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Afternoon all, Just had a call from my oncologist’s secretary and I have a phone appointment with her this Wednesday at 1.20. I already know the results but I’m terrified of what is going to be said. X
Hi I am 53 and got diagnosed with womb cancer on Thursday. Although I suspected it was a possibility hearing those words has hit me like a ton of bricks. I'm now waiting for an MRI scan to stage it and decide which hospital will perform the hysterectomy...
Hi,got my hysterectomy last Tuesday, was told I could bleed for a few day but I never but this morning I’ve started bleeding is this normal to start bleeding 6 day’s after operation? Xxx
Hi, I had a small post menopausal bleed, lasting less than 24 hours, at the end of April. I saw my nurse practitioner the following day, who took bloods and swabs to rule out infection. She also referred me to hospital for further investigation. Bloods...
Good morning I would like to introduce myself I'm a 48yr old mum of 4 and nanna to 1, since 2019 I have not been myself I had a over 20mm thickened endometrium they said it was a polyp that caused it, and it was benign but ever since then I've had so...
Hi am new here I have just had diagnosis this week and shit scared to be honest. Unsure what to think at moment about any of it
I live at home with my Mum and Dad who are 85 and nearly 86. I apologise for the long post! I have also posted this in the friends and family group . This is my first post for either group! My Mum was diagnosed with Womb Cancer last July (2021) when...
We will all have different experiences of radiotherapy and some may not be as fortunate as me, but I wanted to share my experiences as an encouragement to those haven’t had theirs yet, to provide hope and show that it is possible to have a reasonably...
Evening all Had my mri results the other day for the lump by my elbow and the gp said he doesn’t think there is anything suspicious and that there was a build up of fluid and the fat was protruding into the muscle and because of my history he wanted...
It's is hard my emotions are like a yo yo my partner is putting up with so much. I had my hysteroscopy results last week. Don't know stage yet but think MRI will be best time to tell kids at least I know more then to tell them. I can't tell my mom she...
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