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Hello, Has anyone had weird discharges since having a hysterectomy? I had the surgery a year and a half ago and I continue to get goldish/ khaki looking discharge. I go to all my follow up appts and doc says exam is normal and I probably have vaginal...
Hi Arla I’ve started a new thread on this one. You asked what the HOPE course was? Well I am not entirely sure as I start it next week so will perhaps know more then. My understanding is that it’s a small group of people who have completed treatment...
Hi, I'm new to all this... Bit of background, went to GP September 2021 after having a few light bleeds from about June 2021 to the September. I'm 49, but on HRT as I went through an early menopause (it's been 10 years since my last period been on HRT...
Hi - has anybody else only been offered the one session of brachytherapy, following a full hysterectomy and 5 weeks radiotheraphy? I’ve only seen posts on here where people are having two or three? Just curious as I know different hospitals do things...
Hello everyone, I’m brand new to this forum. I got uterine cancer a year and a half ago. Had surgery and nothing else needed. I have been regularly getting a weird looking discharge that sort of looks dark yellow/gold/tarnish. . I go for regular checkups...
This is something I am really worried about.
If Uterine and Ovarian Cancer have no symptoms in early stages....why is there not a look up there during a Pap Smear? Why? So many people are needlesly getting cancer rather than a simple SCOPE!
Hi All We’ve talked before about what things shouldn’t be said to people with cancer well this weekend I had a very strange experience. Hubby and I met up with some old friends we’ve haven’t seen for the past couple of years due to Covid. They normally...
When my hysterectomy histology was done, as well as my cancer being regraded from stage 1a to stage 2 due to some cells being found on my cervix, they also found STICS in both my Fallopian tubes which are basically pre-cancerous lesions which go on to...
I am struggling at the moment so thought I would get my thoughts down and hopefully that might help.... I had my MRI last Tuesday, 12th April, and I am waiting to find out what the outcome will be; if it is just a hysterectomy then my current hospital...
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