please help - Cancer: Breast Message Board

shelby1234 · 04-20-2003, 09:28 PM

hello i am new hear and i need advice, i am 28 , with a 2 year old and ever since i had him by c-section i have had non-stop problems because the sutures used in my uterus never dissolved and came through my cervix, i had to have a d&c and i was on antibiotics for about 1 yr, ever since the d&c i have a discharge periodically through the months mostly midcycle and occasionally tinged with blood, and before my period i spot now, i have had cultures , pap, ultrasound ect... and doc says they cant find anything, but my fear is that i have cancer or something and it isnt being picked up, i am freaking myself out because i cant get rid of the discharge and i am spotting, i dont know if it is hormones or not and my docs dont seem to care too much , i have been too 4 different ones, any advice would be great!!!!! thanks alot

kat721 · 04-20-2003, 09:35 PM

After my 4 trys with Gynecologists I have come to the conclusion that the specialty of Reproductive Endocrinologists are generally better at diagnostics than the generic brand of gynecologist.
4 doctors is frustrating but really, that's relatively few when one has a problem that is a little harder to diagnose.
It's not unusual to see a bunch of doctors.
Don't give up until you feel that your concerns have been tended.
It might not be cancer.
It might be something hormonal.
What ever it is, if you don't feel good about it, then keep pushing.
kat

scottishgal · 04-30-2003, 08:20 PM

Go back to another Doctor, do not leave it. Ask them for another Pap, and if necessary an Endometrial Biopsy. Blood tests can also detect if there is any cancer. In 1989 I had mild spotting, went to my Dr. He told me the same, nothing to worry about, The pap came back negative. Two weeks later they were doing an Endometrial Biopsy as I Hemorrhaged. It was Uterine Cancer. I beat it, and Uterine cancer is one of the slowest spreading cancers going. So go get help, check it out. It may be nothing, but better you get a second opinion.

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