After having a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oopohoectomy this has now put me into surgical menopause. Due to cancer I know I cannot have HRT and also have to avoid soya and so cannot take any supplements I have seen. I have struggled with...
Hello ,new here,i went to my doctor as when i had smear test, it was hurting and the woman told me its because i had a prolapse,(i have no idea what is prolapsed) so i went to my GP and she examined me,and asked if i was on my period,i told her no ,not...
Hi all, just wondering how people have coped with and have got on with their diagnosis. I was diagnosed with stage 4 leimosarcoma in my womb in october - i have had 2 cycles (of 6) of chemotherapy and am on doxurubicin. i have had some side effects but...
It’s a year since I was diagnosed. I can still remember the phone call I received from a registrar dispensing the difficult news at such lightning quick speed and in such a matter of fact way that everything inside me started silently screaming and panicking...
Hello ladies, It’s now almost 2 years since I had my cancer diagnosis, and I just wanted to say hi I also wanted to say, after a really bumpy start (surgery during Covid pandemic), post treatment depression, post-op complication of a prolapse…..I...
So, after six days on antibiotics, the swelling under my wound still hasn't gone down, so I wonder if it could be a lymphocyst, a fluid-filled cystic structure. Has anyone experienced this after their op?
Dear Ladies A conversation with a lovely Lass on here prompted me to ask my CSN a bit more about my recent hysterectomy. As it was radical I assumed the lymph nodes where removed but it turns out they weren’t. It all started when I had a polyp removed...
What is the longest time you've had to wait for your post-op histology report? It's three weeks to the day since I had my total hysterectomy and BSO. I was told it would be two weeks before I got the report. Am getting anxious about work and planning...
(I have edited this post as I felt the previous didn't make sense or explaining properly once I had read it a couple of times ) Hello to everyone, My name is Williamina ( Wilma) I am a retired mental health nurse and I am 59 yrs old i am a...
Hi Ladies. I've just finished my fourth course of antibiotics for a UTI this year. I'd never had one at all before this year and they all started since my failed hysteroscopy with three more after hysterectomy in May. It's getting pretty tedious - GPs...
