Hi I have just finished 5 weeks of Chemo and Radiotherapy and I am due to have Brachytherapy in hospital tomorrow and then again next week. I am quite nervous about it does anyone have any advice or tell me how they felt post treatment. I feel so tired...
Hi all, I wanted to post, as I know a lot of you guys have been through the same, and it’s difficult for my friends and family to truly understand how challenging it can be post radical hysterectomy. That isn’t a criticism… they’ve all been wonderful...
Hello New here. I recently had my first ever smear test at 24 years old. The results came back as high risk HPV with mild cell changes. I went for a colposcopy and a biopsy was completed. I have now received the results of this, and it showed there...
Hi Did anyone else bleed whilst using dilators? Should I be worried? All was fine for first 4 weeks of using them but then started spotting whilst using them and now i have quite a bit of blood when I use them (I’m about 9 weeks post treatment now...
Hoping some people can help provide me some info on why it appears CIN1 changes are not monitored. it appears they are only monitored when HPV is still active. Once negative HPV you are no longer checked with a colposcopy only smear tests that check...
Hi, I'm almost 11 weeks post finishing radiotherapy following a radical hysterectomy in Feb 2024. I'm feeling generally well now my menopause symptoms seem to be controlled with patches. However, I think I may have lymphodema in my right thigh. It's...
Hi everyone, I am new here, no diagnosis but have health anxiety so I thought learning others experiences on here would be better than plain old Google! I am 38, I have my smear test tomorrow, I’m a couple of months overdue, my last one was 3 years ago...
Hi i was diagnosed in December 2023 with stage 3 cervical cancer I started my treatment on January 29th this was 5 weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 5 sessions of chemo and 25 sessions of radiotherapy then in March I had brachytherapy and...
Hi Everyone. I was diagnosed with inoperable cervical cancer in May 23. My friend told me cancer was 60% dealing with other people and 40% helping yourself. Best advice I got! Hardest part is watching reactions to your news. Waiting for the Plan is...
Hi everyone, I didn’t really know where else to post this so please bare with! 6 months ago I had to go for a LEEP procedure due to CIN2 changes. I’ve had the HPV virus for a many years and have a smear every year. I got a letter to say they are confident...
