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Good evening all. I was diagnosed with recurrence of endometrial cancer in October last year following a hysterectomy for the original cancer in January 2019. The recurrence is in my abdominal lymph nodes and is treatable but cannot be cured. I started...
Hi, Im new on here, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer after a biopsy in December. All started happening January, and within a span of two weeks I was told I had cancer, had scans and full hysterectomy 24th January. I have had my results from...
Hi. I'm new to here and need a bit of advice and probably worrying over nothing. I went to the doctor just before Christmas with peri-menopausal symptoms (44 years old) and I was referred to gnae and seen within a few weeks. At the appointment I had and...
Just wanted to say hello as I’ve been finding all your posts so helpful. I’ve added my profile so you can read my story so far. I was diagnosed on 24 Jan 2023 and have hysterectomy etc planned for next Tuesday 28 Feb. I’m seeing my surgeon tomorrow 22nd...
Sorry for this post, I do not want to upset or stress people out. X I have had an update this week, the one I didn't want. My chemo didn't work, the stupid cancer continued to grow. I now face a prognosis of 18 months. I wil be treated, but for me...
Hi I’m wondering if anyone has any experience of womb cancer spreading to somewhere in the body (in my case - a tumour in the soft tissue near my jaw) that isn’t an organ? I am still in the midst of diagnosis confirmation but after a cancerous tumour...
Hi ladies, hope your all fine, I was wondering if anyone has had a sore back just after treatment? I had 6 cycles of chemotherapy and 3 brachytherapy ,just after my second brachytherapy I got a sore back but just put it down to the treatment. I have pain...
Hello, I had an appointment at the Christie on Tuesday, 3 weeks post op check and to receive my histology report, found recovering from the hysterectomy easier than I expected, unfortunately I was staged 1A serous pre op, and now they have told me a few...
Hi, my mum was diagnosed with stage 4 last week. Today she was told there’s not really anything they can do. Cancer has spread beyond womb into lymph nodes on pelvis, has entered the one run and is wrapping itself around the aorta. we have been told...
My chemo is going to start in 5 days time so before then I'm going to have to face getting my hair cut and I'm absolutely freaking out. My hair is over 30 inches long and I haven't had short hair since the early 90's. It's all happening so fast. I don...
