Vaginal Cancer?

On 4/5/2008 mmsurvivor wrote:

I would ask for a biopsy of the affected area to see what is happening. Do you still have your ovaries? If so you need to be more aggressive in your approach to finding out what is wrong. Time is of the essence here. As a healthy professional you know how the system works so also ask for a cancer maker test.  Does not alway show up but at least be proactive.

Retired Oncology gyn RN and cancer survivor.

On 2/3/2008 closecall wrote:

I had a hysterectomy 20 years ago.  But over the last 6 mos I've  had some intermittent spotting of bright red blood.  Also,  Ive been experiencing some nocturnal incontinence.I didnt go to the Dr. right away because I feel great, and i just thought it was a fluke.  Anyway, I went for my yearly yesterday and discussed this with her and she wants me to have some tests.  She gave me my pap and didnt feel any lumps or masses, so she wants me next to have a pelvic ultrasound.  After that, she will refer me to a gyne,  You know, I never thought that I would handle the possibility of cancer this way.  Ive been in the healthcare field for 30 years and have had an optomistic outlook on this.  But now I dont feel very pleasant.  I feel like my life will be stopped until I can get the results from the tests.  I went yesterday (Sat) so I wont even be able to schedule the tests until tomorrow.  I hate this, and Now for the first time, Im understanding a little bit of what people go through when they face cancer. 

I hope you still visit this site.  I would really like to know how this turned out for you.  I have bright red spotting 7 months after a total abdominal hysterectomy (ovaries,too).  I'm scared to death it is vaginal cancer and I can't get an appt. for another two months!  I hope all is well with you and your scare turned out to be nothing.  I hope that's how it goes for me, too.  I am drving myself crazy.