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Hi all! I am 37. I am Married with 3 children aged 15, 14 and 11. A week ago today I was diagnosed with cervical and vaginal cancer after a colposcopy 5 weeks ago. I am waiting on scans to see what stage I am at, these (MRI/CT) are scheduled for the...
Hi, diagnosed with cervical cancer in August 2023, I’m now going in to week 4 recovery following my radical hysterectomy. Just had a discussion with my consultant who says that Lvi has been detected- 21 nodes removed were negative . Now have to wait for...
Hi everyone I'm new here. I was diagnosed with stage 1b1 cervical cancer on the 19th December. My consultant said 4 to 6 weeks for my hysterectomy. He said end of jan to early feb. However he had leave booked at this time and I’ve now had my surgery...
Hello ladies I finished my brachytherapy 6 weeks ago, I had 25 radiotherapy sessions and 5 chemo sessions. I feel like I've been recovering pretty well but have noticed that since I've started trying to do some light exercise - short walks, gentle...
Hi everyone! I've been reading a lot of posts here since I was diagnose on November. Found a lot of information and very helpful to see your experiences. I had a biopsy on November, which came as a stage 2. Few days after, got a scan, showing the...
Thoughts on a trachelectomy.
Evening all I’m just wondering how painful surgery for stage 1a to remove lymph nodes is? Also having the nasty bloody cells zapped off again. I can’t take any time off work and I’m worried about the pain after, I’m worried about ripping the stitches...
I start my treatment for cervical, lining of the womb and lymph node cancer at stage 3c in two weeks. Has anyone gone through this treatment? And can explain to me?
Hi all, Heres me and my background… On Thursday I was diagnosed with cervical cancer stage 1A after under a lletz procedure on the 9th January for severe CIN3. I got the call 2 1/2 weeks later and a different consultant to who I’ve been seeing explained...
Hi. Would any lovely ladies who have completed Brachytherapy please share their experiences with me - good and bad? I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed (this seems to happen as each new phase of treatment approaches) and I urgently need some reality and context...
