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I have been focusing a bit on home life and not visiting the forum as often. Something MarmiteFan59 said on a recent post under diagnosis and treatment resonated with me about anxiety post treatment. While most of my radiotherapy side effects have...
I am still.waiting for the call re the results following the pathology after my lymph node removal and hysterectomy two weeks ago and am trying not to think about this at all. At the weekend I developed sinusitis and ended up feverish and had a high temp...
I have had a ultra sound and been notified that I have a thickened endometrium. I am now awaiting a biopsy scan and trying to manage this. I have adenymosis and fibrioids and been suffering from heavy periods for years. I am concerned as I have already...
Hi all. I feel bad even posting here. But I have nowhere else to turn. I’m 52 went through the menopause at 38 when my periods just stopped until a few months ago when I started spotting which gradually turned into bleeding since then I have lost weight...
Hello, newbie here. Thought I would share my journey to date. Suffered heavy long periods for many years. Decided enough was enough and saw my gp who sent me to our local gynae department at the hospital. Initially I had a vaginal ultrasound which...
Hello anyone else had experience of pelvic fracture. ? After chemo and radiotherapy for endometrial cancer I was on the mend and looking forward to getting on with life. I had my last radiotherapy in April . After a few weeks I started at the gym...
Hi all Ive had my bra therapy treatment but my leg is swelling is this lympodema not quite sure if I had a lymp node removed when I had my hysterectomy any advice would help please
3 weeks ago I had a radical hysterectomy with a tumour removal. The tumour was stuck to my bowel and appendix. The bowel was cut and resectioned. Today I went for the results, unfortunately the pathology has not given answers and they haven’t seen anything...
Morning, I posted here some weeks back, I had my hysterectomy done laparoscopically 4th October, I was worried due to my weight whether it would be possible, I was in theatre for 6 hours due to adhesions with womb and other organs. I have just had my...
Just wondering if anyone has experience of (very light) bleeding that has started 10 days after the surgery, I haven't had any up to now. The other thing I am getting which, although painful, is very short lived and intermittent and a little perplexing;...
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