net/html/frameset.htm. Notice that it says that

only 0.6% of endometrial polyps are involved with EITHER adenomatous

hyperplasia (benign growth of the endometrium) or endometrial

adenocarcinomas (malignant tumors of the glandular component of the

endometrium). That's a very low risk, and it's even lower for cancer

alone, as this figure includes those polyps involved with a benign

condition (adenomatous hyperplasia) as well as with a cancer.

Personally, I would ask your doctor to try to find out more

information on just why you might have developed the polyps after the

ablation, as it is an unusual development. But remember -- just

because it's unusual doesn't mean that it follows that it will become

cancerous. It's possible for the lining to grow back in some cases

following an ablation and perhaps this is what's happened in your

case.

Leonie

> OK, so now the family of aliens has grown in my uterus. In addition

> to a grapefruit sized fundal fibroid, I have multiple polyps. I had

> an ablation last October and there were no polyps then. My gyn was

> very surprised to see the polyps. In fact, she didn't think

anything

> could grow as my uterine lining was destroyed by the ablation. This

> new development has me concerned. My gyn said that the polyps

looked

> normal, but who is to say they won't turn cancerous.

>

> A D&C would get rid of the polyps, but because I have adhesions

from

> the ablation, there is the possibility that a polyp or two could be

> hidden away in pitted areas. I saw the polyps and the cave-like

areas

> of the lining of my uterus.

>

> Anyway, I'm feeling pretty low right now. Has anyone had or heard

of

> such a thing? In the meantime, I'm bleeding again. Don't know how

> much longer I can hold out. I'm almost 49.