Hiya, 54 yr old, 2 older kids, partner and an aging mother. Oh and let’s not forget my Granddaughter. And that’s when it kicks in that I may have cancer. When I think about it I’m all over the shop. lol. Oh I do like lols, a lot. Just been referred...
Hi, I'm 52 and was diagnosed 10 days ago with vulval cancer, squamous cell carcinoma from HPV. I've had my scans (only 1 tumour on the MRI), bloods taken and have the pre-op next week. So far so good but my surgery isn't for another over 5 weeks and...
Hi everyone , my name is Sarah and im 51 years old . I was diagnosed with cancer in may 2025 and have a course of chemotherapy which my body coped well with and didn't interfere with my daily life. Radiation for 25 days and it caused terrible radiation...
Hi I am new here, I had partial vulvectomy two years ago. Unfortunately I am still sore and uncomfortable in that area, the doctor said it is the ‘new norm’ I can do everything, walking long distances and running three times a week, even though it...
Hi everyone, I’m new here and I want to say thank you to everyone who has posted or replied to posts - it has given me lots of good information but importantly it has helped me feel less alone. So history - I had post menopause bleeding and got sent...
Not been great. 9 weeks since my op. Still a bit swollen & sore, but getting bit better. Slower than I hoped. Got my histology results after waiting 7 weeks! Surgeon checked me, thrush came back & said another 4 weeks of healing as infections put me back...
Hi, I was diagnosed with Vulval cancer end of January 2026, waiting for the op to remove it and 1 lymph node. Obviously scared and anxious, but hoping to feel better after reading your journeys getting through it. Sending hugs to you all.
Hi just wanted to speak to someone just been diagnosed with vulva cancer , awaiting scans to see if spread . Feeling very anxious and not being very brave .
I was diagnosed with Lichen Sclerosus on 23rd December 2025. I'd had irritation just one side of the groin for a couple of months that I'd put down to the exercise bike, so stopped using that and it got worse rather than better. Then tried to get a GP...
Hi This is my first post on the Website, I felt a little weird being on the Macmillan site as I don't have a Cancer diagnosis, but after reading through group posts I know I'm in the same situation as a lot of you I'm 43 experiencing my second time...
