Just diagnosed and terrified

Hi hope you are ok and yes ct scan then they plan your treatment how old are you if u don’t mind me asking xxx

No I don’t mind you asking, im 33 

Me too in the same boat as you , I too had relatives died from different cancers im waiting my MRI scan then they say hysterectomy, Dr says ill recover quickly, worried like you, but this forum really helps, keep talking, I'm 64yrs 

Am nearly 32 now so young do u have children.  Xxx

My partner has a child but I haven’t had any x

I haven’t had an mri on ultrasound, biopsy and ct scan.  I have always been terrified of dying so this hasn’t helped, convinced myself it’s stage 4 and they can’t help me.  Hopefully I will get the scan results this week 

Good luck let us no how u get on xxx

Hi Rach, please try not to panic (I know that’s easier said than done) this is the most scariest time and it is completely natural for you to feel this way. I felt exactly the same. Did they tell you what grade the cancer was from your biopsy? I had a CT scan after my biopsy too, it’s completely normal. I was diagnosed in December last year and The consultant I saw said he thought I had had the cancer for a very long time, maybe even 10 years plus. They are usually very slow growing. Now you have been diagnosed you will be in good hands. I can honestly say I was so scared when I was diagnosed but nothing has been as bad as I expected or imagined. My cancer had spread to my ovaries but the doctors said this was VERY unusual for my grade of cancer (grade 1) however I had surgery and completed chemotherapy and i’m just about to finish radiotherapy in two days time and then that will be me done for treatment. I feel so grateful to the doctors and nurses in our NhS, they really know what they are doing and have supported me 100% through this. Most people are at a very early stage when diagnosed, even if they had it a while. The waiting is the hardest part. Hopefully you will get the results of your CT scan soon. Whatever the outcome of your scan the doctors will have a plan for you, just trust in them to get you through. Let us know how you get on with the scan and please let us know if we can answer any questions for you. 

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Thank you for replying, no they didn’t tell me what grade it was all they said was it was womb cancer and the Macmillan nurse was talking to my partner and was showing her the book and and said to her they are hoping for stage one.  The doctor asked me how I would feel if they had to take everything out and I said fine I’m not bothered so assuming I will be having a hysterectomy at some point 

Hi Rach E

Sorry you find yourself here. My mother and grandmother both died of cancer, but over the years I have learnt a lot about it. Firstly, it depends what sort of cancer you have. Womb cancer is one of the slowest growing cancers, and is easily treated. Secondly, the sooner it is caught, the better. When my parents were alive there was no such thing as scans, so by the time cancer was diagnosed it was too late. Thirdly, medicine has come on fast in the last 50 years.

In my immediate family, my younger daughter had breast cancer 7 years ago, my husband had throat cancer 14 years ago, and I had womb cancer 4 years ago. My husband has just been diagnosed with bowel cancer, picked up in a blood test, which they reckon they can sort out with keyhole surgery only!!! So, you see cancer is not always a death sentence.

I had keyhole surgery at 72 years old, and it hurt less than childbirth!!!   Good luck. xxxx