So I went in on Wednesday for my hysterectomy. Mine was carried out using the Da Vinci robot which basically leaves you with 5 key holes across your stomach. I stayed in one hospital for 1 night and then home. Similar recovery time of 6-8 weeks and same...
Hi, I'm really scared and just wanted to see if anyone has had any similar experiences. I'm 47 and been on the mini pill and virtually period free for 5 years. In early December I started bleeding and it got so heavy I couldn't leave the house and had...
Just got a call from doctors with my blood test results. My ca125 test has come back high. Normal rate is 35 mine was 100. I’m so scared.
Hi everyone This is my first post. I'm due to have my first chemo session on Fri 14th and wonfering if anyone has tried an infrared sauna blanket during treatment. What are your thoughts or your experience of using one. Or even if its not recommended...
Hi, I had my first chemo session on Wednesday 8th of January. I ended up having a PICC line as my veins were too wonky to let a canula in. I felt fine on the day and the day after. I could not poop for 48 hours and when I did finally poop yesterday (Friday...
Hi. Is anyone being treated with Provera (progesterone)? I have been on it at 200mg for just over two weeks. On Tuesday I started to have cramping, pelvic pain . This continued on Wednesday. On Thursday afternoon I had acute pelvic pain, cramping...
I recently had an MRI for a suspected IBD. Those results came back fine, but I received urgent referrals for an ultrasound and hysteroscopy for a 'lesion' in my uterus. Now, I've had fibroids before and realise it's probably this, but this was an MRI...
I have my Hysterectomy and salop thingy booked for the 11th ..I cannot wait I had no symptoms other than a small bleed but since the hysteroscopy and Biopsy I have had cramps and they have got worse and today oh boy worse than ever ...I was predicted...
Week after diagnosis Oncology nurse rang this afternoon with news that MRI shows no spread beyond womb . Likely Stage 1A , so case goes to team meeting on Tuesday and then date for hysterectomy . So things are moving forward and I am feeling more positive...
Hi all I feeling disappointed as I was expecting to receive my results from the MDT on Monday passed as at my consultation where I was told I had cancer, I was given the impression that I would definitely be told this Monday of the secondary testing...
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