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I received my diagnosis on Tuesday and now feel very scared.
Hi all, Had my 4th lot of chemo yesterday actually got out early which is good as I’m normally there until 6 but was out before 4. Feeling ok today and managed to not throw up as I normally do the early hours after treatment, took my anti sickness when...
Hi all. I was diagnosed with stage 2 grade 3 womb cancer last June. I had a radical hysterectomy last July. I have just finished 6 sessions of taxol and carboplatin chemo. I am yet to start Radiotherapy and brachytherapy. I’m just wondering what to expect...
Hello I got to go to Guys hospital tomorrow for a MDT meeting and for some reason I'm getting myself really worked up about it, I just don't know what to expect. I've got it in my mind I'm going to go in a room full of people who are going to judge me...
I had my post-hysterectomy results today - unexpected item in the bagging area was an “extra” small amount of cancerous cells near the top of my cervix. My cervix was removed with everything else but this extra find has meant my cancer has been restaged...
Hi Ladies Just to advise the site will be unavailable for most of Thursday from about 1pm as improvements to the site are coming which are implemented from the USA so the downtime will be different and testing will be taking place. I attach the blog...
Hi ladies, Just a quick question for those of you on chemo or have had it, any tricks or tips on how to deal with the tiredness? I had my third treatment on Monday and up till now I haven’t suffered with it but feel like it has caught up with me now...
Hi all. I'm new here. I'm 38 and just had a total hysterectomy due to endometrial cancer. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. Starting to think about menopause etc and would be good to chat to people about that. Thanks!
Hi all, I've not posted on here since I asked about the peripheral neuropathy I was experiencing after my first adjuvant chemotherapy in August 21. In my case, my oncologist agreed to reduce the pacitaxel and I was able to have all 6 cycles of adjuvant...
Morning ladies Does anyone have experience of a hysteroscopy under general where it couldn’t be completed and required a laparoscopy? Interested to see if it’s common for them not to be able to complete the procedure without the laparoscopy where you...
