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I had a hysterectomy in June where they took all of my womb away and lymph nodes. Luckily they came back negative but the cancer had invaded more than 50%of the lining of the womb and this means I have a very aggressive cancer. In August I gad another...
Had my Brachytherapy last Thursday. 24 hours flat on my back. You haven’t to bend your knees. Thought I would have to give up halfway through as had excruciating pain in my back but gave myself a good talking to and saw it out. Wouldn’t want to repeat...
Hi All, I finished cisplatin chemotherapy and 35 sessions of external radiotherapy on June 14th, 2024, for recurrent womb cancer and a hysterectomy in December 2022. I've had pretty continuous light bleeding since finishing. A few weeks ago, I had heavier...
Hi all, I hope I am posting in the right place, sorry if not. I am looking for some reassurance please. have been referred on a 'suspected cancer' referral. I had an internal scan due to heavy, erratic, un predictable periods lasting weeks and resulting...
Don’t want to turn the post into war and peace, so will keep in concise. I will be two years clear from womb cancer in November and I have been offered an Ill Health Pension, I’m thinking of drawing the largest lump sum … although I know taking a smaller...
hi after a very long saga i finally completed brachytherapy for my stage 1b grade 1 cancer (but with tbc lung mets) last week. A few days i later i started getting serious stomach cramps, vomitting (but bile) and diarrhoea. That finally passed but the...
I had my hysterectomy last week done laparoscopically. They nicked the bladder so I have a catheter in whilst the bladder heals. I’ve notice a couple of red stringy like things which I assume is blood in the leg bag. The urine is a normal yellow colour...
Hi, had a hyteroscopy on Monday and was halted half way through after finding large polyp. I am now having a polypectomy, cuttridge of endometrium and biopsies on the 19th I was anxious before the original appointment and am finding I am in increasing...
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...
Hi Thursday is my first external appointment (25 in total). This will be followed by 3 brachytherapy. I'm starting to get really anxious. I've read that it can impact long term and am wondering if it's the right decision. Post hysterectomy I was restaged...
