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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...
I am due to go in tomorrow for Brachytherapy with an overnight stay and feel so disappointed that I am going in without knowing much apart from what I have read on here and in books that were given to me at the beginning. I text my Key Worker this morning...
Hi, has anyone had experience of 24 hour brachytherapy where you have to lie on your back for 24 hours. I will be having this treatment at Weston Park. Sheffield. Sue.
Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with stage 4b cervical cancer. I was initially told it was curable by my consultant, but then my consultant at Christies I'm Manchester has now said its not curable, as it has spread to a lymph node in my neck. I have...
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...
Hey, just wanted to check if anyone else has had a similar experience. I had a colposcopy with biopsies taken 5 days ago and have had bleeding on & off since, sometimes bright red, sometimes brown. I know bleeding is perfectly normal after cervical...
Hi all I'm new here so not sure if I'm posting this correctly, long story short I had cervical cancer 6 yrs ago , I was stage 2 I had a radical hysterectomy followed by 25 rounds of radiation, I have been suffering from severe stiffness in my hip and...
Hello everyone, I’m new on here and just wondering if anyone could help me out maybe any positive stories or amwhst to expect. Would appreciate all honesty too X In May 2024 I was referred to oncology team & had an MRI as was having symptoms such...
Hi all i am currently freaking out - it’s going to be a long weekend… I have had HPV for 4 years in a row - first time had CIN 1, checked one year later and had CIN3 so had Leetz. Smear last year no CIN but HPV. fast forward to this year - had...
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...
