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Hi all! my treatment for Stage 3 cervical cancer ended at the start of January and since then I’ve felt as though I’m in free fall. Emotions have been all over the place and I feel so guilty for everything that my diagnosis has meant to my friends and...
Hi all, just wondering if anyone had any experience with an MRI being misinterpreted. So for example an area of concern is actually fibrosis of the soft tissue? I'm in limbo at the moment and was told cancer had returned in 2022 then told no cause...
Hey everyone. I was diagnosed with cervical cancer on Monday. Its been like an emotional rollercoaster since. My adult daughters haven't spoke to me much since I told them. They are mad at me because I didn't go to my smears the last few times. I know...
Help new here. I’m 28 and have just had my second smear come back HPV positive and borderline changes to squamous cells. My previous smear was clear. I have been with my partner 5+ years and have a very complicated health history. I have had brain tumours...
Hi everyone, I had my initial pre-op appointment with the surgeon today. He explained more about my diagnosis, surgery and what to expect afterwards, giving me the opportunity to ask questions and checking that I understood along the way. A very helpful...
Morning eveyone, I'm having total freak out moment like i guess we all do. Short version, Cervical cancer - Radical Hysterectomy and no further treatment necessary back in 2023. My 5 year follow up seams to be internals every 6 months and thats it...
Hello, just a little background on me. I had my first bad pap in 2018 with high grade cell changes and HPV positive. I have had three lletz procedures over the last six years with the doctors suggesting a hysterectomy after the last procedure still finding...
I hope I’ve spelt that right, spell checker changed it to expectation! my name is Elaine I had treatment for cervical cancer 3 years ago, chemo, radiotherapy & brachytherapy. Oddly I never deep down believed I had it… I’ve just turned 69yrs & have been...
I have been given the choice, chemo now or wait 3 months for a scan then decide! How can anyone make that decision!!!! Very brief outline 2020 stage 3c - 5 cisplatin, 25 radio, Brachy. 2023 - probable recurrance - illiac lymphnodes - 2024 no cause...
Hey everyone, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer on the 16th January. I found out last week that it’s stage 2b potentially but I have to go in Monday for an investigation under anaesthetic. I’m so worried about what’s to come. I have a 16yr old daughter...
