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Hi. Very newly diagnosed, yesterday in fact & just about to get swept up in the start of treatment with an MRI later today. All of this around the worst time of the year for me & my family, as we lost my sister to head & neck cancer, 4 years ago, &...
Hi, I’m using the dilators as advised but will soon run out of the lube sachets that were provided with them. Not sure if you get them from doctors surgery or you just buy your own. If you buy your own which make is the best to use and where can I purchase...
HI i was wondering if anyone has had 5 weeks of radiotherapy just wondering what to expect. The histology came back as Grade 1 B low grade which i feel incredibly lucky. However due to some cancer going into the blood vessels the oncologist has recommended...
Hi everyone. I’m on here because I’m genuinely really worried and confused So I have had completely regular periods since being a teenager, no unusual pains or cramps that I didn’t consider to be ‘normal’ on the first couple of days of my period....
Hello, A bit of an unusual first post and I do not have a diagnosis yet so hope someone may have had a similar experience? At the beginning of July I had a post menopausal bleed - it was very much like a period with a beginning, a middle and an end...
Hello everyone! My name is Alice, 39 years old. I’m a nurse in England and was diagnosed with uterine cancer grade 3. I have done a failed hysterectomy in November 2024 where they got a biopsy which showed malignant. I was diagnosed on January 9 of this...
Hi everyone, I am just wondering if anyone knows of any other reasons why the uterine lining would be thicker if it isn’t cancer? I saw someone say ‘anything over 20mm signifies malignancy’ - which honestly, has scared me. Tomorrow I see the gynaecologist...
My NHS app has had a letter uploaded I was told I had Cancer and after a CT Scan I was called and told it was good news it was stage 1A However the letter uploaded on my NHS App that has been sent to the MDT says "sadly histology from an endometrial...
I’m due a hysterectomy next week. The day before I have to take the bowel clearing laxatives. So if I wake up early I can take my regular meds a couple of hours before starting the laxatives. My question is - what do I do about meds I should take that...
Having had a radical Hysterectomy in April I am currently undergoing Adjuvent treatment, this consists of Chemotherapy, (currently undergoing this) 5 weeks of daily radiotherapy with concurrent chemo (Cisplatin) and 4 sessions of Brachytherapy. Has...
