What Would You Do If This Happened To You?

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I first went to Dr.** in June 2010 for another opinion about what to do about a possible uterine polyp I was told I might have. She wasn't that nice and she scared me about it and I really didn't like her personality at all and I was never plannong on going back to her. I didn't go to her then for an exam because I had recently had one from my regular gynecologist.

Tuesday I went to her because I hadn't had a breast or pelvic exam in a year and a half and because she's right accross the street I went to her out of convenience. When I told her that I found out I had 2 uterine polyps from a saline ultrasound I had in August 2011,she said she wasn't surprised. I said why do you say that,she said because you didn't take care of it before. I said they didn't see my other smaller polyp on the regular transvaginal ultrasound,and she said they usually don't see them on them.When I first saw her in 2010 I told her that her colleague Dr.Lee and every other gynecologist I saw since my mother died of endometrial cancer when I was 20 and she was 49,that I asked if I have to worry about Endometrial cancer because my mother had it,told me it's not genetic,breast cancer is.

I also told her that most uterine polyps are not cancer and are pretty common and that even one of the gynecology nurses there told me this,and so did the oncology nurse at the Fox Chase Cancer Center,but of course they also said that the only way to know 100% is if they are removed.

So Dr.** said then maybe it is genetic and she said should wouldn't do a endometrial biopsy,because it could be cancer and the biopsy could miss it,she said what other gynecologists said,that they wanted to do a D&C but I have an absolute terror of being put to sleep and my cardiologist suggested an epidural and I spoke with a woman at I think the American Insitute of Radiology in 2011 who used to be an ultrasound tech herself,and she was now 62 and  when she was in her 40's she had vaginal spotting and had an epidural with a hysteroscopy not a D&C and had her polyp removed this way. Also I communicated with women and read posts by women on HysterSisters the hysterectomy site,and others that had it done this way.

Anyway,I told this Dr. that an oncology gynecologist I saw at the Fox Chase Cancer Center first in February 2009 before my polyps were found,when I had a fibroid on the outside of uterus and in September 2008 I  had a brush uterine biopsy by another gynecologist because some endometrial cells turned up on my pap test i July 2008,this oncology gynecologist told me that she never heard of uterine cancer being genetic. I even posted on the medical boards online what she said in 2009 and 2010 and I told the social worker at this Center that she said this as well. Well Dr.** gave me a breast exam today,and I told her what this oncology gynecologist said to me,she argued and said she never would have said this,she was my teacher,so I said yes she did say it,and she abrubtly stopped my exam and said I'm not going through with this and didn't give me a pelvic exam at all and left the room! She denied me my medical care!

I found two otherpoor reviews of 1 * for this gynecologist on a site U Compare Healthcare,and another that was only fair with 2 and a half *'s. She got some good patient reviews here and on another rate doctors site too.I'm sure she can be good for some things like delivering babies. I complained to Medicare and they told me to call the  Quality Imporovement Organization and so I left a message on their answering machine yesterday,but so far I haven't heard back from them.

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This oncology gynecologist had also said in February 2009 that fortunately for me I don't have any family history. I said to her that my own mother died of uterine cancer at age 49,how is that not a family history? She said that I don't have a lot of family members with it and my mother died of a rare aggressive type. She said that after I showed her my mother's hospital medical records.

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I Posted This On Here In April 2010 And I mention that the Fox Chase oncology gynecologist did say she never heard of uterine cancer being genetic! I posted this on HysterSisters too.



SHOULD I BE VERY CONCERNED I DON"T KNOW IF WHAT I HAVE IS A POLYP OR CANCER MY MOTHER DIED OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER AT AGE 49

I just got back a report yesterday of a transvaginal ultrasound and it says I have a mass protruding into my uterine lining,suggestive of a polyp. It doesn't say how big it is and they don't say I should have a biopsy. I had my first transvaginal ultrasound in the Fall of 2006 because my internist gave me a prescription for it because I had spoting in between  my period since The Fall of 2005 at age 40 and a half.


In July 2008 endometrial cells were found on my pap test so I had  to have a uterine biopsy in September 2008 and it was normal.In December 2008 I had another transvaginal ultrasound and it said I had somewhat thickening of my uterine lining and a really small fibroid but no polyp reported.Now I have 2 small fibroids and what they said is suggestive of a polyp.My uterine lining is reported to be somwhat thick again but I got my period 2 days after this recent vaginal ultrasound.My mother died in September 1985 of a rare endometrial cancer,squamas cell at stage 4 after only 4 months of being diagnosed with it in both of her lungs.


I was  told by so many gynecologists including an oncology gynecologist I saw at Fox Chase Cancer Center in February 2009,that they never heard of uterine cancer being genetic.Yet some cancer teatment and prevention organizations like The Women's Cancer Network and the web site of the hospital where my mother died,do say that family history,having a mother or sister with it is an increased risk for getting it. I also have never been pregnant and never took any birth contro pills either and this is a risk too,not being pregnant is also a risk for breast and ovarian cancer.


I'm really worried now and the gynecology nurse who just told me about this polyp says they are usually benign but they can't know for sure without a biopsy or D&C which I'm terrified to have,I'm terrified to even ever have a colonoscopy for irritable bowel pain,because I'm terrified of being put to sleep.

If anyone can let me know anything I really would appreciate it.

Thank You.

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