Finally decided to have the "mass looked at again

[SassyLassie]

Well, I am back.

Just a month or so again, I decided to continue with the treatment, it had been a year. I called the doctor and the receptionist said he would get back to me soon, HAH, it took over 2 months. He decided to do another ultra sound as it had been so long and I had not had anymore new symptoms. I have not heard back on it, (it was a month ago already) but the tech said the endometrial thickness was less, it was 3 in thickness, and that mass was not any bigger. She said it looked very much like a "dermoid cyst" and it had probably been there a long time.

I now am waiting again to hear from the doc as to what to do next, I am glad that the wall was thinner and the "mass" no bigger, I feel all is well, but will be nice to hear from him about it. I hate all this waiting.

[old_before_my_time]

Glad to hear it SassyLassie!

[SassyLassie]

Well, here I am again, and so scared I can't stop crying. As you can see by my above posts, all was well; well, a couple of weeks ago, I went to wipe myself and on the paper was the tiny tiniest very pale pink line, I mean, it was so small,  no one would notice, but I have still been nervous even though the results of the ultra-sound were good. Well, my tummy dropped and I had a panic attack, I wiped again, and there was an even lighter color pink or orange or whatever, by this time, I am in tears, I wiped again, nothing and there has been nothing since. I immediately started to feel like I was getting cramps as well.

I am so afraid something is wrong, I will say that before this started, about a month  prior, I was lifting very heavy boxes and it hurt my lower back, then a few weeks after that, I stepped on a rug, and it went flying out from under me, I didn't fall, but man, my legs went in opposite directions of each other, all this has made my right hip (the side the "mass" is one) very painful, it hurts to walk or to bend or really do anything. I now feel like I have cramps, not consistently, but enough to scare me. My chiropractor doesn't seem to be able to help.

I am worried sick, I just don't know if that was a slight tinge of blood I saw that night or not. I know I have been very sore in that area and cleaned to roughly that same night before I noticed the blood, the wash clothe was orange. I am trying to convince myself that it is nothing, but I am sitting here, hip hurting and crying.

I don't know if I should call the doctor or not. We can not afford it, we have no money at all and are having to take a form of bankruptcy before the end of this month. My stress level is off the charts. I am homesick for the states, I am miserable in my marriage, I have no close friends over here (I am currently in New Zealand, been here over 4 years) and I feel hopeless and alone.

I would appreciate any thoughts, I just need some one to sort of talk to me here, I know no one is a doctor, but it helps to read others input.

Thanks ahead for any posts.

[old_before_my_time]

I'm sorry I just now saw your post. So sorry you're going through all this! I know our minds tend to think the worst. But chances are this is nothing serious. I'm thinking you are menopausal? If so, this may very well be just spotting from atrophied vaginal tissues which is fairly  common after menopause. Or it could be some tissue trauma from your near fall. The cramping may also be from this near fall.

I hope this eases your mind a bit! Keep us posted.

[HVAC]

If you are worried about cancer I personally would not. You would have more symptoms and there would be much more growth. A dermoid cyst is not cancerous. It is good that you are following up.
Alex

[SassyLassie]

Well, I finally heard from the doctor, he sent me a letter. He said that the endometrial wall had no abnormalities (only 3mm thick) and the "mass" was probably some type of cyst, but, it had not grown at all. He said in his opinion, no hysteroscopy was needed and we could just do conservative care if needed, he said I did not have to return unless I wanted to due to pain or a new development, so, I am pretty pleased.