A lovely end to 2011

2010-12-12T22:00:36Z

After all the ups, downs, whirlwinds and spaceouts i've been through i got a good result and it was all worth it.

My cancer was graded 1b1 with lymph node involvement. I also had anaemia which is cured but had and still have high blood pressure. Chemo treatment had to be ok'd only if my bp was steady.

I could not have a general anaesthetic for my brachtherapy treatment, i was awake through the operation to insert the rods for my internal radiotherapy.

I have been put through the menopause, have bad pain at the bottom of my back and my hair has gone thin and short after it was very thick and long. I don't mind the side effects too much. my hair will grow,pain can be relieved and the menopause symptoms will fade.

I am a happier person in myself and appreciate all the staff at the hospital who have work hard to make it as comfortable as possible for me.

You know at the end of the day "cancer" never seemed that important to me UNTIL it happened to me. Thats why i am now a new better person.

4 weeks since...

2010-06-16T22:00:54Z

Yes 4 weeks ago 20th May cancer became part of my life. The shock of being told was both comforting (knowing what was finally wrong with me) but yet devasatated to know i had a big big problem to deal with.

I had had my cancer found by chance. Was i lucky? i thought to myself or is this sheer bad luck, my emotions began to take over. I'd actually gone to the hospital for a problem with heavy periods and the agreement was the week before to do an hystersectomy, so they took a biopsy from my womb to check all was ok to go ahead. I got a phone call asking me to go to hospital next day and thats when i got the bad news.

They did me LLETZ treatment immediatley when they told me there and then, it was frightening and upsetting. There was an appointment made for the week after but before the appointment came along i got another call from my gynae oncology specialist nurse to tell me i needed an MRI as soon as possible which was arranged for bank holiday Monday afternoon. The following Thursday that week i went back to hospital to see my doctor. They advised i would need an operation to remove top part of the vagina, cervix, womb, ovarys. fallopian tubes and lymph nodes. I was due for the operation tommorrow 17th June.

Last week (Monday 7th) i got another call to go to 'Weston Park' hospital and see a clincal oncologist as there was a change in my treatment. I was not going to have an operation and on my MRI they had found a small tumor 4cm and a few slightly enlarged lymph nodes. I went back to hospital on the 10th to be told that they was now going to treat me with radiotherapy. chemotherapy and brachytherapy.

I am now waiting to go for a ct scan, have blood tests and check my kidneys before i start treatment, i don't know when this will be; I have been depressed and scared and full of anxiety over the last 3-4 weeks but are now beginning to feel more able to cope with myself.

I find it good to explain about whats happening to me and also would like to make other girls/ladies aware of not just relying on smear tests to know if you have cancer.

Cervical Cancer, why me?

A lovely end to 2011

4 weeks since...