Well, I had the second scan which showed the growth stayed the same. It also showed retained fluid in the endometrial? area. I will.have another scan in December and in January we are going to have a short surgery to obtain Uturine samples and drain the fluid. They said my lining thickness fluctuated from 4 to 5--which isn't bad..... But with the cancer risk they want to check it. In and out. I'll still be having the uturine scans every 3 Months to make sure the growth hasn't increased.
Genetic tests weren't approved. My immediate family doesn't have any cancer cases .... That's correct but it's my extended family..... Sigh. So still fighting on that end. BUT.... 2 of my cousins passed away in the last 2 years. They both had the test, it indicated that genetically they weren't prone to cancer.. and they both died within the 2 year window. My oncologist said we are not going to focus on the test. My cousins son has offered his mother's medical records to my oncologist which we are grateful for. She had a spot in one breast which they watched for years, then suddenly it was breast cancer in that same breast .... And then she developed Uturine cancer or kidney cancer.... I don't know which of the 2 came first. This scenario...or one very much like it..has occurred with the female cancer victims in my family. So they are watching me closely..
I also developed a 5 mm area in one breast that we are watching. The radiology said it's been there for the last 6 years... But oncology said we are now doing ultrasounds every 6 months then my mammograms yearly from here on out. (Yes,they called me back for a second scan and ultrasound every other year for the last 6 years...The only thing that's changed is that now I have timelines of my cousins and their struggles)
I should feel safer..... Instead I feel scared. Like I am Waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Clo
Post Edited (clo2014) : 11/18/2024 10:47:57 PM (GMT-5)