Hi, I was diagnosed with VIAN 15ish years ago had laser treatment and was told all would be ok. I am now nearly 70 and was diagnosed with vaginal cancer a year ago. Ive had Chemoradiotherapy treatment which ended up being horrendous but was hopeful it...
I just wanted to say hi. I am from the US I have been going through all this stuff since 2015. I was just diagnosed with vaginal cancer on Monday 6/17/24. I have had a recurrence of VAIN 2/3 Since 2015. I have had many ablations and used efudex Many...
Hello lovely people newbie here, I am 3 years post treatment and recently started to experience an ache in my right buttock, my GP thinks it’s Sciatica but I’m not convinced ️ I am due to see my oncologist soon and wondered if anybody has had this...
Hello, my first time posting. I had a hysterectomy in August 2021 for womb cancer Grade 1 stage 2. Followed by 35 external and 3 internal radiotherapy I have been using a dilator weekly with no issues, until last week when I had some pinkish blood...
Hello, Following a misdiagnosis, a delayed follow-up appointment, delayed biopsy result and having made a formal complaint to the CEO of the trust, I was finally diagnosed stage 1b in August 2022 when I was 48. I basically lost 4 months due to NHS incompetence...
I was diagnosed with uterine cancer October 2022 and had a radical hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. I had 2 tumours stage 1a & 1b but was told it was a curative op with a low chance of reoccurrence. About 6 weeks ago I had some vaginal...
Hi, I have just been diagnosed with vaginal cancer and going for an mri scan tomorrow, I feel totally numb because I had convinced myself that the lump was benign. I am struggling to even process the diagnosis and struggling to accept it, I understand...
I have vaginal tumour 6x4cm, awaiting pet scan results. MRI showed some suspicious iliac nodes on right side. pain in rectum is horrendous even after morphine and paracetamol. Was rushed to hospital a few days ago as it haemorrhaged and my blood pressure...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to say hello & to say how helpful I have found reading all of the previous posts. This week I found out from my VAIN3 removal that the cells underneath the lesion were cancerous. (When they removed the lesion they also did mapping...
Hi there. I was diagnosed with stage one vagina cancer in sept last year. This was after getting a hysterectomy 4 years before due to dodgy smear tests. I started my treatment in November- 5 chemo, 25 radiotherapy and 3 brachytherapy. I found the brachytherapy...
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