r/endometrialcancer • u/AnyPumpkin2322 • 17d ago

Mom recently diagnosed looking for hope

UPDATE: my mom had her hysterectomy. They assumed it to be a 4-5 hour surgery which ended up being 12 hours. They found cancer in her entire abdomen, her colon, her bowels, her pelvis and I want to say cervix. The surgeon was able to remove it all!!! Truly a miracle. She had way more disease than expected but he said it's all out and he doesn't suspect she'll need to do radiation just chemo to kill any cells that couple of been lingering. We are elated with the outcome

My mom was recently diagnosed with stage 4 endometrial sarcoma. Her doctor ignored her bleeding for two years telling her it was normal. She has been in so much pain for the past 3 weeks due to the tumor pressing into her bladder but has her hysterectomy scheduled on Monday if they can even do it. We are scared and lost. My mom is my best friend and the rock to our family. I'm only 31 with 3 small children and she is only 64. Looking for hope or what to expect. I read too much online and I'm scared shitless

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u/AnyPumpkin2322 17d ago

My dad is speaking to an attorney and they really aren't ones to usually go after. But we are just devastated by this news that could of potentially been a lot different

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u/mcmurrml 17d ago

You don't even have to go after. The point is you can still report this doctor to the hospital he or she works at. Any doctor worth their salt knows post menopause bleed can be serious and always followed up. It is the main symptom of one of the female cancers. Your mom's cancer could have been caught long before now. Please report this doctor.

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u/AnyPumpkin2322 16d ago

My dads already on it