Hello, I am new here and not sure what to write but, here goes…I first started finding blood on the tissue after using the toilet on the 1st April and I hadn’t realise how much time had passed, I thought it was days, but my daughter said it was over 2 weeks. She nagged me to go to the doctors, which I did. The doctor told me on the Monday that she would refer me to a gynaecologist and I would hear within 2 weeks, 2 days later I had a call with an appointment for the following Monday. They did the internal tests and took biopsies and said I would hear within 2-3 weeks. 10 days later I was called to come in the following day. I was diagnosed with Endometrial cancer on 6th May and had the surgery on 11th June. They didn’t really give me any information when I left regarding what I can or cannot do within the first 6 weeks. I don’t know how to then get back to normal, driving, having my dog back home, etc. Any advice would be appreciated as don’t want to jeopardise my recovery. The process for me has been really quick and I was lucky that it appears to be contained and is Stage 1, so I don’t now want to do something wrong and ruin it. Many thanks in advance and nice to meet you all.
Hi and a warm welcome to our spot in the Online Community. It's great to hear the speed with which you were diagnosed and had your op. Hope you feel you're progressing ok and not doing too much, no bending, nor lifting or hoovering (I got away with the last one for quite a while) - Your body will tell you when you've overdone it.
You should keep your compression stockings on until you finish your anti-clotting jabs. As for driving, have a word with your insurer. Some say it's ok as long as your Dr says ok. Basically you should be able to do an emergency stop but you don't want to hurt yourself doing so - it might be uncomfortable doing gear changes as well. Don't forget you'll have some internal stitches. I have an automatic & drove after 6 weeks. (Due to Covid lockdown had to drive for my Brachytherapy treatments which started 6 weeks later)
I was walking my elderly Jack Russell on week 4 using a "poop picker-up" lent by a friend. We were both pretty slow to start.(I couldn't handle our 45kg deerhound!) I was back to my normal 3 -4 mile walks by week 6.
The waiting for histology results is horrible so fingers crossed you'll hear soon that you're all clear.
It’s always helpful to others if you write a little something (or a lot) about yourself and your journey to date. You can enter it into your profile (click on your username and select “Profile”) It’s helpful to other members with a similar diagnosis who can then hopefully answer your questions. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. You can amend or update it at any time. If you’re not sure what to write, just click on my username.
Sending welcoming hugs, Barb xx 
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