Good evening all , hope everyone is well and had a lovely weekend and Halloween :) . I am 30 years old 31 in few months for just over 6 months I have had this lesion growth on my outer labia looks like around size of a pea is not under the skin and moves...
Hi, I've recently been diagnosed with vulva melanoma. My pet ct scans came back today and there is a risk that it has spread to my lymph nodes (more tests still to go). One area is quite deep in my pelvis apparently which would make surgery difficult...
Hi all. I have recently been told I have VIN 2 and have an appointment with my consultant to discuss options on the 7th November. I haven't been told if it is dVIN or the other one. I have never had LS nor a positive HPV on my smear. I only know it's...
I can't describe the feeling when the oncologist tells you the already diagnosed vulva cancer has spread is also in two pelvic lymph nodes and is no longer classed as curable. But I was prepared to do whatever it took to give me the best chance of survival...
3 years ago exactly I was diagnosed with anal cancer. Following my long and painful treatment of chemotherapy and radiotherapy I was left with radiation burns all around my back passage and what I thought my vagina. The ones on my vagina have grown bigger...
Hi, My nurse practitioner has been reviewing an odd lesion on the inside of my labia majora. It is a flat white patch (about 6mm but not a clear cut border) with a grey middle and a purple mark just outside of it. She gave me steroid cream for a while...
Hi, I had Vulva cancer 11 years ago now, but for the last 5 weeks have started to have pain and horrible achey discomfort in the area where my lump was removed. Had a lot of radiation down there as had spread to lymph nodes, but been clear all this...
Hi, does anyone have a go to cream / ointments to treat the vulva skin? My skin is so sore I have ulcer like sores and a change to the anatomy everything is tight and swollen. I'm on gabapentin for pain but its not working, I can't sit or walk it feels...
Hi everyone I was diagnosed just over a week ago and awaiting mri and to see consultant I been so calm apart from first two days I don’t eat and was being sick my son has been away with college he has special needs and today I have been emotional wreck...
I had a WLE for SCC nearly 4 weeks ago and although the wound is well healed I still haven't had a post op appointment to examine me, tell me the results from my surgery or give me a treatment plan. I'm feeling very let down and am returning to work...
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