Scared Sh%&less

[OdieForever]

After some post-menopausal bleeding, I underwent a D &C and biopsy in late January of 2025. A few days later, I went online to check my results and was stunned and horrified to read the words "Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, grade 1". This was late on a Friday afternoon, and neither my GYN doctor, nor anyone else from the practice was available to discuss this with me. I spent 4 sleepless, angst-ridden nights before I could schedule an appointment with my GYN, (who was very annoyed that I had seen the results before he did).

I was referred to a GYN Oncologist and am now scheduled for a Total Hysterectomy and lymph node biopsies on 3/19. The thing that really gets to me is when doctors, as well as friends, ask me, "Why are you so upset? If you have to have cancer, this is the best kind to have. Besides, you don't need all that stuff anyway (meaning my uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and cervix).

I must admit, I am very surprised and confused by the deep sense of loss (not to mention the overwhelming FEAR) that I've been feeling ever since that heart-stopping moment when I read my diagnosis. Anyway, that's my story ... and thanks for letting me vent.