Good evening all. I was diagnosed with recurrence of endometrial cancer in October last year following a hysterectomy for the original cancer in January 2019. The recurrence is in my abdominal lymph nodes and is treatable but cannot be cured. I started...
Sorry for this post, I do not want to upset or stress people out. X I have had an update this week, the one I didn't want. My chemo didn't work, the stupid cancer continued to grow. I now face a prognosis of 18 months. I wil be treated, but for me...
Hi I’m wondering if anyone has any experience of womb cancer spreading to somewhere in the body (in my case - a tumour in the soft tissue near my jaw) that isn’t an organ? I am still in the midst of diagnosis confirmation but after a cancerous tumour...
Has anyone had experience of having to have bariatric surgery before a hysterectomy for womb cancer will be granted?
Hi all, I went into hospital for planned robotic hysterectomy on Tuesday but when I woke up I found out they had to abandon the procedure because the cancer had spread outside the uterus. It appears to be in the one ovary but it is so close to my bowel...
After appointment with my surgeon on Friday my full hysterectomy is now scheduled for next Tuesday. He asked for permission to take some nodes. Lymph nodes I assume in order to test. As I was on my own I zoned out some. A friend did come with me though...
I was posting here around 3 years ago when I had some PMB, scans, biopsies, hysteroscopies, followed, polyps were found and removed under a general as they weren’t in the right place for them to be removed during hysteroscopy. Results all came back negative...
Got phone call from my nurse today while I was out walking with my husband. Results of my MRI scan I had two weeks ago confirmed endometrial cancer at stage 1A. She asked if I could go to hospital today to sign concent form as I could have my operation...
Hi All, I'm new here, in terms of posting although I often read through comments in the forum. My Mum was diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer in June 2022 Stage 2 Grade 3, treatment was 23 sessions of Pelvic radiation and 3 Brachytherapy sessions. She...
Well I am back from hospital following my laparoscopic exploratory procedure. I stayed in overnight Thursday and monitored then discharged in afternoon. As I mentioned this procedure was to investigate whether there was any spread to my bowels. The...
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