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Hola again - my hysterectomy went terrifically well so I’m trying not to think I’m gonna get my bum bum handed to me with this chemo, particularly after being made aware of the side effects! So putting that aside and thinking about what we can do instead...
Hi , just discovered this group. Last year a cyst was found on my ovary , when removed it was the size of a basket ball and ruptured , on testing It was discovered as cancer. I was diagnosed with Mucinous ovarian cancer which I was told was rare. ...
Please can I get some information from ladies who went through surgical menopause in their 30s or 40s? What were your symptoms, and how severe were they? Did you find any treatments that helped manage them without HRT? I’m having a full hysterectomy...
Good Morning, It’s 5.24, wide awake! I went to the doctors on the 8th June as my tummy was bloated and quite hard. I carry my weight in that area so didn’t think much about it initially. However after being examined the doctor did some blood tests and...
Hi everyone im having adjuvant chemotherapy for stage 1C3 low grade endometrial ovarian cancer and I’m really struggling with the side effects. I've had three of a planned six rounds of Carboplatin and will be meeting my consultant before the next...
Hi I wonder if anyone has advice. I am 12 wpo from a full hysterectomy vertical cut with everything out as they found a tumour on my ovary. The tumour had ruptured and leaked (I’m not sure if before or during the surgery). I’m therefore having chemo and...
I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer back in Nov 2022. I was told just 4 weeks ago last lot of chemo not worked. Spread to lymph nodes and only last week I had a pleural infusion. How does one react to being given a timeline? How should I behave? Unfair...
Anyone got any idea what happens next? told got this and its usually secondary to ovarian cancer
Got the news Feb 2026 after removal of large ovarian cyst in Nov 2025. CT scan in Feb showed no radiological evidence of metastatic disease. I thought I had time so plans made for fertility preservation and staging surgery. A few weeks later before...
Hey everyone, I'm Laura, 40 years old. Been living with ovarian cancer for 10 years. About to have more open surgery and chemo x
