Hi, I’m using the dilators as advised but will soon run out of the lube sachets that were provided with them. Not sure if you get them from doctors surgery or you just buy your own. If you buy your own which make is the best to use and where can I purchase...
HI i was wondering if anyone has had 5 weeks of radiotherapy just wondering what to expect. The histology came back as Grade 1 B low grade which i feel incredibly lucky. However due to some cancer going into the blood vessels the oncologist has recommended...
Hello, A bit of an unusual first post and I do not have a diagnosis yet so hope someone may have had a similar experience? At the beginning of July I had a post menopausal bleed - it was very much like a period with a beginning, a middle and an end...
My NHS app has had a letter uploaded I was told I had Cancer and after a CT Scan I was called and told it was good news it was stage 1A However the letter uploaded on my NHS App that has been sent to the MDT says "sadly histology from an endometrial...
I’m due a hysterectomy next week. The day before I have to take the bowel clearing laxatives. So if I wake up early I can take my regular meds a couple of hours before starting the laxatives. My question is - what do I do about meds I should take that...
Having had a radical Hysterectomy in April I am currently undergoing Adjuvent treatment, this consists of Chemotherapy, (currently undergoing this) 5 weeks of daily radiotherapy with concurrent chemo (Cisplatin) and 4 sessions of Brachytherapy. Has...
I am 75 yo and need to undergo hysteroscopy and D and C for possible C eval. The gynecologist prescribed misopostos 200 mg inserted prior to leaving for the surgical center. I read this medication is not effective to dilate in older post menopausal women...
Hi, in Dec I was diagnosed with a high grade cancer tumour in my womb with some spread to the endemetriol lining. Very quickly went in for a hysterectomy ( I’m a expat living in Singapore) and am recovering well. The histology after showed no spread...
I’m probably getting far ahead of myself as my first oncology appointment isn’t until 8th January. I’ve been told I am stage 3b and am nearly 5 weeks post laparoscopic total hysterectomy and so I am expecting both chemo and radiotherapy. According to...
I know from looking on this forum that I have had my results through very quickly so yesterday the Nurse rang me to say the Radiographer has said the Cancer has not spread outside of the womb and that hopefully I will have my case looked at when the Hospital...
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