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Im gradually building up my walking daily and coming up to week 3 been to Tesco with hubby for small shop and trolley as support I am walking 5 mins and 5 back from my home so a 10 mins but back it's uphill feel a bit breathless so think I'm walking...
I have been advised by MRI I'm a stage 1a grade 1 but I have alot of rumbling in my tummy area and wind /gas every day could this just be the cancer making my tummy so noisy every day I feel I want to pass wind to settle my tummy as it's so noisy...
Hi, I will have my full hysterectomy with pelvic lymph nodes removal next week. I’m just wondering if anyone has M.E or Fibromyalgia, did these affect your recovery or Pain ? Did the recovery take longer, was the chronic pain worse ? Or was it more manageable...
Hello, I’ve had two failed hysteroscopy due to scarring from an endometrial ablation. I am post menopausal (53 years old) and had some bleeding, pelvic pain, lower abdominal cramps and thickened womb lining 14mm - identified on a transvaginal scan....
Has anyone else scared about pending hysterectomy and going under or is it just me as im so very scared I can't sleep or eat for fear but then read alot say it's not as bad as thought before hand Maybe as I'm 67 I've only ever been put out for polps...
Before I had my operation I took tablets for Gerd and nasal allergy's Fexofenadine and a nasal steroid spray when I came home dr said to stop all these due to blood thinning injections and pain killers which I've now finished so can you go back on medication...
Hi everyone, I had a total hysterectomy in July after being diagnosed with endometrial cancer, things went well and I was given an all clear after the histology. I was happily returning to normal life then in October I have found myself crippled on...
Hi everyone I hope your treatment is going to plan, I would love to hear if anyone is or has had robotic surgery? I was told on Wednesday I will have a total hysterectomy including cervix, ovaries and fallopian tubes by robotic surgery early in the...
Can someone advise what CA 125 is. I know it's a blood test does it show I a full blood count ? How is it found please ? And what does it mean
These washings are performed along side hysterectomy’s and BSO peritoneal washings not sure if that's near the stomach or uterus areas Has anyone had these washings during their hysterectomy operation and theve come back positive please or some cells...
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