Hi everyone I just wanted to say that after being diagnosed with womb cancer and having such a ‘deadly’ disease, I find it hard to understand that I have never felt unwell! The only times I have felt unwell or ‘under the weather’, is after my hysterectomy...
Im gradually building up my walking daily and coming up to week 3 been to Tesco with hubby for small shop and trolley as support I am walking 5 mins and 5 back from my home so a 10 mins but back it's uphill feel a bit breathless so think I'm walking...
I have been advised by MRI I'm a stage 1a grade 1 but I have alot of rumbling in my tummy area and wind /gas every day could this just be the cancer making my tummy so noisy every day I feel I want to pass wind to settle my tummy as it's so noisy...
Hi, I will have my full hysterectomy with pelvic lymph nodes removal next week. I’m just wondering if anyone has M.E or Fibromyalgia, did these affect your recovery or Pain ? Did the recovery take longer, was the chronic pain worse ? Or was it more manageable...
Has anyone else scared about pending hysterectomy and going under or is it just me as im so very scared I can't sleep or eat for fear but then read alot say it's not as bad as thought before hand Maybe as I'm 67 I've only ever been put out for polps...
Before I had my operation I took tablets for Gerd and nasal allergy's Fexofenadine and a nasal steroid spray when I came home dr said to stop all these due to blood thinning injections and pain killers which I've now finished so can you go back on medication...
Hi everyone, I had a total hysterectomy in July after being diagnosed with endometrial cancer, things went well and I was given an all clear after the histology. I was happily returning to normal life then in October I have found myself crippled on...
Can someone advise what CA 125 is. I know it's a blood test does it show I a full blood count ? How is it found please ? And what does it mean
I was told that about 2 weeks you can get some heavy bleeding as it's the dissolvable stitches inside and sutures dissolving inside anyone had this as gyno Told me it's quite normal if this happens
After 12 days post op I'm getting a lot of noises and rumbling sounds from my lower tummy area and occasional twinges especially after drinking or eating I presuming that's my intestines settling and changes in that area and bowel movements adjusting...
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