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Has anyone experienced urine retention post hysterectomy?I had it after op then it eased and now 2weeks later it's back..and painful
I'm 2weeks post total robotic hysterectomy and wondering when I can have a bath
Hi,again.Lymph node,Laparoscopic.went,well.Hardly any pain.incisions abit painful.Small amonut of oozing. Now,the waiting.Follow up April 11. Take care all.Tks for reponding
Hi im just wondering if anyone else has suffered from Pelvic Floor Spasms since having an hysterectomy i am 10 days post op and had a l aparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: Recovery has been great, I started doing my pelvic floor exercise...
How big was everybody’s tumour when it was removed? Mine was 15x15cm which I thought was big but my doctor said it wasn’t that big….
Just wondering if there is any link between a mass being P53 wild type, MMR proficient and the likelihood or not of having the BRCA genes? Currently awaiting genetic testing but I already know that my tumour was MMR proficient, hormone positive and...
Hi, Did anybody else find that their mass was MMR Proficient and ERPR (oestrogen and progesterone) positive? I'm not sure what these mean if these results are "good" (by comparison) to maybe masses that are MMR deficient or not ERPR positive etc....
Hi everyone, I'm not new here but for those who don't know my story here's a quick recap. June 2017 total hysterectomy for endo cancer. Only remaining ovary and cervix removed too. Sep 2017 3 rounds of brachytherapy as a back up in case any cancer...
Hi everyone, New to the group, hope you’re all well... my Mum was diagnosed with womb cancer early stage in 2019, she had a full hysterectomy and didn’t need further treatment. She was declared cancer free Oct 2019 and was told she didn’t need...
I’m 51 and had episodes of post menopausal bleeding so I had a hysteroscopy today- where I was informed by the Consultant that they found ‘white spots’ on my uterus. The consultant said - at a guess they are cancerous or precancerous but we won’t know...
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