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Hi All, I have had abnormal smears since 2016 and had cells removed on my cervix that year. Been monitoring since then and unable to get rid of High Risk HPV, I am a diabetic as well so it makes it harder for me to shift it. Colposcopy in Jan and...
Hi Community, Two days before Christmas, the doctors found a 2cm lump in my mom's vagina. They biopsied it and Christmas was ruined for me, waiting and waiting. My mom had spotting and unusual post-menopausal bleeding for 8 years. They did Pap tests...
Hello. I am new to the forum. I wonder if anyone has had the same experience as me. I finished my chemo and radiotherapy treatment 10 weeks ago but am still getting vaginal discharge every day.
Hi ive just started 5 weeks of radiotherapy and 5 weekly sessions of chemotherapy for a vaginal Tumour. It’s only week 1 and I’m scared for how awful this will get, any tips from other’s experiences would be greatly appreciated. thank you
Hello all. I am new to this forum but unfortunately not new to cancer! My Bowel cancer has come back only 6 months after being given the all clear (was it ever actually gone?!) Unfortunately it has now spread into my vagina. Initial surgeon had stated...
Can’t find much online about this problem so thought I’d see if anyone else knows what I’m going through. I finished my treatment last week. Every night I get the most intense anal itching - I mean, it’s so intense that my whole body twitches. I have...
Hi, looking for advice and support please, I was diagnosed with VAIN 2 originally, after 3 cervical screenings of high grade active HPV. I had surgery end of May but the results came back as High grade levels of VAIN 3, resulting that I need more surgery...
Hi - I just wanted to post with an update, I'm finding this hard to write as I know how lucky I am and so very grateful. I'm hoping it might help others as I know I found it so hard to get through the weeks that led up to me getting surgery and a diagnosis...
Hi. I’ve just been fast tracked through the urgent suspected cancer pathway - time from seeing GP to vaginal excision under anaesthetic 13 days. Now I’m on day 18 since the biopsy and still no results. My anxiety is through the roof and I’ve had a permanent...
Finished treatment dec 2023 for vaginal and vulva cancer six weeks ago I started to have problems again one side of vulva really painful and looks like lesions/ulcers and a bright red rash what else could this be ? have an appointment with oncology...
