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Hi all I am looking for a bit of information. I have been having some bleeding in between cycles and have some discomfort (not really pain) in my left side and pelvis. I have had a smear done earlier in the week so still waiting for the results. But I...
Hi everyone, it’s been less than a week since I was diagnosed, am 44 married with 1 child. Waiting on scans to find out what stage am at, my head is all over the place, one minute am really angry and the next am in floods of tears, trying to keep it together...
From diagnosis to her final days poems I wrote showing my feelings through the eyes of her partner. Xx I hope in reading from start to finish you get some idea how important a smear test...
Hello, I am after advice from those that have had full hysterectomy at an earlier age and was sent into early menopause. I have been to see a different dr today and she has told me that I should be having a full hysterectomy for the type of cancer I...
Hello! You can't imagine how many times I have started writing a message and then deleted it....not sure what's going on with me, having a sort of rejection of anything to do with cancer, but I so wanted to say hi again and say how much I admire and...
Just had an update from my surgeon tonight. He has discussed my colposcopy with the Dr that did it yesterday and looked at the pictures. They have both said there are significant concerns with what they saw they are hoping biopsy comes back with what...
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Hi everyone, i am 48 in a week and have had 4 kids, have had a rollercoaster of a past few months. Pre cancerous cells in my womb and a large cyst on ovary. Extensive bleeding with clots for years. Was booked for hysterectomy today but got my results...
Hello all. I've just finished initial 6 weeks of chemo (carboplatin/paclitaxol) and starting chemo/radiotherapy next week. So far, side effects have been minimal but yesterday the skin on my face suddenly became sensitive to everything (itchy red patches...
On Friday I had my results back from my ct contrast scan and mri which showed no more spread,I was 1A so microscopic,would the scans have picked up anything anyway if it was only microscopic? Current plan is laparoscopic radical hysterectomy in 2-3 weeks...
