Lj,
Hi. Thanks for your reply. I'm glad to know other women experience
pain when getting a sample of the endometrial. I think I got panicky
when I found out that there can be an insulin secreting tumor in the
cervix knowing that I have Hypoglycemia. I guess I will just have to
wait and see. Thanks for your help.
Sue

--- In Cervical-Cancer@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa-Jean Sylvia"
<lj_saffi@h...> wrote:
> Hi Sue,
> I don't have much information about the article you read, or even
your whole
> situation. Maybe what I do know will help you put the pieces
together,
> though.
>
> As I understand it, thickening of the endometrial is actually
thickening of
> the wall of the uterus, not the vagina. In order to get a sample
of the
> endometrial, they actually have to insert something through the
opening of
> your cervix, so it needs to be opened or dialated at least a little
bit. It
> is not unusual for this to be painful, and I know at least 2 women
who have
> had to be sedated to get this done. I don't think either of them
had
> anything wrong with their cervix. Have you ever had any issues
with your
> cervix before? Maybe had laser or cryo surgery to remove
precancerous
> cells? Because that can leave scar tissue and make it even more
difficult
> for your cervix to dialate. A friend had scar tissue on her cervix
and
> ended up having c-sections when she had her children because her
cervix
> wouldn't dialate naturally.
>
> It sounds like things are pretty chaotic right now for you. I can
relate to
> the feeling of not knowing what is going on. Just remember that
the
> not-knowing part of illness is often the hardest. We naturally get
anxious
> and worried, and sometimes have no real reason to be worried. I am
not
> trying to minimize what you are going through, or tell you that you
are
> worrying for nothing. I just want to pass on my own experiences.
> I have been cancer free for 3 years now, but still I get nervous
every time
> I go to the gynocologist -- even if it has nothing to do with my
cancer.
> Like when I just had my baby 8 months ago, I couldn't help but feel
deep
> down inside that after I delivered him they would find the cancer
they'd
> been missing all this time and I'd really be doomed! Fortunately,
that was
> just my nervous self being a little bit crazy. I've grown to
accept this
> part of myself, and I don't let it get to me as much as it used
to. I also
> have a new saying, which is, "why should I worry? that is what I
pay the
> doctors to do!" Of course, I still worry, but it helps me to
remember my
> job in this whole thing. All I can do is take care of myself the
best I
> can. I can't solve my own health mysteries and I can't cure my own
> diseases. I need doctors for that. So, I just keep on taking my
vitamins,
> going to the doctor when I need to, and trying my best to relax.
>
> I don't want you to feel like I am minimizing your situation. I
realize the
> terror involved. I don't want to take that away from you. I just
want to
> give you the only thing I have -- my support and my own experiences.
>
> You will be in my thoughts over the next few weeks. I hope you are
able to
> get to the doctors soon and get the answers you have been looking
for.
> What's more, I hope you are healthy and cancer-free.
>
> Lj