A few short weeks later I received the pathology report that
confirmed I did not have uterine cancer and that the bleeding I was
experiencing was just believed to be abnormal breakthrough bleeding. Before I
left my appointment my oncologist advised me to speak with my OBGYN to discuss
meeting with a Reproductive Endocrinologist (RE) or most often referred to as a
Fertility Specialist to discuss my family planning options. After I received
the results from the pathology report I called my OBGYNs office that put me right
in to her desk line. This is one of the great benefits I have with my doctors.
If I call and they are free they transfer me right over to her or if I leave a
message I know she will return my call in 24 hours or less. I spoke with her
regarding my appointment, the unexplained bleeding and my final results. I
further told her my oncologist thoughts on starting a family ASAP and she was
onboard with his decision. She provided me the name and number of a RE that she
said came highly recommended. I followed up with a call to their office and
made an appointment for February 2016. This initial appointment was basically
information gathering to learn my family history, my previous diagnosis, how
many children I wanted and ultimately what my next steps were. I even learned
at this appointment that the RE was trained by my Oncologist as with my OBGYN
and Primary doctor. What were the odds?! At this point I was comfortable with
her due to this fact although I was not comfortable with the 30 minute drive to
her office and I soon found out there were weeks I would need to visit her
office 4-5 times a week. No fun!
Things started off really slow with this doctor because they
had to run various test on me to determine how healthy I was, the condition of
my remaining ovary and fallopian tube. Outside of blood work one of the first tests
they did was a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) which is an XRAY that looks inside of
your uterus and fallopian tubes via a small tube that inserts dye into your
vagina, uterus and ultimately flowing to your tube(s). The test is done to
check if there are any abnormalities or injuries to your uterus and to verify
if your fallopian tubes are open and nothing is causing a blockage. I was warned
this test would be painful by my REs office and it was very close to the pain I
felt during the Biopsy I had to test for uterine cancer. I left feeling like
everything would be fine because ofcourse I read online of other women’s
accounts who stated that it’s usually much more painful if there is a blockage.
I had to wait on these results to determine from my RE what my next steps would
be.
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