I had womb cancer and had a complete hysterectomy 2 years ago followed by radiotherapy. I have been well since then. I have always worried with every ache and pain if the cancer is back. Im not a sickly person and never have been I like to get on with things. The past week I have been feeling very unwell. Lethargic dizzy headaches and strange feelings inside my body. I went to A&E as I was getting very weak. They tested bloods urine chest x-ray and ecg and could find nothing. Told me I had a viral infection. I have very little appetite which is so unusual for me also. Im so worried. I feel so strange.
Hi Gib
Welcome to the Online Community.
I also had endometrial cancer. Mine was in 2022 and I understand the worrying about possible recurrences.
It sounds like you have done the sensible thing in getting checked out when you became unwell.
We do have a forum on here for people who have had womb cancer and I will pop a link to it here. It maybe helpful to connect with others who have also gone through similar. There are ladies on there who have had recurrences and are currently undergoing treatment and they may be able to share what symptoms may have led them to seek reassurance.
What I would say is that for me personally each time I am unwell it always springs to mind that it could be connected to the cancer but we still all have the normal viruses etc that are going around. It sounds like you have been really rough and I hope that you will feel better soon. It is reassuring that your checks have so far been clear.
For recurrences the things I was told to look out for were bleeding, persistent pain, changes in bowel or bladder habits, weight loss, unusual fatigue. However if your symptoms are due to a virus then I would expect you to feel a lot better within a couple of weeks, but if you do continue to feel unwell or you do develop new symptoms then you know your own body and what is right for you- so I would recommend contacting your CNS. I was told that if I did develop any concerning symptoms then I would be called in and offered a scan.
Jane
I had a virus a couple of weeks ago and felt the same. It was only because other family members had the same symptoms that I knew it was not cancer related. I think a lot of us have the same worries about recurrences.
I remember my CNS saying that when thinking about recurrences the symptoms would be more likely to be persistent and possibly get worse- so fatigue after a virus that gradually improves would be normal and expected. However if fatigue became severe and showed no signs of improving then that would be a reason to contact her.
Sounds like you are on the mend now and hopefully you will be back to normal very soon.
