Hi I’m due to have brachytherapy and they have said I’ve got to lay still for 24 hrs.has anyone else had to do this and how was it.thsnkyou x
Hello has anyone else had treatment for this very rare non-papilloma virus cervical cancer? I have had 4 ops and also chemo and radiotherapy but it’s still spreading. Very aggressive. Next and only step left is apparently total exenteration in January...
Hi, my mum was first diagnosed in January 2026 with stage 4 cervical cancer. She immediately needed bilateral nephrostomoy bags and we were told she would potentially have 12 months to live without treatment. She had an 8cm tumour which had already affected...
I am having a radical hysterectomy to remove cervical cancer. Confined to cervix with no spread,but as this is my second occurrence (I had 0.5% chance but I am that 0.5%), so having everything out, including ovaries as I am already in perimenopause and...
Hi everyone, I will be having internal radiotherapy at the end of my external radiotherapy and chemo, and I'm absolutely terrified. It isn't for over 6 weeks time, as I don't start treatment until 25th Sept, but i just can't get it off my mind. Its...
Hi my name is Ella and I’m 5.5 years from my original cancer diagnosis at 2b. I had radio, chemo and brachy. I was discharged from oncology September last year. Recently after straining (tmi) I had some blood in my urine. It is clear in between and...
Hi Everyone I need some practical advice on what to take in to hospital with me. Booked in on 11th June for Radical Hysterectomy I have packed and re-packed my case several times and keep putting new things in and out like a blooming Yo-Yo! I think...
Hey! I posted a couple of days ago and, since then, I’ve spoken to my consultant and come to terms with the fact that I need to have a hysterectomy for suspected cervical cancer. Unfortunately, they’re unable to take a biopsy because there is too little...
Hi, Just signed up today, I am a 50 year old on HRT, presumed post menopaisal, Cant be confirmed as I had yhe contraceptive implant for years which stopped menstruation and was told hormone tests were ineffective, Anyways, about 6 months ago I started...
Hey! New here, just looking for some advice! I’m 37 years old, After having a smear test that had come back with severe abnormal changes and Hpv, I was referred for a colposcopy. The nurse was unable to take a biopsy as I didn’t have enough cervix left...
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