Diagnosed already just waiting on treatment now

I have Serous Endometrial Cancer and have chemo #4 of 6 tomorrow.  I finish the Paclitaxel and Carboplatin regime at the end of February.  After that, I expect I will be advised to do radiation therapy.  I was hoping to do a clinical trial instead but it closed before I could take part in it.  

Hi Shaz ️

 I was diagnosed in April 2024.. after my MRI  intial stage was given as  1

Total hysterectomy in July 

Upgraded to Stage 3 grade 2 type 1 in August 3 weeks  after op 

I Recovered well from op ..

listen to your body..dont over do things 

September I began my 25 radiotherapy treatments .. 23 external 2 Bracktherapy..

CT scan thankfully showed no spread 

November I began my Chemotherapy treatments 

Paclitaxel and Carboplatin  .. which I have tolerated really well ..

I have just completed 3 out 4 of my chemotherapy cycles.. 

Last one is on the 29th January .. .

My oncologist was really good and  very informative   she talked me through both radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment and all side affects . On the day I signed the concent forms . 

Side affects are very daunting but also doable. 

I  lost my hair around day 14 of first chemotherapy cycle  .. I was well prepared for this to happen both physically and mentally .. but it still came as a bit of a shock .

I learnt to take one day at a time and not to think to far ahead of myself by this I mean take one treatment at a time ..

For me that was getting through radiotherapy before stressing about the chemotherapy...

It's seem the end will never come .but it does and there is light at the end if the tunnel .

If there is any thing you would like to ask please don't hesitate to ask .. I wish you well on your journey to recovery 

Best Wishes Stella x 

Hi Shaz

I had a total hysterectomy on 29th July 2024 and finished 25 external radiotherapy & 2 brachytherapy treatments at the end of November. I started chemo on Wednesday 15th January 2025. 

The radiotherapy was fairly straightforward but I would say look after your skin, my son bought me a cancer care pack from MooGoo which helped, my skin got red and a bit sore, and peeled a little.  My worst side affect though was diarrhoea but I was given tablets by the Nurse Specialist to help with that. The brachytherapy worried me a little but to be fair I found it no worse than being prodded and poked while pregnant, just a little uncomfortable. 

Take help when you can and look after number 1.

All the best for your ongoing treatment.

Hi Shaz

Welcome to the Womb group.

I am sorry to hear of your diagnosis of cancer. 

I had stage 1b, grade 3 endometrial carcinoma sarcoma in 2022. I had a total hysterectomy and this was followed by 4 cycles of chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) and then I had 25 sessions of external beam radiotherapy. 

If there is anything you want to ask then please do so. If you click on my name my profile will come up and it will give you a bit of an idea regarding possible timelines. 

If there is anything you want to ask about, please do so. 

Jane

Thank you so much for this! I hope you have a speedy recovery  

Thank you so much for sharing Stella! This has helped

the end is in site for you you now and I wish you a speedy recovery  

I have my op now on Tuesday and I do know that it will be a long road with the op on its own as I had a few complications after the first surgery so but frightened with this one. 

Can I ask, were you advised of the treatment before you had your operation? Or was this discussed after? 

thanks you xx

Thank you so much for sharing  

can I just ask would there be any products that you would recommend that was best to help with your skin? Or any that you would recommend avoiding? 

I hope you have a speedy recovery  take care xx

Thank you so much  

I had a Quick Look at your profile, omg! You have been through so much! You are just amazing!

would there be anything that you would recommend that helped with the side effects of treatment? 

thank you again for reaching out xx