Hello everyone. I’m Louise and I’m 42. I was diagnosed earlier this month with endocervical adenocarcinoma provisional stage 1B1. I’ve put more information about my experience so far on my profile page.
I’ve been referred from my local hospital to The Christie in Manchester where I will be having a radical hysterectomy (with fallopian tubes and ovaries removed). I have my initial appointment at The Christie tomorrow to discuss the surgery so I’m expecting to find out then whether I’ll be having an open or laparoscopic hysterectomy (apparently there were different opinions about this during the MDT meeting so it was being reviewed) and when the surgery will take place.
I’ve found it really useful to read about other people’s experiences in this online community, especially during the anxious period after diagnosis while waiting for the MDT meeting outcome. So, this is just an initial post from me to say hello and to share my experience so far. I’m sure I’ll have some questions to ask soon!
Hi L2025 Louise and welcome to our group.
I’m glad you’ve joined us and hope you’ll get any support you need in the group. Things look to have moved pretty quickly for you so far, so hopefully you won’t have long to wait until your surgery.
A number of ladies in the group have had this surgery, so I hope you’ll be able to connect with them to share experiences. There will be differences in the recovery time between the laparoscopic and open surgery but you’ll need to take it easy afterwards whichever type is done. I’ve had open abdominal surgery twice with my cervical cancer, but I’ve also experienced laparoscopic surgery for gallbladder removal and the experiences were very different!
I hope your appointment goes well tomorrow and you find out more details. Keep in touch, and can I thank you for completing your profile page. This is incredibly useful for others replying to you and very helpful to see what’s brought you here and where you are in the process.
Sarah xx
