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Hi everyone, I was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer. But my partner keeps trying it on and when ive said no he asks me to play with him!! How can I explain to him without being rude that thats not really what I feel like doing??
Hi Irish gal89c1eece I’m so sorry-you double posted and unfortunately both your posts were flagged to the moderators as duplicates, so have disappeared, which is why you can’t see what you posted. Moderator added original post content here: Im new...
Hi, I’ve recently been diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer, I’m 34. it’s sounding like I’ll be having the full hysterectomy including my ovaries which will put me into the early menopause. How did people find the surgery? What is the recovery...
Hi, Im Steve, My wife was diagnosed before Christmas with what the gyno described as possibly stage 1b adrenocarcinoma. We had a hellish wait over the festive period undergoing an MRI too, to see what we are battling. Today we received a call from...
Hey ladies. Its been a while since ive posted on here. Im now nearly 3 months post treament and should have a scan end of this month or next to see how ive responded. Im scared for that. But also nothing prepared me for the ups and downs id face even...
A friend was diagnosed with Stage 2A Clear Cell cervical cancer a few months ago. She has finished treatment and scans are positive so far. It is a rare form of cervical cancer and I wondered whether anyone on the forum has had the same and could share...
Hi, I’m starting treatment this week and have decided to give cold capping a go. Does anyone have any product recommendations and hair routines that had good results? There are so many mixed messages online, it would be great to hear anyones personal...
I finished treatment for cervical cancer in December 2024. I had chemoradiotherapy and Brachytherapy. It has put me in the menopause. I have been told to start HRT and have spoken to a menopause specialist clinic. I have a few issues that are stopping...
Hi how do I deal with having this forum of cancer squamous cell
Morning ladies! My journey so far - I have been having numerous gyne issues the last 18 months, including pelvic pain and lots of bleeding (only had 5 days this month without any!) After lots of battling with the GP who wanted to put everything...
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