Diagnosed with endometriosis 28 years ago. Told that the cells were,
"All over my body."
Had full hysterectomy and was placed on HRT for twenty years.
I have continued to have aches and pains but just had each problem investigated when needed.
However, I have been concerned that the endometrial cells, though dormant, might turn cancerous.
Recently I have had a continuing pain in my lower left groin. What are the chances that these,
"Rogue cells,"
might have turned malignant?
Can anyone help me as the pain is now as bad and similar in nature to when I had the active disease.
Thank You
Did you have excision of the existing endo when you had your hysterectomy?
The surgery would have been too extensive to remove all cell. The attitude was that once the oestrogen was gone the endo cells would go to sleep!
I don't think they did!
It’s my understanding that endo has it’s own oestrogen supply (without the ovaries once endo has established) if it wasn’t excised then potentially would continue to grow which is why it should be excised at the same time as hysterectomy.
Thanks, but they could not have got it all. I had it in my diaphram, eyes, spine, muscles.....everywhere!