I was told I would likely need a hysterectomy but an MDT decided to undertake my third LLETZ in theatre. I was told it would be under local anaesthetic and would be done as a day case surgery (ie no overnight stay)but have learned today (during my 1st...
Hello everyone, I finally got my appointment with the oncologist last Friday. I have stage 1b3 and a radical hysterectomy is not possible. The cancer has wrapped around my cervix and the surgeons are not confident of the margins. I will be having 5 weeks...
Hey. Well I finally got my staging and it's 3c1 and they're taking a curative approach. Ive never been so relieved as I was convinced it was going to be worse. Any 3c1 stories?
Hi all. I recently had surgery for cervical cancer and this week I've been told no more treatment needed. Such a relief hearing it. If anyone else is about to go down this root then I hope you too get the same result. Its been a scary journey but so...
Hi everyone. My Mum has just had her radical hysterectomy for stage 3c1 cancer. She previously had chemoradiation last year and chemo and immunotherapy this year. We are all hoping that this surgery has removed her cancer and that this will be the end...
So the basically there were some uncertainties on the mri. The lymph nodes come back indeterminate as they were not big enough to confirm cancer. Also it says on the mri the 4.8cm mass is encroaching on the rectum but no definite involvment. So this is...
I went to the hospital today to find out the MRI results. The stage is later than expected and is according to them around stage 2/3 bit I'm going to need a pet CT scan. Treatment will likely be chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Someone please give me hope...
Hello everyone, I’m just trying to reach out. I had a Bilateral Oophorectomy (ovaries removed) at the beginning of April and during the op they noticed my cervix looked “strange”. They did a biopsy and it has come back as cancer. A colposcopy appointment...
Hiya. Biopsy results have come back and cancer has been confirmed for squmaous cell carcinoma. They say its around 4mm which falls into early stage but just waiting for mri to confirm that. Can anyone give me there experiences with treatment ect and give...
Counting down the days to the start of my planned chemotherapy (6 sessions over 18 weeks of Carboplatin & Paclitaxel) and reading endlessly trying to keep focused and see this as hopefully the successful end of my treatment with maybe some radiotherapy...
