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Hi everyone Not really sure what to write to be honest so here goes...I've recently been diagnosed with cervical cancer and I'm 38& I have 4 young children and an amazing partner! Still waiting on MRI & PET scans and treatment plan. I have zero symptoms...
Hello I’ve used this forum when I was first diagnosed but never added to it. I was diagnosed with stage 1b1 cervical cancer in March 25 which was removed via radical trachelectomy in May 2025. Very good margins and 23 lymph nodes removed were all...
Hi I am new here and wanted to ask for advice, I finished my treatment for cervical cancer 4B in November and for the last 3 days I have had the feeling of soreness and uncomfortable pain in my vagina, I don’t know what to do to stop this and to help...
Hello, I am Donna, I have been diagnosed with HPV18 Squamous cell carcinoma, scans look clear - the tumour is 1.7cm and confined to the right side of my cervix. Stage 1B1. I am scheduled to have a hysterectomy a week on wed - they are taking the ovaries...
Hi all, I’m new here and not very clued up on medical terms. I’m 28 years old and have had 3 smears since I was 25, my first smear came back abnormal (HPV positive and nuclear changes to the cells) I had a colonoscopy after this and they found CIN1...
Wondering if anyone had any advice of where to go next I’m at a loss… I have had symptoms of advanced cervical cancer over the last few months, bleeding in between periods but I am on the mini pill been told this is normal breakthrough by gp, lower...
Hi all, Newbie here. I have had a consecutive four years’ of HPV positive results for my smear tests (luckily I chased up this year’s smear as the doctor who I talked to said I didn’t need one, until they rechecked my info and told me to book...
Hi, I had radical hysterectomy with ovary and lymph node removal back in September - adenocarcinoma stage 1b2. I’m finally on the mend from surgery just a few minor things going on and so thankful that no additional treatment was needed. But my word I...
Hi I have been recently been diagnosed with stage 2 maybe 3 cervical cancer I am waiting to get my pet scan on 27th August told my treatment plan will probably be chemoradiation I have to get radiation externally & internally just wondering if anyone...
So my recent CT scan reads - Stable 3mm, 4mm & 5mm nodules in the right upper lobe (Images 98 & 100 of 319), subpleural 10mm nodule in the apex of the right Lower Lobe image 96) No new pulmonary nodule. - A subpleural 10mm nodule has never been...
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