My op is due Wednesday, but anaesthetist wants me to have echocardiogram tomorrow, as the ECG shows I have left ventricular hypertrophy probably caused by undiagnosed high blood pressure. BP must now be super high, as worried they may decide to cancel...
I was discharged yesterday after my total abdominal hysterectomy on 6 October. Might have been a day earlier but my bowels weren't functioning quite as they should have been! Surgeon said it went well without any complications. Had some nausea and sickness...
For the last year I've been taking Megestrol to control my baby tumor and for this it has worked well but I need to lose weight before I'm able to have a hysterectomy. The thing is, Megestrol is also used to help people gain weight and increase their...
Hi everyone, Well, I did it, I completed my 3rd and final session on Thursday, I've been full of a cold since Friday so I'm only just getting round to posting, my transport turned up an hour before my appointment, so I was 30 mins early, as I had a...
Hi everyone, well, I had my 2nd session today at 10.30, not worried at all as I knew what to expect, however I felt a right numpty, everyone in our house has had or got colds, I woke up with a tickly cough, nothing major, absolutely fine getting prepared...
Just 2 days away from my total abdominal hysterectomy so goodbye to my uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries, not that at 69 they are much use to me! Been trying to keep myself occupied to minimise the rollercoaster of emotions but it's not easy. Daily...
I am very concerned about vaginal damage from radiotherapy, I have a very healthy sex drive and enjoy sex a lot, I am single so I don't have a loving long-term partner to help 'come to terms' with radiotherapy side effects. Does anyone know whether...
Hello ladies, As a relative newbie, I’m looking for some advice! If you had chemo on a 3 week cycle, did you pretty much self-isolate during week 2, when immunity is lowest, or did you try to carry on as near normal as possible? I have a couple of events...
I'm currently waiting for my hysterectomy op, scheduled for 6 October, after a diagnosis of endometrial cancer. MRI and CT scans were clear and I've been provisionally staged at 1a. My consultant oncologist has recommended testing for Lynch Syndrome as...
Hi everyone, My biopsy pathology report said my immunohistochemistry shows the cells to stain positively with p53 (wild type) Has anyone else got this and what does it actually mean? I have read conflicting reports online.
