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Which then increases throughout the day, culminating in me having lots of tears and panic attacks, before taking lorazepam around 3pm, sleeping for several hours and then being relatively calm but tearful for the evening until I go bed, then it all starts...
Hello, I hope everyone is having a good week. i am on day 7 after my first chemo. Working through the awful pain and fatigue.My treatment is going to be tweaked for the next cycle hurray!!. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who lost their hair...
Hi All I have been diagnosed with stage 1 cancer and due for my hystetectomy at the end of january. Was told just before xmas. Currently i am in work, i can laugh and joke go out and do normal stuff am not crying or anything i even bought a new car...
Hello, I had my surgery on Thursday. Everything was taken ive felt ok since lots of wind but no nasty menupausesymptomsas yet. Today I am v v emotional. The 2 surgeons who done the procedure came rd yesterday at diff times and told me they are both v...
hello to everyone in this group, not sure if i am doing this right, but was just diagnosed with endometrial cancer on Tuesday, really struggling with my mental health, have made lots of calls to Macmillan and to OOH mental health services, but not much...
The news I’ve been waiting for this morning, full hysterectomy on 22nd January. My CNS remains really positive and given me details of the surgeon, who I’ve researched and seems really experienced, she discussed his expertise with me also you’d think...
Hi all, Ive been told today following an US on 6th October showing a thickened lining of 27.5mm and biopsy on 26th October that abnormal cells were found and I was being referred for an urgent MRI. I asked twice if cancerous cells were found and was...
Well, had an appointment today to get the feedback from my polyp biopsy. They found a few cancer cells and say I have stage 1 endometrial cancer so I will have an MRI and a hysterectomy in the next few weeks. Hopefully that will take care of things...
Hi all How long did you use your dilators for (if you used them). I've been using mine for 12 months now and just wondering how much longer? H
I've my pre op app tomorrow and I cant get myself to settle at all. I know ive used this page quite a bit the last 2 wks its been the one thing keeping me together. I know going into the app now my mri was clear and its just the biopsy shows cancer so...
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