Hysterectomy / Lymph node removal

[Charlotte123456]

My friend who has not had a period for several years, started bleeding. She went to her doctor and they performed a D/C and biopsy,which came back negative, but the doctor said to us that she was concerned about the thickness of her uterius. She contacted my friend last night and advised her to have a hysterectomy and scheduled her to see an oncologist to have lymp nodes removed at the same time as the hysterectomy. We are assuming this is as a precaution since her biopsy came back negative and her mamogram also was negative But my daughter said she has never heard of this, that something else is wrong. I am very worried now. Would you please advise?

[Nursemommy34]

Have they done any imaging of her abdomen besides the uterus?  There are some kinds of ovarian cysts that can make the ovaries crank out hormones that they haven't made in a long time.  A symptom of problematic ovary is post menopausal bleeding.
I guess they will find out anyway, when they go in for the hysterectomy.
Maybe they are just planning for a look around with the option for hysterectomy?
Need more clarifiication.  What kinds of imaging has she had?  Does she have CA125's on hand?

[Kimchi]

I have hysterectomy in Oc 2006, and my lymph nodes were not removed. Found out I had stage 4 OC and went on chemo for 12 cycles.  In Oct 2007, I went for second opinion and the second doctor was surprised that my lymph nodes were not removed, said they should have been...Seems to be a difference of opinion in my case.  Now that I understand more about node,s and have a mass growing in a node now,  I wish they had been removed during my hysto..