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Is numb lips one of the symptoms after chemotherapy? I had chemotherapy 16 days ago and not felt well ever since. Apart from the fatigue and weakness, now my lips are tingling and feel numb. Like after the dentist would numb your mouth. I’m finding this...
Hi Ladies. I've just finished my fourth course of antibiotics for a UTI this year. I'd never had one at all before this year and they all started since my failed hysteroscopy with three more after hysterectomy in May. It's getting pretty tedious - GPs...
Hi, I started this journey in July when I started to have post menopausal bleeding. Scans and a biopsy showed pre-cancerous cells, so I opted for a hysterectomy. All went well and the surgeon said that he hadn’t seen anything worrying, so it was a bit...
I have just heard this morning that I now need a PET scan. I have had an MRI a couple of weeks ago and a CT on Tuesday. I have been told that there are a couple of small nodules in the abdomen they want to investigate further. This somewhat rattled me...
Since my total hysterectomy on 6 October my vagina and surrounding areas have become extremely dry. After a few weeks I contacted my CNS who recommended a moisturiser for the surrounding areas and Replens for the vagina. These didn't help much and both...
Hello I've just been told by my GP that my symptoms are probably endometrial cancer. From Monday I'l be counting off the 2 week wait. This time last year I had to tell my children that I have Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia - I can't believe this is happening...
Hi, I posted about three weeks ago due to ongoing symptoms over the last year, I have bled everyday for a year (pre menopause) bright red blood and clots, waited 5 months for a scan which detected something which they couldn’t determine either polyp or...
Hi all first post here but I do log in and read a lot of threads about treatment. I was diagnosed in June of this year with mixed high grade serous adenocarcinoma/endometrial cancer. I've had surgery and am on 3 out of 4 chemotherapy sessions, my last...
Just diagnosed with endometrial cancer a couple of weeks ago. I have had a MRI scan and waiting to hear about proposed date of operation etc. The cancer was found after undergoing many tests, scans etc. after what was initially thought to be a stroke...
A quick query. I had my blood test for Lynch Syndrome on 31 October and was advised the result could take 2/3 months. I imagine that waiting times vary across the country but wondered how long others had to wait.
