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I had treatment for early stage endometrial cancer in Jan. I’m now much better & thought I’d share what I’ve learnt about recovery. Here goes: 1) recovery takes much longer than websites quote. I’m 53 and fit, but it took over six months to feel vaguely...
Title reads so much like a pity party.. but it’s honestly not. I was diagnosed stage 1 in September 2024, at 32 years old. In October 2024 I had a hysterectomy… I saw my oncologist a few weeks later for pathology results, then again in April 2025… I...
Hi I was recently diagnosed with early endometrial cancer after 12 months of surveillance biopsies. After a large bleed following progesterone treatment they were able to get a good sample which showed not just A typical hyperplasia but also adenocarcinoma...
I had my surgery to treat my endometrial cancer on September 11th and today I was supposed to near l meet my consultant for a follow up and will now have to wait as i've been readmitted to hospital due to a very painful infection! I feel really upset...
Hi all new to this group. Not new to Macmillan though as been going through breast cancer treatment last 12 months all clear with that (at the mo) as cautious to everything now just finishing my target therapy (last one December) was taking tamoxifen...
Good morning all .I was diagnosed in March with womb cancer after I went to gp with bleeding since January.I completed 25 fractions of radiotherapy and been home from hospital since end of June.Ive still been having pain in pelvis/ back and I've to go...
I was diagnosed with stage 1 endometrial cancer in November 2024. Started Provera in December 2024, and Mirena coil inserted in February 2025 of which the Mirena coil always gets misplaced so I don’t think it’s doing its work. The doctor keep recommending...
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Hi hope everyone is doing well I recently had my hysterectomy for cancer and recovery isn't as smooth sailing as I thought it would be (I've had many previous Gynae surgeries so naively thought it would be similar) Day of the surgery was super long...
Hi, I’ve been asked to have an urgent hysteroscopy with d&c under sedation following my tv ultrasound for heavy bleeding and anaemia. The consultant shared that this was because three concerns were raised by the sonographer: thick, irregular, ill-defined...
