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Hello, I am looking for any advice or anyone’s experience of taking HRT for menopause symptoms after endometrial cancer. I’m 46 and had a hysterectomy in August 2020. I’m taking low dose anti depressants which help with hot flushes but not the insomnia...
Hi HI my name is Mo I’m 63 was feeling well apart from sciatica and leg pain in bed at night had a croaky throat and sore throats occasionally but this was put down to my inhalers so I did have an X-ray on my hips and right knee but this was put down...
Hi all, As you all know I have been on chemo and my hair started to come out so I decided to shave it just over a week ago. I did some research and saw that it was best to shave it down to a number two to avoid ingrowing hairs. Had my second round of...
Hi, I had 2 episodes of post menopausal bleeding ( I’m 60) and gp is on the ball so immediately sent me for a scan and a biopsy, scan showed 9 Mm thickness- I’m overweight so would fit in the category for cancer- nothing else showed on the scan, had...
Hi I got told on the 27th January that I have endometrial cancer my mind is all over the place at the moment I dont think its sunked in yet. I was just wondering how you have to wait for your 1st CT scan and MRI scan? I know I might have to wait a bit...
Hello and happy and sunny Sunday to you. I have a PCR covid test on Wednesday and my pre chemo assessment is now on Friday but I also have two trips to the hospital tomorrow. One appointment in the morning for an injection of a radioactive dye and another...
Hi Mad, how are you doing? Hope your op went ahead yesterday - if you’re up to it, would love to know how you’re doing. Thinking of you.
Hello to all you wonderful ladies. I saw the oncologist yesterday who explained everything clearly to me-my cancer was caught at the earliest stage it could have been. Any woman who has any amount of post menopausal bleeding should contact their GP immediately...
Apologies Ladies, Posting my thanks to you all for your good wishes and updating you on current stage of this journey is easier this way than trying to do a multi reply to you all in my last post, still not figured out how to do that and seems slightly...
Hi i am aged 51 and post menopausal. I have recently had several bleeds. I did have an endometrial ablation 25 years ago for heavy bleeding. I went to the doctor which referred me to the gynaecologist on the two week pathway. This was in November...
