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Hi everyone. Apologies, this will be a long one because I just want to write it all down. Back in November I had an extreme menstrual bleed that landed me in A&E. My periods have always been dodgy as I have PCOS but this was extremely unusual. They...
Hi, i have just joined this group as i found out that i have endometrial cancer last week. I started bleeding heavily in February 2024 and went for a scan which showed a poylp. I then waited 17 months for an appointment with a gynaecologist. They removed...
Has anyone experienced feeling hot whilst on chemotherapy?
Hi everyone , I’ve just been diagnosed and awaiting MRI results . Lisa
Morning everyone I have been reading many of the posts on here. Took me a while but wanted to post so here goes… I had a really heavy PMB in March lasted just one day and was as I say very heavy bleed. I haven't had and periods for over 16 years I had...
Hello, I had a robotic hysterectomy (ovaries, tubes, cervix, uterus, washings and sentinel node biopsy) on 7/7 and I’m doing well. Walking every day, enjoying my time outside! And starting to do a bit of work every day (and hour or two max). My histology...
I was diagnosed with uterine polyps and had a hysteroscopy in early July. Results came back as precancerous so I was referred for an MRI which I had last week. I'm wondering how long it will take for the results to come back. Also I've had a period as...
I had an abnormal ultrasound scan as I had post menopausal bleeding: the scans showed thickened endometrium and fibroids (I’m 70 years old) I’m now waiting for the hysteroscopy to see what the cause is. The weird thing is that having had bleeding for...
Does anyone else struggle with it and keep feeling sick i forgot to tell the doctor this morning when she called me Doreen
Hi all. Just after a bit of feedback really. I'm 7 weeks post robotic hysterectomy and luckily no further treatment required. My question is about sleepiness. Even after 7 weeks I'm suddenly overwhelmed by sleepy heavy eyes mid afternoon. I tend to keep...
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