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Hi just thought I would let you know that I had my biopsy under a GA yesterday. The hospital staff were fantastic …so kind and professional, I was so impressed. The surgeon came to see me afterwards and tbh I think I was a bit bombed out after the GA...
Hi, on 28th October I had transvaginal scan as gp referred me on TWW pathway. Got results immediately afterwards from oncology gynaecology. A specialist nurse explained a mass had been found that wasn't a fibroid as irregular shape & uterine wall was...
After months of back and to my last ultrasound showed a fast growing vascular mass in my uterus and ca125 marker of 65. The abdominal and back pain is awful. Awaiting next steps but it's been a week now I am a breast cancer survivor 10 years does the...
I'm 51 and have had no period for 10 months and then with no warning I had sudden very heavy bleeding. I had to change every 45 minutes to a hour. This lasted for four days, but I have had pink spotting on occasion since then. I was sent for an ultrasound...
Hi All, I'm 47 and pretty sure I'm in peri menopause. 10wks ago I visited my doctor to discuss menopause symptoms - I'm still having regular periods (20-23 day cycle) very heavy and painful, I'm very bloated, night sweats, pain in lower abdomen and...
10 years after breast cancer I find myself with aggressive stage 4 uterine cancer I am only 60 and very frightened any words if advice or encouragement
Waiting longer = good news? Any suggestions of strategies to reduce anxiety? To me it feels like a rollercoaster from calm, relaxed and pragmatic to anxious and overthinking. Working does help, but I still don’t want to share with friends or family...
My mum's just been diagnosed with Uterine Serous Carcinoma. She's just turned 70 and had abnormal bleeding (she estimates for about 3 months). She went to the doctor and they referred her where she got a biopsy which came but with cancerous cells. She...
Hello ladies, I found out on Friday that my scheduled 4th chemotherapy session this week has been cancelled due to low Neutrophils. I was disappointed to learn this as 1) future appointments are now moved forwards 2) there’s nothing I can do/eat to...
Hi lovely folks, Seen my consultant today who has confirmed grading/staging (grade 3/stage 3a) but who also said they are not planning for surgery. This has really floored me as I just assumed surgery would be the first course of action. I'm 62, and...
