Hysteroscopy and Laparascopy- three days later

[bmom89]

Hi. I am a 26 year old mother of an 8 year old. I am not currently sexually active. My hormones are all in range but I have been having irregular periods, meaning I missed two this year (2016) and when I do get them, cramps are severe as are mood changes and other unpleasant PMS-related symptoms. On top of these issues, I had a small (not sure of exact size, sorry) hemorrhagic cyst rupture very recently. The pain felt worse than labor contractions and is actually still going on! I went to the ER a week ago and they had me follow up with my ob gyn, who really just confirmed that yes it had ruptured and had a very slow leak, and also that my endometrium was thickened. She then scheduled both a hysteroscopy and laparascopy which I had done last Friday (three days ago now) It was my first surgery ever and so far recovery has been very difficult and painful, but I am managing. My question is- the doctor never followed up with me after the surgery, I am having to wait a week until my in office follow up appointment. So I am wondering, if it was anything severe, like cancer (both ovarian and uterine run in my family) would I find out at this upcoming appointment? I'm just having a LOT of anxiety and would appreciate advice or shared experiences. Thank you and sorry this wasn't written so well! Maybe more than anything I just would like to connect with people who have had these same issues.

[old_before_my_time]

Sorry you're dealing with this. It's odd that your doctor never followed up with you after surgery leaving you to wait a week. Hopefully, nothing serious was found. Let us know what you find out. You are still early post-op so it's normal to be in pain. I hope you start feeling better soon!

[bmom89]

Thanks for your comment and for caring! Sorry for the delayed response and who knows if anyone will actually read this but it turns out I have stage 3 endometriosis! :( Doctor gave me a few options and after considering them all, I went with a daily birth control pill called Minestrin 24. I go back in 3 months to discuss if they're helping and possibly for another laparascopy but hopefully not. Anyway, not cancer so I am relieved about that but still sad it's a painful disease with no permanent cure. So anyone with endometriosis or symptoms of it, talk to your doctor about how to get a diagnosis and begin exploring treatment options because it only gets worse -Hannah

[old_before_my_time]

I'm sorry to hear you've been diagnosed with endometriosis! I hope the BC pill is a big help!

[bmom89]

Also I forgot to include that my annual paps and colposcopy have all been abnormal the last two years, last one as recently as a month ago. They come back as low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, so yes I have hpv unfortunately. Is that always the kind that causes cancer? I'm very scared it will progress to that