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I’m currently going through treatment and will be having my 5th chemo session on Friday ( first block of the 6 week treatment ) symptoms are still present which is just draining but the mental toll is the worst . I’m stage 3c1 .. still very much in shock...
I have had the all clear from oncologist, cancer all gone! Great news! Can carry on with life now, right? Of course! But . . . Naturally i am still recovering from side effects, that's ok, i can cope with upset bowels and can tolerate having to dilate...
Hi Everyone I need some practical advice on what to take in to hospital with me. Booked in on 11th June for Radical Hysterectomy I have packed and re-packed my case several times and keep putting new things in and out like a blooming Yo-Yo! I think...
It's been 6 months since I finished treatment and I've had two follow-up appointments so far. At my most recent one, there was some activity seen in the lining of my womb. My doctors think it may be related to starting HRT, but they've recommended another...
Hey! I posted a couple of days ago and, since then, I’ve spoken to my consultant and come to terms with the fact that I need to have a hysterectomy for suspected cervical cancer. Unfortunately, they’re unable to take a biopsy because there is too little...
I posted on here a few weeks ago after going for a colposcopy after my smear tests results flagged possible invasive squamous cell carcinoma. The constant that did it was horrible. No bedside manner at all. He was going to perform a LLetz but then...
Hello everyone, I hoping to try get some help and something to just put my mind at ease. My mum has recently just been diagnosed with cervical cancer, and I had a feeling something bad was going to happen when she became unwell a few months ago. I’m really...
Hi, Just signed up today, I am a 50 year old on HRT, presumed post menopaisal, Cant be confirmed as I had yhe contraceptive implant for years which stopped menstruation and was told hormone tests were ineffective, Anyways, about 6 months ago I started...
Hey! New here, just looking for some advice! I’m 37 years old, After having a smear test that had come back with severe abnormal changes and Hpv, I was referred for a colposcopy. The nurse was unable to take a biopsy as I didn’t have enough cervix left...
I had external and then brachytherapy for cervical cancer . I finished year a go . I mentioned to my docs that I had leakage from back passage like mucus etc . I was told it should clear up . Year on it did clear up but now it’s got worse . I have no...
