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Hi, Just wondering if anyone else has had a lot of sickness post op. I had my robotic surgery last Friday 26th January but am sick every morning that I get up and move about and was very sick in the hospital hence being in 4 days.. I rang my GP but...
Hello all, I was told yesterday I had grade 3 / Stage 3 Endometriod Endometrial Adenocarcinoma and I'm just trying to process what that means, I'll give some background. I started bleeding lightly in September, In October I had a gyno appointment where...
I've seen oncologist today and will start chemo next week hopefully , my only concern is he said only 5% of patients benefit from chemo and I will also have radiotherapy afterwards.He mentioned P53 positive ?
If originally the stage is 1a and then after operation; it’s then changed stage 2 does this mean it’s been seen in the cervix and if so is just radiotherapy required and not chemo? my cervix on mri had normal appearances but not mentioned after operation...
Is this found after a hysterectomy or before and what does it mean please ? It it treated just with radiology ? And does the stage then go higher ? Thankyou
I first had my hysteroscopy 8th December. My hysterectomy is 5th Feb. Almost two months later. I’m a private patient. I’m curious, how long did others wait from point of hysteroscopy til surgery? Are you private or nhs? My previous Gynae assured me...
Hi I am half way through my radiotherapy. I have extremely sore back passage and skin around it. The pain is intense at times. I also have an urgent urge to go but nothing happens, just spasms of pain. This has all got worse in the last couple of days...
Had op today - hoping for laparoscopic but had to be abdominal. Worst was the waiting - didn’t go to theatre till 3.30 - but was back on ward by 6pm and feeling reasonably ok. such a relief that it’s done and can move forward.
Hi everyone I just wanted to say that after being diagnosed with womb cancer and having such a ‘deadly’ disease, I find it hard to understand that I have never felt unwell! The only times I have felt unwell or ‘under the weather’, is after my hysterectomy...
Hello. I start Dostarlimab immunotherapy tomorrow. I like to know everything as I used to be a chemotherapy sister, but find the answers regarding side effects about Dostarlimab very stressful. The answer is no one knows! Some side effects can occur in...
