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Hello Everyone, I’m having my op on Tuesday - can’t wait to have it out, quite frankly. What a couple of months it has been, mastectomy and now hysterectomy, you couldn’t make it up! Last week the gynae surgeon said that the breast cancer was almost certainly...
Hi everyone, I was doing much better pain wise, my damaged coccyx isn't as excruciating as when I fainted at the hospital and fell on it. The bikini line wound was healing well and looked healthy, but last night the edges started seeping, especially...
Hi, really sorry to post here, just seeing if anyone can offer advice or experienced. I’ve been experiencing daily bleeding for a year, initially blamed on depo but stopped that in December, it continues and was on progesterone only pill for ages and...
Hi ladies, Hope you are having a good day. Can I pleased asked you about your experiences with radiotherapy? I have finished 6 chemos and started 25 daily radiotherapy sessions this Monday. I can feel a skin sensation already and feel quite nauseaous...
Good morning i was told yesterday that I have Stage 1 endometrial cancer. Came as such a shock. Had a really tough day yesterday telling family and some friends. Seeing surgeon in a week but just feel desperate for a date for surgery. Been awake all...
I was diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer a week ago today. On Monday I had an MRI scan and have just been told that I now need a CT scan. They are also arranging for surgery asap. Everything is happening fast which is good but it's a lot to take in. In...
Hi all A month ago I went for a routine smear and the nurse raised concerns during my appointment about my cervix seeming very friable. She asked me to come back to see a doctor and I was referred on 2 week pathway for a colposcopy. At that appointment...
Hello lovelies, Can hardly believe I’m almost 7 weeks post op. Finally got a copy of my histology and it was confirmed as grade 1 stage 1A so best possible outcome. Unfortunately they didn’t preserve my womb well so couldn’t look at the cells but...
Hi everyone. I’ve been here twice before, 4 and 5 years ago when I was perimenopausal. Both times it turned out I had polyps and luckily my biopsies were clear. However a month ago I had a post menopausal bleed and so I’m back again. The 2 week wait turned...
Hi I received my diagnosis last week. Grade 3 which has spread. Waiting to hear full extent and treatment plan. I am so scared, sad and angry. I feel like it is crawling through me and nothing will help. I cry at the drop of a hat. My husband's first...
