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Dear All, I'm new to this group. I found out i had a large gynaecological tumour on the 6th of February when I was admitted short of breath, with my right lung full of liquid. The treatment I have received from the NHS has been fantastic, and I cannot...
I'm 72, started bleeding Christmas day for a few days then again at New Year, from the first I have had really bad pains and I've had them every single day since. First doctors appointment I could get was Jan 6th, sent for Ultrasound, who then referred...
What were the best 3 things you packed for your stay in hospital for your hysterectomy, whether it was just overnight or for a few days? We have had a few threads for this over the last 4 years but they always slip down, so I thought we could start a...
My oncologist left me 12 wks before starting my ebrt. (I'm resistant to CHEMO).Given that I am stage 1B but have grade 3, mmrd, MSH6 and p53-mutated has anyone got the fainst idea how badly this delay will affect the spread of the cancer cells. It is...
Hi everyone Well i feel like I have hit a break wall, I had a full hysterectomy everything gone, saw the ongolgy doctor yesterday for results, the cancer was stage 3 in the endometrial wall with in the uterus, slightly traveled outside the cervix and...
Hello is anyone 2 years on from cancer treatment and if so does anyone suffer from a weakened immune system still?
Hi again everyone. I’m just over 2 weeks post op and expecting to be starting 6 cycles of chemo every 3 weeks, to be confirmed after my check up / histology results. I’m recovering well and moving about so now I feel a bit like I’m in the eye of the storm...
I had my chemo info session at the hospital yesterday. It seems I'm a very rare case as I'd had both ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer (the latter stage 4b, only diagnosed after surgery and pathology, which had spread to omentum/peritoneum, now all...
Hi I’m NJ 68 shortly and living with High Risk Grade III Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Stage IIIA and completed total Abdominal Hysterectomy and Chemoradiotherapy 8 months ago (Sept 2025). Struggling with long term side effects from treatment as i see...
Hi All, So im currently awaiting my histology results, had robotic TAH &BSO on 16th April, since I've had urine retention crisis intervention for suicidal intentions, uro sepsis 7 different antibiotics in 11 different types of either IV or oral, a 3rd...
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