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Hi I am new to this . Just looking for support. I have had 3 partial vulvectonies over last 18 months and hopefully a final 4th full vulvectomy this week . I am home from hospital but feeling very alone and finding it difficult to talk to anyone as...
My daughter Paula got diagnosed with vulva cancer 4th December 2020 in January 2021 she had surgery following 33 sessions of radiotherapy then she was told she was 99.9% clear of cancer in August this year she went to hospital & had biopsies done the...
Hi First time posting here. Two years ago I was diagnosed with VIN2 vulval malignancy and had an operation where it was fully excised. Last week I was back to see my consultant and I have been told that I have further vulval and vaginal dysplasia. I...
Hi everyone, just popping along to say HI, hope You are all doing well. I have had wide local excision 3 days ago. this is the second time in 3 years .
Hi Ive just joined and am wondering if anyone has experience of a vulvectomy and lymph node (groin) removal. I had my surgery at the end of March. i was diagnosed with cancer of the vulva 6 months ago aged 33 and have really struggled to find others...
Hi. My biopsy came back as VIN3 and I have opted not to have wle but the cream to use for three months. I'm just looking for any advice or help and hopefully some good results. I will start using Aldara? cream/ointment tomorrow once I collect from pharmacy...
Hi everyone I’m new here my name is vicky , Joined for advice and just worried. i have this issue, darks spots patches all around inside the lips, I can see it's got worse over the last year I had hpv abnormal few years back and biopsy, next screening...
Well here I am still waiting for biopsy results. Rang surgery last week and told still no results. Now today I have developed a kidney infection. I am so fed up! I haven’t told my family but I am on the verge of doing so, but I don’t want to worry them...
Hi I'm going for an appointment this week to discuss a vaginectomy. I wondered if anyone had had this operation and what sort of questions I need to be asking?
Hi can anyone tell me what it was like to go through radium in the vulva region? I am waiting to start and sh-tless to be honest. Afraid if the unknown and the radiologist told me I will be on morphine from the end of the second week. I ve no idea how...
