I was just wondering if anyone else gets what feels like hunger pains. I am not a foody person and eat because it is necessary but I have been getting regular hunger pangs and don't know if this is anxiety or actual hunger...
I have also had more urgency in my bowel (sorry if tmi) which is not like me. I don't think it is a sign of spreading to other areas as I had a CT last Friday and was told it is grade 3 cells but confined to my womb, although I do need lymph node biopsy to check the blood.
Does anyone have any experience of this?
Hi B74
I didn't notice this until after surgery and then it was due to the further treatments that I needed.
It is reassuring that your CT scan came back as showing that the cancer is confined to your womb and if it had spread to your bowel then this would have shown on your scan.
What I did notice though after my biopsy and until my surgery was that my tummy felt sort of different. Hard to describe but like sort of bloated/harder- I was aware of a sort of pressure type feeling. A bit like when you are going to have a period but not really cramp like. I was also losing watery blood at times. I am not sure whether this was because of the physical effect/irritation of the biopsy or whether it was due to the cancer. I know my womb was enlarged.
I wonder if the hunger pangs are partly the anxiety of all of it and also I know myself when I worry about things I tend to skip meals, not on purpose but I can go a few hours and think- oops - have not had lunch etc. Could the hunger pangs be due to having not eaten enough when you are focussing on all of this? I also find that if I don't eat regularly I can get some urgency. I can also get urgency when I am anxious. Have you got an upset tummy with the urgency?
I also found that after my diagnosis I became really aware of my body and noticed feelings/sensations that I probably would not have noticed before.
What I would suggest doing is to email your CNS and let them know you are having these symptoms and hopefully they can give you some reassurance. Alternatively pop it on to an Online Consultation with your GP as I remember that you prefer not to do via phone call.
I just think it is always better to let them know and 9/10 it is just for a bit of reassurance but that is better than sitting and worrying.
Jane
If I eat more or change my eating habits then I can get an upset tummy and urgency.
Anxiety is always a factor with me as well. We are not medically trained on here which is why I recommended mentioning it to your doctor, but it does sound understandable. Just drop them a message if it continues or worries you.
Although I understand that it is scary when you have a date for the surgery, I think we all feel a bit that way. It was my first surgery for 27 years when I had mine and the previous surgery was for wisdom teeth. All I can say it is better to get it done and out of the way. My hysterectomy was very straightforward, I was well looked after at the hospital. I had very little pain. I was home the next day. I also felt a huge relief that the cancer had been removed. It was a case of taking things easy at home and no lifting etc for a few weeks. But within a couple of days I was up walking around my garden and within a week out for a short walk to the local shops. From then it was all really straightforward. I don't think anyone likes the thought of having an operation but although it is a big thing for us, they do so many hysterectomies day after day- that it really is routine for them.
Jane
That does make a lot of sense. Good Luck for Tuesday and if there is anything you need before then, you know where we are.
