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Hi there I’m 33 and I’ve been diagnosed with womb cancer stage 1b over the summer. There is a long history a lynch cancer in my family so I will be tested for that well. i met with a consultant on Friday and because of the high probability of lynch...
Hi I am 44 and been having spotting in between periods and mu last period was a weird watery blood, I am going to the doctor on Tuesday to talk about symptoms, but I have a read so much that bleeding and cramps which I do have is cancer, I had a clear...
Saw my Consultant this week, Scar healing well and the only problem I have is my right groin/thigh. GP wanted to test for Myeloma but Consultant said she does not think it is that. I had lymph nodes removed from the right and she thinks the swelling is...
Hi sorry if on wrong thing as still only waiting diagnosis I am 56 post menopausal and have recently had an urgent appointment with gynaecologist which turned out to be Hysteroscopy. After getting dressed was told to wait to speak to doctor who was...
Hello I'm new here and I'm here to ask about carboplatin. I'm having a course of 3 (to start with ) and I wondered if anyone could help me hair thinning aspect of carboplatin. Ive refused paclitaxol because of the hair loss isn't something I can deal...
I read this Macmillan forum blog post recently and found it insightful and helpful, and so wanted to share it here. I just wondered if any of us here have encountered this well-intentioned but toxic positivity by others about our cancer: community.macmillan...
Hi all i wanted to share my good news in the hope that it gives some encouragement to others going through the cancer journey … I am 60 now and was diagnosed with grade 3 stage 1A cancer of the uterus in September 2018 and had a hysterectomy and brachiotherapy...
Hi, It will be 2 weeks on Wednesday since my surgery. I am OK pain-wise. I shed my compression socks last Friday evening as I just could not bear them any longer in the heat. In the last couple of days my lower abdomen has become swollen but mainly...
Hello, I've been lurking here for about a week after getting my own diagnosis of endometrial cancer on 22 August. I'm 52 years old, otherwise fit and healthy, and have been on HRT for 2.5 years, but have had to stop that now. I had CT and MRI scans...
Hi just found out I have womb cancer , waiting for a date for surgery, I’m feeling frightened, anxious, and on boarder line of a panic attack, don’t think I can cope anybody feels the same x
