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TAH-BSO; Complex Hyperplasia with Atypia

TAH-BSO; Complex Hyperplasia with Atypia

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"I'm in perimenopause," I thought, with my slight, almost daily spotting for several months. After a call to the doctor's office and speaking to a nurse about it, I felt reassured that's what was happening. However, when my family physician saw me for my annual exam and heard my symptoms, she immediately referred me to an OB/GYN.

After several tests, including a uterine biopsy (necessary and not that bad, really) my new doctor determined that I would need a hysterectomy. The condition, she told me, was complex hyperplasia with atypia, and that I would need the surgery as soon as we could get it arranged. I was pretty much blind-sided by all of this! My surgery was scheduled for several weeks later. When I mentioned researching hysterectomies online, she told me to search with the words "complex hyperplasia with atypia" for my specific condition.

That's how I found HysterSisters. What a blessing this site was to me. I asked questions online, and later shared answers. This is where Iearned all about having a hysterectomy. To be sure, I searched other reliable sites, as anyone should do who is wanting to learn as much as possible about a medical condition. But HysterSisters was my "go to" site.

I was apprehensive leading up to my surgery, but all went very well with the procedure. My doctor told me that day, that no cancer was found, so no lymph nodes were taken. Imagine my surprise when the next day she came into my hospital room and shared with me that I did in fact have cancer. I asked how that could be. She told me during surgery, a check of the uterus is done for cancer, but later, more detailed studies are done with stains. My cancer consisited of new growths on the uterine lining. It hadn't invaded, and it hadn't spread.

My recovery went well, and all returned to normal. Even with no ovaries, I did not need hormones. This suited my condition, and my circumstances. It's been almost two years since my surgery. Now my PAP tests are of the vaginal cuff area. I quickly (in 8 weeks or so) got back to almost daily running (2-3 miles) and, later, push-ups and sit-ups. (Never thought I'd be doing those again!)

Here is what I learned:
1. Don't equate daily spotting with perimenopause.
2. If your physician tells you surgery is needed shortly, don't try to put it off. I asked if we could wait six months, but she recommended not to do so. Imagine how much my cancer could have grown and spread if I got my way!
3. Become informed about your specific condition. This helps you know what questions to ask your physician.
4. Try to be in as good a physical condition as possible prior to surgery.
5. Follow your physician's post-surgery orders!

Finally, I must mention my wonderful husband. We hadn't been married two years when all of this began, and he supported me every step of the way. I love him with all my heart! He helped me through my ordeal. God did, too!

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