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Hi everyone. In many ways I am finding this difficult to write, but I know I need to. I am worried about the surgery as I have had a major heart attack 8 years ago along with other health problems so I am 'high' risk! Why bother to tell me this as there...
Hi Everyone Its forecast as very hot weather in the UK for the next few days and some people may struggle to stay cool. it can be hard to cope with a cancer diagnosis and treatment when the weather is challenging. I will pop a link to a blog with...
Hi everyone! Hope you all doing good. I got a call from hospital today to arrange an appointment to get results from MRI and CT scan and presumably my treatment plan. It's for next Thursday 2nd July, 9 days away , this is torture. Thankfully my 2 daughters...
Hi, I was diagnosed in October with stage 1b grade 3 endometrial cancer - carcinosarcoma. I had my hysterectomy and 4 cycles of chemo and finished 23 EBRT last week. My main side effects throughout radiotherapy were tiredness, loose stools and some...
Hi all. I am new here and have never posted before. I have been having irregular bleeding and pelvic pressure for around 6 months. I had Pelvic and TVS which showed a possible polyp (15mm) and endometrial thickness with vascularity (13mm). I was then...
Hi guys, hope you all good tonight. I had my hysteroscopy 7th May and they put the Mirena coil in, diagnosed with endometrial cancer, had my MRI and CT scan last week so waiting on a treatment plan. Tonight I'm bleeding again, has anyone had this too...
Hello All, I am in a bit of a state right now. I thought I'd managed to settle myself down, but I'm back up in high dough. I was referred for abnormal bleeding, and was expecting something like endometriosis. The biopsy results (hysterscopy plus biopsy...
Hi, I had an endometrial stromal sarcoma (hysterectomy at same point), and breast carcinoma over a decade ago. I tested positive for oestrogen receptors, so no hrt. Recently I have been struggling with extremely sore vulva, urethra, and bladder frequency...
Hi everyone We have been asked to set up a dedicated space for radiotherapy discussions. Please use this discussion thread to share your personal experiences with radiotherapy treatment, however, you are welcome to start your own discussion if you prefer...
Hi all, it has been quite a while since I have posted and now nearly 18 months since hysterectomy. I know it is so easy to think that every ache and pain could be cancer related but wondering what other people’s consultants have mentioned to look out...
