Hello, there. What have your experiences been with steps, post surgery? I have a surgery date five weeks from now, although the extent of the surgery or method I won't know for a while (tests still pending). In very practical terms, we live on the first...
Hi All, I was diagnosed a week ago today and I left the hospital in shock. I now have lots of questions but don't know anyone who has had this type of cancer. How long from diagnosis until surgery did you have to wait ? My son is getting married in...
Hi, there: It's my one week anniversary of the meeting when the doctor said that I have cancer in my uterus. I'm awaiting test results on CT scan and MRI. I have appreciated reading about other people's experiences. I'm not sure how worried to be, or...
Hi everyone First post from me although have been reading lots of your questions and posts over the last month or so. I was diagnosed at the end of March and had a hysterectomy just over 2 weeks ago. Feeling lucky that everything went well and histology...
Hello, I have been booked for a hysterectomy and BSO (bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy) this coming Thursday 5th May and feeling very nervous. I was told that my cancer is grade 2 but the biopsy couldn’t tell if it has spread. And this is what’s worrying...
My wife's been diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian/whomb cancer, this was diagnosed last year. As of today surgeon still unable to commit to operation as the tumor is having a major impact on her haemoglobin levels and her kidneys which they are trying to...
Hi ladies I had a dreadful night last night, excruciating pelvic and back pain which morphine wouldn’t touch, sweating freezing. Just wondered what peoples experience was after hysteroscopy & biopsy Aimee xx
Hi, I got my diagnosis last wednesday so this is all very new and a bit overwhelming. I have my MRI and chest xray in a weeks time for staging and am anxious about that. I live alone with a lovely, but crazy Springer Spaniel and worried how I will manage...
Hi all, I had some innocent looking polyps removed last week and my surgeon called to say that when they were analysed in the lab that they were actually cancer. Currently waiting for an urgent staging MRI. I'm 33 and my husband and I have been trying...
Hi another one recently diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer, think grade 2 , Gyny Oncologist confirmed on 30 /3/22 following TV scan and biopsy after GP referral following a bleed and passing a lump (polyp?) at the end of Feb. Had MRI, and last Friday...
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