Hi everyone
I know everyone on this site is going through all sorts problems much more serious and advanced then mine and I hope I can cope half as well. I've been in a bit of denial, because although I've been told the cancer in my womb was advanced and I've had a total hysterectomy, I still don't feel ill, I've had no pain before op or after. I never had any gynae problems and never had more then a weeks sick in the last ten years. I'm waiting on radiotherapy, because my wound looked a bit sore and they suspected an infection and they found I had fluid in the area they delayed treatment and then they suspected something in the liver and again delayed all turned out to be ok, so they plan starting 26 radiot's from 4th March, which will be nearly four months after my hysterectomy, bit worried now if any cells are growing elsewhere,although I'm still feeling fine. My wound still looks a little sore and I can't help feeling I'm going to get more sore and the radiotherapy will make me feel unwell. Its becoming more a real now. But I've decided to go back to work and work throughout treatment and hope that I can beat this. Can it be beaten or does it always come back.
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Dear Slim Ang,
Glad you are doing so well and not feeling any pain or grottiness. Rejoice and give thanks and don't go looking for trouble! You might feel a bit unwell during the radiotherapy but don't take it for granted that you will, wait and see what happens. You might be lucky and get away with it. And as for worrying about the cancer coming back - cross that bridge if and when it happens. I'm sure it doesn't always come back. You must try to learn to live in the moment. Not easy, I know, but you'll get a lot more out of life that way.
good luck with the radiotherapy, I had external and internal for grade 2 endemetrial. I got a bit tired, at the end of the 5 weeks, but managed to return to work, and fit in appointments. Good luck with it. At the moment, its my head thats all screwed up, waiting for my next checkup tomorrow. Its a matter of focusing on staying positive.
I know I've been lucky so far, but its only just sunk in how serious this is and the word cancer has been brought home to me by the need to have radiotherapy and the intense investigations. Its like I've gone from a high of I'm not that ill to a low of this is the begining of the end. But its help reading how people cope and pull through. I'm now feeling more positive and I'm back to work soon and planning a trip to my daughter in U.S.A if i can get insurance cover. Thanks Ang x
I'm glad to hear you managered to work and fit in your treatments, thats what I hope to do. Sounds like you had simalar to me although I'm not clear on the grade. I think they said it was grade 3 in the womb, but had not got out and a MDT meeting put it at 1b outside, I must ask again. And like you i'm waiting for 26 treatments over six weeks external and a couple of internal. I'm lucky because I work in the hospital where I'm having treatment and they are being very helpful in easing back and time out. I want to be positive and I know what you mean about your head being screwed up. Each time I have an appointment I long for good news and when its not your heads all over the place and its easy to think the worse. But no, life short and we must make the most of it and if they say I can beat it I will and so will you.
