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I had what they call a "chemical D & C" which basically means I was never put to sleep but I bled like a stuck pig very suddenly for several hours. It was not fun. But I guess it beat the alternative. And then I still had to have a complete hysterectomy. Please keep us posted!
Oh yikes! That sounds awful! My OBGYN says I will be knocked out for my procedure, thank goodness. But I understand from others that I can expect some pain afterwards, as well as potentially quite a bit of bleeding.
I met with the OBGYN who will be doing my D&C and hysteroscopy. What a nice guy! One of the nicest doctors I have ever met. I wish all doctors were like him. He reassured me that ovarian cancer doesn’t seem likely. He offered to order a blood marker test that could indicate cancer. I will likely do that. But since my meeting with him, I haven’t worried too much about cancer. I haven’t experienced bleeding in about 2 weeks either, knock on wood.
Even though the fear has subsided, I do still have some weird GI stuff, particularly the burping. I’ll hear a gurgle and then I’ll burp. I have days where I don’t feel hungry and can’t eat much. But I’m not going to get a CT scan. I’m not in pain. I am going to try to eat better and if I still don’t feel right when I have my annual physical in July, then I’ll ask for a referral or testing.
My procedure will be on April 2 (another sign the doc isn’t too worried about cancer…I think he’d try to rush things along rather than waiting for 1+ month to get the procedure done). So I’m hanging in there!
I’m so glad you liked the doctor. Not sure how old you are, but you might think about a colonoscopy. You could discuss with you PCP when you have your physical.
I’m so glad you liked the doctor. Not sure how old you are, but you might think about a colonoscopy. You could discuss with you PCP when you have your physical.
I had one in 2020 so I have to get another one next year.
I met with the OBGYN who will be doing my D&C and hysteroscopy. What a nice guy! One of the nicest doctors I have ever met. I wish all doctors were like him. He reassured me that ovarian cancer doesn’t seem likely. He offered to order a blood marker test that could indicate cancer. I will likely do that. But since my meeting with him, I haven’t worried too much about cancer. I haven’t experienced bleeding in about 2 weeks either, knock on wood.
Even though the fear has subsided, I do still have some weird GI stuff, particularly the burping. I’ll hear a gurgle and then I’ll burp. I have days where I don’t feel hungry and can’t eat much. But I’m not going to get a CT scan. I’m not in pain. I am going to try to eat better and if I still don’t feel right when I have my annual physical in July, then I’ll ask for a referral or testing.
My procedure will be on April 2 (another sign the doc isn’t too worried about cancer…I think he’d try to rush things along rather than waiting for 1+ month to get the procedure done). So I’m hanging in there!
I also had a D&C and hysteroscopy back in 2011 to fix excessive bleeding. Dr put me on a very low dose BC pill for a year. Never had another problem. I really liked my doctor too. Best of luck!
Hi there, not sure whether anyone who read this post or reads it in the future might be interested in the outcome. I had the D&C and hysteroscopy. Piece of cake. They gave me anesthesia so I was out like a light. Procedure took about half an hour. As soon as I was coherent once again, I was allowed to go home. I was warned there would be cramps for a few days after, and spotting/bleeding for up to 10 days. Fortunately, I had maybe two incidents of cramping but was otherwise just fine. The spotting lasted 8 days. All went well.
During the follow up visit, the doc said he found two polyps, one close to the opening of the uterus and one much deeper in the uterus. The bleeding could have come from either, although the closer one was suspected. No presence of cancer found. More polyps can show up, but as of right now I am fine and have no gynecological cancers. The weird GI stuff, specifically increased burping, is still there but I’m not so worried about that anymore. I’ll ask my PCP about it during my next physical.
Thanks again to all who provided support and kind words on this thread. It was very helpful.
I’m so glad everything went well, and you got such an excellent report.
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