Hi all, apologies in advance for doing things in the wrong order! I joined the forum a few weeks ago when diagnosed with endometrial cancer and have asked a few questions here before feeling ready to say hi properly and add my journey and experiences...
I was diagnosed in August with invasive endometrial cancer here in Ontario, Canada. I have not found a forum like this yet at home for womb cancer. I had a hysterectomy with removal of ovaries, fallopian tubes, omentum and pelvic lymph nodes. I had two...
Hi just like to say I’m new here and fairly newly diagnosed.. it started with the menopause and being period free for 5yrs then in may started spotting which I thought nothing off as I’ve had pcos, so rarely had periods.. well in August I had a full blown...
Thanks to all who commented on my last thread. The consultant could see how upset and anxious I was and didn't push to take the biopsies today. He is arranging for me to have them and a hysteroscopy with local injections and gas and air. It means...
Hi I am 4 years plus into menopause and recently had 4 days of brown ,old blood discharge. My ultrasound shows a lining of 7.6 mm - not excessively high but enough to warrant further tests. Due to a bleed just over 2 years ago I had a hysteroscopy and...
I am having my op on 3rd December and first symptom was bleeding, went to GP everything happening quite quickly but I have been having stomach pain like period pain, I am 69 so well past menopause. Only having small amount of blood which is not bright...
Hi, Update on my journey, I was diagnosed with carcinoma sarcoma after having a hysterectomy to get rid of a tumour that was thought to be contained i have just been told it has cone back. I have a 10cm tumour in my pelvis. I am devastated. I only had...
I’m being brave and am posting on here as I received the news today that I’ve been dreading and feel the support of an online community might help me. Last Wednesday I went to see my GP as I was having trouble emptying my bladder. I had no other symptoms...
HI, new in this particular group, but not the forum as a whole. Having been diagnosed with and had surgery to get rid of bowel cancer over the summer, I've now been told this afternoon that I have cancer in my uterus - the original CT scan to stage...
Hi everyone; I am 61 post menopausal had breast cancer a year ago. Had a pelvic scan for some unusual pain that turned out to be shingles however the scan showed a thickened uterus 14mm ( I am on tamoxifen which can cause thickening) . Sent for hysteroscopy...
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