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Hi in Aug I had a radical hysterectomy and so had my lymph nodes removed in groin. I was told it could be numb for a few months but it’s 6 months and if they are not aching, they are shooting electric shocks down them. Has anyone got tips on how to help...
Morning ladies There are some changes and improvements coming to the site, and this will mean some down time when the community will not be available. This is planned for Thursday 10 March, and the site will be unavailable from 1-10 pm . All the...
I'm just on the journey for cervical cancer, and my am I sceard, I'm so trying to pull myself together but I'm in pieces, I just don't know how to cope. Having more biopsies on Wednesday. I'm not sleeping I keep crying. I get slight pain in my legs...
Afternoon, tomorrow is my op day radical hysterectomy feeling really guilty about it all and not sure if any one eles has felt like that . I’m 33 and have had to isolate because my boys have had Covid which has added to the guilt then it all happening...
Hello, So I got the result of my PET scan today and thankfully it showed that the cancer hasn't spread anywhere other than the lymph nodes we already knew about. The not so fabulous news is that I have a DVT so now on blood thinners for at least six...
Hello ladies I am a member of the womb group and yesterday one of the ladies there made a really good post about positive thoughts. Her name is RobinWatcher I know it’s a different type of cancer, but the post is really relevant to anyone with a cancer...
Hi I am new, I have a mass by my cervix and i have had bloods, ultra sounds CT, MRI and have just had a PET scan, I'm really scared as to what else there is going on, I feel constantly tired but I do not know if that is my way of coping. It would lovely...
Hi i have stage 3C cervical cancer. I have five weeks of radiotherapy, with chemo once a week as well. Then two separate brachytherapy treatments. I have a check up in two weeks but no scan etc. Typically how long before you get a scan and the actual...
Morning ladies Just catching up to see how everyone’s doing as we come to the end of another week. Hope those of you in treatment are bearing up and coping, especially with the radio runs. I had a bad couple of days myself this week which is most...
Hello Ladies Well, it was indeed a brutal week, what with Monday, Wed, Thurs, Fri - Radiotherapy, Tuesday - Brachy and Wenesday - Last Chemo!! The brachytherapy was quite intense, but actually fine. I had a spinal block. I was asked to sit sideways...
