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Having this procedure done next week in outpatient had this done 6 years ago and they couldn’t complete as so painful so went under general aneasetic eventually they have said I can have a local anaesthetic so it should be easier but am still...
Any advice on shaving your head please don't really want to go to the hairdressers I live near a mc millan support center which I've joined up with wondering if they can help?
Hi all. I've always suffered from heavy bleeding, and been to A&E multiple times with blood loss. I eventually got diagnosed with a polyp >4.5cm which was removed early last week, along with multiple others. As I had insurance privately I've had results...
Hi everyone, My first post here and I guess I'm just looking for somewhere to vent my anxieties! Havnt told anyone in my family yet, don't want to cause any worry. I am 42, have 3 children and according to blood results etc am not yet peri-menopausal...
Is it ok to take senna had diarrhoea for ages and now can't go practise nurse gave them me but is it safe
Hello, I've just been diagnosed with womb cancer and waiting for MRI on Sunday which will have been nearly 2 weeks. I just don't know how to cope - how does everyone manage?! I feel so down and negative... My body feels so different since diagnosis, like...
I had my hysterectomy on 30th May. Today I got a phone call to make an appointment with the gynae oncology nurse for 19th June. Should I read anything into the fact that this appointment is with a nurse rather than a doctor?
Hello again Can't open my bowels this morning extremely very worried
Hi Following a hysteroscopy (3 May 2024) at the hospital under a spinal anaesthetic I had two polyps removed and biopsies done. One was okay but the other gives the pathologist and my gynaecologist cause for concern because they can’t rule out atypical...
Well went to bed can't sleep really uncomfortable belly and groin area really scared even more tonight Can't stop thinking what is going on so scared it's going to be advanced because of uncomfortable feeling
