Uterine Biopsy

[ThankfulJen]

For any of you ladies who have had a uterine biopsy, how long did you have spotting afterwards? I had mine Wednesday. Light spotting after. Went today with no spotting but getting some this evening. It makes me think it must be cancer since I'm still spotting. I'm trying not to freak out and failing miserably.

 

[EMJ]

I have had 3 uterine biopsies.... I had spotting off and on for a couple weeks ... it is irritating going into the uterus to take tissues. I even had a bit of cramping ... but it stopped..... don’t freak out ... try to relax .... things will be ok.

 

[ThankfulJen]

Thank you for your reply. Of course I looked it up and it's so absurd because it says spotting can happen for several days and then says but call your doctor if it happens for more than two. Guess that's what I get for looking it up!

 

[MATD]

Googling is not advisable, as you just learned. It only makes the anxiety worse.

 

[ThankfulJen]

Googling is not advisable, as you just learned. It only makes the anxiety worse.

Yes I know. It's so hard not to, though.

 

[MATD]

Yes I know. It's so hard not to, though.

It’s hard yes. But you do have a choice. Do I need to know so much that I will add to my already high anxiety? Make myself feel worse than I already do?

 

[Jennifer]

Considering they take what looks like a potato peeler to the inside of your uterus, its going to take awhile.

Mine lasted a long time, I don't remember how many days but I do remember the long strips of tissue she put into the jars to be sent for pathology. I felt shocked that it was such an extreme procedure.

You've got to heal in there, give it time.

 

[ThankfulJen]

Well, I have stopped spotting which I am thankful for. Now it's the waiting game and dread for the results. I keep playing the phonecall in my head and im.so tired of being afraid.

 

[Fraser]

For any of you ladies who have had a uterine biopsy, how long did you have spotting afterwards? I had mine Wednesday. Light spotting after. Went today with no spotting but getting some this evening. It makes me think it must be cancer since I'm still spotting. I'm trying not to freak out and failing miserably.

This is like getting punched in the jaw one day and wondering if your sore jaw is jaw cancer the next.

 

[ThankfulJen]

This is like getting punched in the jaw one day and wondering if your sore jaw is jaw cancer the next.

Lol you aren't wrong. And if I were rationally thinking right now, I would probably get that. It's just that in my HA state of mind, too much spotting after could signal something bad whereas just a bit would be normal.

 

[Jennifer]

too much spotting after could signal something bad whereas just a bit would be normal.

Where did that come from?
My gynecologist did not say anything like this in the slightest.

 

[ThankfulJen]

Google of course!

 

[mollyfin]

Considering they take what looks like a potato peeler to the inside of your uterus, its going to take awhile.

Mine lasted a long time, I don't remember how many days but I do remember the long strips of tissue she put into the jars to be sent for pathology. I felt shocked that it was such an extreme procedure.

You've got to heal in there, give it time.

I had a cervical biopsy and remember watching the chunk of my innards being taken out in a jar. Soooooo unsettling to see, haha.

 

[ThankfulJen]

I had a cervical biopsy and remember watching the chunk of my innards being taken out in a jar. Soooooo unsettling to see, haha.

I didn't even see what they put in the jar. Just kept my eyes planted on the ceiling. Nurse told me to go ahead and take my mask off because she didn't want me passing out lol.

 

[Iugrad91]

Has Google ever told you anything good regarding your health scares? It’s never a good idea to Google. If you had a question about post test bleeding the best thing to do is call the docs office and ask to speak to someone. They also should have given you post test instructions like if you have XYZ then give us a call so we can evaluate it.

 

[ThankfulJen]

No. It hasn't helped. But being in constant fear doesn't help either. I hate being weak and scared. I don't want tomorrow to come. I just wish this Sunday would last and last.

 

[EMJ]

First of all ... you are not WEAK... what a misnomer this is in describing the feelings anxiety brings upon us ....being worried and frightened about possibilities is not a weakness .... you are a hyper sensitive person .... things you feel are deeply felt and have a profound effect on your emotions .... it is not wrong or right to be someone who feels deeply .... it is simply a personality trait ... not good not bad... just real. We can all work on coping skills to help us through our most difficult times.... CBT, meditation, mindfulness .... trying to think in a positive way .... but you are not weak.

 

[ThankfulJen]

Thanks for that. I need to work on something. Just feel frozen right now. I was stupid about all of this.

 

[Fraser]

No. It hasn't helped. But being in constant fear doesn't help either. I hate being weak and scared. I don't want tomorrow to come. I just wish this Sunday would last and last.

Your results will come back and do one of two things. 1.) They will alleviate you of your worry (almost certainly). That's great! It will also probably be short term before you anxiety picks out a new toy to play with, so use your down time to focus on some strategies to get better for the next time this happens. 2.) It will confirm your fears (highly unlikely). That's great! You caught the disease by taking a test that saved your life. Now it's time to get better.

 

[Belizz]

It will be all good Jen, Most likely you will get good results.
Nothing showed on the ultrasound, why would you get a bad result in biopsy? The gyn wasn't suspecting anything to begin with.

It's like you getting a biopsy from a spotless patch of skin on your arm, and thinking that it would be cancer
Is this wrong logic?