TAH coming up soon

I'm 57 and am having a TAH on June 12 due to an exsisting fibroid that began growing quite rapidly after shrinking somewhat. I've been 14 months with no period and I started bleeding like a regular period. Was sent to a Gyn/Onc by my regular Gyn. My fibroid is 17 cm. Yes, really huge. It was always around 11. I was scheduled for the TAH a week after I first saw her. She is concerned about it being cancer and so am I. I have no family history or risk factors except age but I am so scared.

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Originally Posted by dino12 I'm 57 and am having a TAH on June 12 due to an exsisting fibroid that began growing quite rapidly after shrinking somewhat. I've been 14 months with no period and I started bleeding like a regular period. Was sent to a Gyn/Onc by my regular Gyn. My fibroid is 17 cm. Yes, really huge. It was always around 11. I was scheduled for the TAH a week after I first saw her. She is concerned about it being cancer and so am I. I have no family history or risk factors except age but I am so scared.

I was rather scared when I got the news of my diagnoses of complex hyperplasia w/ atypia (abnormal pre-cancer cells).
I am glad that I had my TAH done when I did. When the doctor got in to where the abnormal cells were she found black spots as well. Everything turned out to be pre-cancerous at the top percentage of becoming cancer. She got all the bad stuff out when she removed everthing. No radiation needed. I go for my 6 week post=op check-up.
My pain level is better than it was in the beginning. I am walking some better, but still slow. My stitches still haven't all dissolved. I will keep you in my prayers.

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Originally Posted by dino12 I'm 57 and am having a TAH on June 12 due to an exsisting fibroid that began growing quite rapidly after shrinking somewhat. I've been 14 months with no period and I started bleeding like a regular period. Was sent to a Gyn/Onc by my regular Gyn. My fibroid is 17 cm. Yes, really huge. It was always around 11. I was scheduled for the TAH a week after I first saw her. She is concerned about it being cancer and so am I. I have no family history or risk factors except age but I am so scared.

Although I am yonger than you I had the same diagnosis. My stomach was huge. I had someone ask me if I was having a baby. My fibroids were inside and outside of my uterus. I had an MRI but they still couldn't tell what was going on inside of me. My GYN sent me to the oncologist to do the surgery just in case it was cancerous (it wasn't thank GOD). Please try to keep a positive attitude and DO NOT embrace the negative. I know it is hard, because your mind always wanders. I had a whole month from the date I scheduled the surgery to do nothing but think. I tried to keep a positive attitude and I did not "claim" anything negative.

Thanks for the encouraging words. I'm trying really hard to think positively.