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Hi I finished radiotherapy brachytherapy and chemo for vaginal and culver cancer 15 months ago and then got the all clear now I feel back to square one having trouble with my vulva, skin changes and extremely sore, have a appointment with Gynaecologist...
Hi ladies. I was given the standard Amielle care dilators for use after brachytherapy. I find the ends aren't very rounded and the plastic is rigid so quite uncomfortable. I was looking into perhaps buying silicone ones. They seem very expensive and some...
Hi there, I am post surgery and starting chemo radiotherapy on Monday. Any tips that you found useful? I have lichen sclerosis so already sore! Has anyone used mushroom tinctures? My daughter is keen fore to try them for nausea.
I’ve had on and off pelvic pain for the last 8 months. Ultrasounds didn’t find anything wrong, smear test was negative so I stopped worrying until this last couple of months when I’ve felt generally unwell. Pelvic pain also ramped up this weekend so I...
Hello, I saw my GP this morning. Discovered a large lump yesterday which I was sure was a prolapse. It isn’t. She says it might be a cyst but put me on fast track cancer referral. i have had so many weird blood tests recently and am already waiting...
Good afternoon ladies. I haven't been on here in a while. So I was diagnosed with vaginal cancer in April. It was stage 3. It was on cervix, vaginal wall, and 3 lymph nodes. It did not go outside of pelvic wall. I had radiation and chemo. I had brachytherapy...
Hi all I have only been referred under the 2 week rule yesterday. Went to the GP as I thought my prolapsed bladder was worsening and she examined me and said she can feel a ‘firm mass on the anterior wall of my vagina and it feels fixed’. On reading...
Hi Not sure what to say just introducing myself. I thought I'd join in as I haven't told anyone yet. I would seem (tbc unknown if primary) that I have a (quote) rare and possibly primary vaginal cancer in "an odd place" is it's very low near hyman...
Recently diagnosed with vaginal cancer...awaiting Petscan results...scary times...
Hello Things moving fast. After seeing the Consultant surgeon in Oxford Monday 21st for the first time post diagnosis and initial MDT result. Which was rather a shock as tumour was over double suspected from biopsy etc. Had another MRI in Oxford Thurs...
