Hi, I completed treatment for CC in July 2024 but recently have been getting lower back pain. It’s not extreme pain more an ache and niggle that I know is there. Should I be concerned by this or am I over thinking and slightly paranoid about a reoccurrence...
Sorry in advance for the long post! I think I'm just venting and hoping someone has something similar? Little back story - I have been back and forth colposcopy yearly since 2011! I have had CIN3, CGIN3, SMILE and something else I can't remember. I...
Hello, it’s been a while since I last visited. I came off for abit to get my head sorted after the cancer and having a radical hysterectomy last November. I had my check up yesterday and again after examination I bleed so my surgeon said she wants to...
Hi there, Firstly I just want to say you are all amazing !!. I am new to posting in the forum, but my nerves are absolutely shattered. My reason for posting is my mum has her three month post treatment appointment tomorrow. She was diagnosed in March...
I have cervical cancer stage 4a. It is in my lymph nodes, stomach, bladder etc but not in any distant organs. I have had 3 out of 4 sessions of chemotherapy. Cisplatin and paclitaxel. I'm due to start radiotherapy in early December. I have an MRI scan...
Hi All Quite embarrassing to ask this new side affect I have. The skin inside my private area is burnt, I am suffering from incontinence from the radiotherapy and the sting is bringing tears to my eyes, I have tried Vaseline as a barrier cream but that...
Macmillan has published a new blog about early menopause, and I thought I’d share the link here to see if it is helpful for anyone in the group. Let’s Talk About Early Menopause There are lots of interesting blogs published by the team on various...
Hi all, I am sharing my positive news that I am one year on from my diagnosis and surgery and I am doing welll. I had 1B1 Cervical Cancer, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with a component of invasive SMILE. I had a radical hysterectomy a year...
im just looking for advice if anyone can help my mum was having really heavy bleeding for a while and went through the smear colcoscopy and stuff we have been told she has cervical cancer but waiting on mri. She is worried sick she is going to die she...
Hi everyone I just wanted to try and share a little positivity today-the 6 year anniversary of my original cervical cancer diagnosis. I’ll never forget the day! I was diagnosed at stage 2b, so could not have surgery, and went through 4 chemotherapy...
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