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Hello , I have recently been diagnosed with vulvar cancer and am going to have 7 weeks chemoradiotherapy. I am very scared after all the warnings of possible side effects both long and short term which sound horrible and painful. Be good to know I'm...
Hi new to group got vulva and bit on lung had caner before but never felt so low and weepy having job to walk cos ankles swollen don't know wether anyone feeling same .
Hello I'm new to all this and still bewildered
Hi I have finally had the courage to join this group. I was diagnosed with stage 3c vulvar cancer when I was 51. The cancer was in my lymph nodes too and was a massive shock! I had a radical vulvectomy and lymph node removal, radiotherapy and chemotherapy...
I was diagnosed on the 8th November with vulva cancer my gynaecologist said it would be a operation and that's it but have since found out its gone into my lymph nodes so going to have to have radiotherapy and chemotherapy combined I'm hoping to start...
Hi, im new here, today we got told that the lump my partner had removed was cancerous… i hope its ok i post here even if im not the one with it, the op was on the 7th, where a growth was removed from the perineal area, still healing atm as had some...
I was at my last consultation recently where I came came out in shock as I was told I would need a hysterectomy that would would require plastic surgery to see if it had spread to the anal canal. I was told I would be in hospital for 4 weeks 2 of which...
Hi has anyone else thought waiting times on nhs can be agonising I to wait for mri and been told could be waiting up to 6 weeks for app surely thats to long?? Wjats everyone's experience thanks
Can anyone help me !!! I have been given a diagnosis of VIN3, I have agreed to try the cream 1st but if that don't work I will need surgery. I have a real fear of being put to sleep and forgot to ask should I need surgery can it be done with local anaesthetic...
Hi there, Wow.... first of all, reading through many of the streams, I have to say - what an INCREDIBLE group of COURAGOUS warriors! I'm blown away. My mom (75) has just been diagnosed with vulvular cancer - she's had Lichen Sclorosis for years. ...
