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Morning my first post have been diagnosed with serous womb cancer stage 3 its spread to one of my lymph nodes am having radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy on monday. My biggest fear is that i have been told this spreads easily and returns. Not...
Hello 57 Yr old. No period for 6 yrs. I woke up Monday night gushing with blood. Saw GP next day, couple of calls with her, as bleeding is extremely heavy with clots, pain in lower abdomen. Hospital just called me to say i have an apt next...
I am new to this group and good to be involved with people who are experiencing similar Cancer diagnosis. I have a cancer reoccurrence after womb Cancer in 2019 when I had Hysterectomy followed by 6 rounds of Chemo. I am now needing Radiotherapy 25...
Hi, yesterday I attended a self managed cancer forum at the hospital where I had treatment. I was expecting a bit of a chit chat and honestly thought that this would mark the end of my cancer journey. It was good. The mediation and mindfulness was very...
Five years ago I had a hysteroscopy after a post meno bleed. The procedure, including a polypectomy, was horrendous and afterwards the doctor brought my husband in to the room and said that as far as he could tell I had cancer. A month later I had a second...
Got phone call from my nurse today while I was out walking with my husband. Results of my MRI scan I had two weeks ago confirmed endometrial cancer at stage 1A. She asked if I could go to hospital today to sign concent form as I could have my operation...
Hi All, I'm new here, in terms of posting although I often read through comments in the forum. My Mum was diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer in June 2022 Stage 2 Grade 3, treatment was 23 sessions of Pelvic radiation and 3 Brachytherapy sessions. She...
Hi I haven’t been on here for a while wondering how you ladies are doing! i had radical hysterectomy Sept 14 for carcinosarcoma , was stage 1a with no invasion anywhere. So no chemo or radiation recommended I had a lot of pain and pressure for close...
Hi , even though I’m now in the system and everyone on here and the gynae/oncology team are fantastic and supportive, I can’t shake off my anger and frustration of the decision that my GP made in July last year if not referring me for a scan when I first...
Well I am back from hospital following my laparoscopic exploratory procedure. I stayed in overnight Thursday and monitored then discharged in afternoon. As I mentioned this procedure was to investigate whether there was any spread to my bowels. The...
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