J Estep
Be careful with this condition. Three years ago I was diagnosed with uterin cancer. As it turned out, I had a malignant tumor (endometrioma) attached to my colon. Eight years before this I had my ovaries removed, and eleven years earlier I had a hysterectomy. It seemed very strange to me that I could be having uterin cancer. The full name of the cancer was Primary Uterin Peritonium Endometrioma. At the time of my first surgery when I had a vaginal hysterectomy, I was forty-seven. No one told me that there was evidence of endometriosis then. I couldn't believe it when the doctor told me that he saw a glob of endometrial tissue lodged against my colon but he couldn't remove it. It was eight years later that another surgeon discovered the endometrioma, removed four inches of my colon, reattached it, and got all of the malignant tumor out. I had five months of chemotherpy, and have been cancer-free for three years now. I am blessed, but everyone needs to be aware that these things can happen. Ask as many questions as you can each time you see your doctor, and insist that they don't leave endometrial tissue inside you after you have your children.