Hi all So mum was diagnosed with ovarian cancer stage 3B. she’s had 3 rounds of chemo, her scan and the cancer has reduced by nearly half. They’ve suggested debulking surgery. mum has never been particularly keen on surgery, and is steering towards...
Hello ladies, I was diagnosed in 2024 with a small recurrence of ER+ breast cancer. The breast cancer surgeons were concerned about my incarcerated epigastric hernia, which looked very odd on CT, and referred me for a biopsy. It turns out to have ovarian...
Hi I had a CT scan on 22 Sept. As I hadn’t heard anything, i rang today and was told it’s with the MDT awaiting review on Monday. Can anyone explain what this means please? Is it necessarily bad news? Has anyone else been told this with a good outcome...
New here , i had radical hysterectomy 3 weeks ago . Diagnosis stage 1C Grade clear cell . MDT said they couldnt decide if I needed chemotherapy as clear cell although rare and nasty didn't respond well to chemotherapy. Decision should be mine after talking...
Hi everyone, I am a 29 year old woman and I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with a specific type of germ cell cancer called a yolk sac tumor. It is very rare and very aggressive but also super responsive to chemo. I had surgery five weeks ago and 10cm...
Hi everyone I can’t believe I’m back here again. Same confusion, same questions. in a nutshell….CA125 was 53 in April. Put on 2WW. Unsuccessful outpatient Hysteroscopy so had GA. They found & removed a polyp in my uterus which was non-malignant. ...
Hello lovelies, I just have a few questions. I'm actually very calm. So I've had ongoing problems down there for a while. A scan last year showed a damaged blood filled fallopian tube and endometriosis. This was treated but the left the tube. No idea...
My Squishmallow has been invaluable post hysterectomy. On discharge from hospital it sat between my tummy and the car seat belt on the drive home, providing desperately needed cushioning around my six surgical incisions. In bed it helped me sleep on my...
Hi My poor dear mum is seeing a gynaecologist urgently after a CT showed a suspicious tumour. She also has a colonoscopy next week for a stricture in her bowel. I'm quite shocked and believe the two could be related? Anyone of any age in a similar position...
Hi, I’ve had two Denosumab injections so far and since the last one I’ve been having migraines with headaches, sometimes multiple times a day. I usually rarely get them and have always been without headaches. has anyone else experienced this?
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