When do you go on the waiting list for a hysterectomy? Is it as soon as you are told that you have cancer and a hysterectomy is suggested? Or is it after your first follow up appointment where they discuss your plan? I was diagnosed with Grade 1 womb...
My oncologist left me 12 wks before starting my ebrt. (I'm resistant to CHEMO).Given that I am stage 1B but have grade 3, mmrd, MSH6 and p53-mutated has anyone got the fainst idea how badly this delay will affect the spread of the cancer cells. It is...
Hi everyone Well i feel like I have hit a break wall, I had a full hysterectomy everything gone, saw the ongolgy doctor yesterday for results, the cancer was stage 3 in the endometrial wall with in the uterus, slightly traveled outside the cervix and...
Hi again everyone. I’m just over 2 weeks post op and expecting to be starting 6 cycles of chemo every 3 weeks, to be confirmed after my check up / histology results. I’m recovering well and moving about so now I feel a bit like I’m in the eye of the storm...
I had my chemo info session at the hospital yesterday. It seems I'm a very rare case as I'd had both ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer (the latter stage 4b, only diagnosed after surgery and pathology, which had spread to omentum/peritoneum, now all...
My own womb cancer journey is frustrating in terms of the time it is taking. I wonder if it is being addressed by politicians and support organisations that where you live in Scotland impacts on how quickly you are seen and treated. Where I live (Lanarkshire...
Hi, If I decide to definitely not accept a hysterectomy will I be discharged by the oncology team or will I get regular checks to find out whether cancer is spreading? I've got a third hysteroscopy next month and, obviously, don't expect that kind...
Good morning. Out of interest for those on Dostarlimab how long have you been told that you will be receiving it? Were you given number of cycles, or length of time or in my case no time frame but would be stopped if you had unmanageable side effects...
Hi All, Ive posted on this group before, my full story is on my profile but a couple of months ago I was diagnosed with severe complex endometrial hyperplasia, unable to exclude grade 1 cancer. I had a call from my oncologist today to advise my more...
Hi Recovery has been very slow since my surgery in September and I'm experiencing a lot of pain mostly pelvic and lower back and internally. Initially thought that the slow healing is due to the infection i caught in October but a physical exam and...
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