Hi I'm packing my bag for abdominal hysterectomy next week and I've been told I'm staying in up to ten days, what's best nighties or pj's? I've got two nighties for first two days but not sure if I need more, I'm more of a pj person but worried about...
Had my last check up today and happy to say signed off. Had my op in August 2018 Stage 1a grade 3. This is a great site and offers so much support to everyone ... it certainly helped me during the last 5 years.
Hi All So I had my robotic total hysterectomy (vaginally) a week ago for Grade 1 endometrial cancer. I feel that generally I am recovering well at home. However, on taking my first short walk three days post surgery, I noticed what I can only describe...
I am very scared. I am trying not to show it because I don't want to frighten my husband. But I was diagnosed in May and it took my husband contacting the Chief Operating Officer of the health board to get things actually moving. During the wait/delay...
I am 12 weeks past my laparoscopic total hysterectomy and am suddenly getting occasional breathlessness and pain in neck. I am not sure if it’s anxiety suddenly appearing now it’s all over with as I have been given a clean bill of health and no other...
I know I have all the symptoms but nothing is showing up on the MRI. I can't eat, am in so much internal pain constantly urinating faeces and passing faeces through the vagina.
I am feeling quite weird at the moment. To start with I was terrified and the shock of the diagnosis of cancer but not knowing exactly how bad it was meant I went off food and ate sparingly and did a LOT of exercise and looked after myself very well ...
I’m having a full/radical hysterectomy on Thursday, they are going to remove the apron that covers the organs too. Then they said I’m going to be marked up for a stoma on Monday ‘just in case’ I do not know anyone else who has been marked up for one...
Hello, Can anyone help with advice on the best companies to use for travel insurance. I rang a company today (stay sure) went through everything about my condition only to be told that they couldn't cover me. It was quite depressing to think that there...
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