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For those of you who’ve already had a hysterectomy, what are the things that you’re especially glad you took? Let’s have suggestions here for what to pack so that newbies coming to the group can get some ideas. For me, these were the most important...
Hi All again I'm still struggling mentally, MRI is this Thursday. I have low-grade/grade 1 endometrial cancer detected from a polyp, no evidence that it has spread to my cervix following a biopsy on my cervix too. I didn't have any symptoms, polyps...
Hello My name is Jane and I'm new here Was diagnosed only yesterday Friday 28th Nov.Grade 2. Going to be receiving a phone call from a nurse on Monday to discuss next step and my ct scan date I suppose.Been told I will need a hysterectomy which...
I have just joined the Forum and have found reading the chats helpful. Following a mass being found on ultrasound I had a hysteroscopy done & a biopsy taken that was undecided for abnormal cells. Then I had a Pelvic MRI. Last week I was told by telephone...
Has anyone else experienced a long wait to get their biopsy results? I had a hysteroscopy on 1 October where a large 3cm polyp was removed from my cervix and biopsies taken also from my endometrium. The reason to have the test was because from December...
I had an episode of post menopausal bleeding and was referred as a 2ww. I had an ultrasound which identified a polyp. I attended a week later for a hysteroscopy but when the nurse identified the ‘polyp’ she didn’t think it was one and actually asked if...
Hi all, I'm due to start chemo in the next 3 weeks (carboplatin & paclitaxel) shortly. I'm 62 with grade 3 stage 3b endometrial adenocarcinoma. I had a CT scan 9 weeks ago and an MRI 6 weeks ago. My oncologist has said my chemo only has a 40-50% chance...
Hi All, sorry to be posting again, I just feel as though my entire world has come crashing down. I've been told by both my consultant and my CNS that they are 'very confident' that I will get through this and that I have to have the MRI (which is on...
Just wanted to say hi to everyone I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer 2 weeks ago, have since had MRI and waiting for my case to go to MDT tomorrow to discuss treatment pathway. I’ve been told today that the tumor appears to be confined to the uterus...
Hi I have recently been diagnosed with Grade 1 Endometrial Cancer by Biopsy. I am waiting to go for a CT scan to Stage it..I am worried as I am not having the MRI scan aswell, the reason for this is I am extremely claustrophobic and having the MRI...
