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Hello everyone Not so happy to be back here to be honest, but I know it's the best place for support. I was diagnosed in 2018 with Serous and had radical hysterectomy and removal of omentum and 23 lymph nodes. I was totally clear following surgery...
I’m fairly recently diagnosed, I’ve had biopsies and both. Womb and polyp are cancerous, the polyp endometrial but the womb may be a more aggressive form. Awaiting CT results to see if it’s spread. I’m really quite frightened because as yet I don’t know...
My oncologist called me. I habe Crohs dosease and there has been discussion about taking out my bowel at the same time.as doing a radical hysterectomy. I habe grade 3 endometrid adenocarcinoma with probable carcinomasarcoma. He has had a long conversation...
I had my surgery Monday took nearly 4.5 hours so my insides definitely pulled about. I cant seem to control my emotions now and feel I have lost control of how I feel as all I'm hearing is you shouldn't be feeling this tou should do this its not pain...
Hi I was on here a week or two and I would like to say Thank You to the ladies that help me with some stuff I was going through with the MDT and the CNS who I had to chase up and eventually inform her to stop talking over me and listen to me as everything...
Hi, I’m hoping one of you lovely ladies can help to share your experience of taking Provera (for those that are taking it please). I’m taking 600mg per day plus the mirena coil. The last scan was showing no thickening of the womb lining but of course...
I was given a diagnosis of endometrial cancer 2 days ago, and I'm having a hysterectomy next Monday. It's undifferentiated and grade 3 - still learning what this means. I was supposed to have already been told when I saw my consultant, but for some reason...
I know the advice to keep busy but it's on my mind the whole of my waking hours. I can't even distract myself by going to work because I work supporting cancer patients and I'm not in the right frame of mind for that. I'm getting really quite down now...
Hi. I was diagnosed with grade 3 endometrial cancer on Thursday. I don't know how long I've had it. My only symptoms habe been a pressure down below and 2 incidents of bleeding when I wiped myself. I also have Crohns Disease which is a complicating factor...
I went for my 5 year check up a couple of days ago, thinking/hoping that I would be discharged. I had LVSI so needed radiotherapy and brachytherapy following surgery. While examining me internally, she said there was something she wasn't sure of and wanted...
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