Noticed you have had no replies as yet, so I'll give your question a 'bump' in case anyone who can help missed it. There certainly are quite a few here who have asked the same question.
Hello Scotia, I started using it 6/7 weeks after Brachytherapy but had only ever used the smallest one because there was no way the others were going to fit! It irritated my bladder so gave up after a while. The Consultant said it was not a problem only been able to use the smallest and so far it hasn't been an issue when I've been to my appointments.
Although I perservered with dilators for well over a year I never got past the second smallest one. Eventually I changed to using a silicone vibrator which was about the same size as the dilator that best suited me. I found the vibrator much more comfortable to use as it's not hard and cold like the dilator. I got my vibrator from JoDivine which is a great website as it has some very helpful information and tips on it - see following link: https://www.jodivine.com/
I was diagnosed with stage 2A squamous cell cervical cancer (node negative) in 2017 following symptoms: persistent, watery, yellow vaginal discharge then post-menopuasal bleeding. My treatment was a radical hysterectomy followed by chemo-radiotherapy. My long term side effects include lymphoedema and urinary retention which I manage with intermittent self catheterisation.
