Endometriosis and symptoms 79 years old

[u/Safe_Specialist3834]

I have been diagnosed with endometrial cancer but don't know how many other things it has affected. i am 70 years old and have terrible back, pelvic and leg pain that has gotten worse over the past 2 weeks. I have pelvic pressure and am very tired. I am losing weight quickly when it is usually hard for me to lose weight. I had one episode of lite bleeding and a clot I had CT ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis and it only showed endo thickness of 6mm. Has anyone else had these symptoms and does this mean the cancer has spread all over?

[u/no-user-names-]

I chose to not ask my Grade - just to deal with it and be as healthy and as positive as possible. There’s no right or wrong. As it turned out I was told my Grade immediately before surgery, which was really annoying. (Grade 3).

However, I’ve not asked “how long have I got”, because I have a tendency to be obedient, and I don’t want to die when I’m told to! I’ve been really clear with medics that I don’t want their predictions - and one Redditors consultant refused to answer when asked, saying “you’re not a pint of milk: you don’t have an expiry date!”

OP - are you in the UK like me? If yes, we get told information in little chunks - they break it to us slowly over several appointments. If you don’t want to know something, say so to every new face you see! If you do want to know something, push for information earlier - they can give you a best guess before surgery if that’s what you want.

Best of luck with your treatment…

[u/Safe_Specialist3834 → u/no-user-names-]

Thank you. I am in the USA. Good luck to us both.