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Just wondering if anyone else has had a DVT whilst on Carboplatin & Paclitaxel. I had a CT done about 3 weeks ago. The oncologist requested it to get a new baseline after the radiotherapy/Cisplatin treatment. They then called me 10 days ago to say they...
Hi, I’m waiting to go into surgery for a total hysterectomy. My cancer is stage 1 and I’m hopeful that after the operation I will not need further treatment which would be amazing. My question is that my partner thinks that my hopeful outcome makes...
Awake and up all night
Hi, I'm 69 and last October I had a total hysterectomy (womb, falliopian tubes, ovaries, cervix) I was diagnosed with Stage 1B, Grade 3 cancer and substantial LVSI. Had 25 sessions of radiotherapy which finished at the end of January. Saw my oncologist...
From i was diagnosed in September 2022 I was prescribed Provera (Medroxyprogesterone) 200mg daily. I went to the chemist on Wednesday to collect my prescription but they only had 4 tablets I usually get 56. Went back yesterday and they told me they can...
My mum was diagnosed with serous endometrial cancer on 2nd May. It’s been a torturous wait to hear more information. My mum was assigned a CNS but I was told she was on two weeks AL shortly after my mum’s diagnosis. I’ve called up this week assuming...
Hi I’m just wanting to let off steam here and I could be wrong (( but I don’t feel like I’m wrong)).. in October I was diagnosed with womb cancer, and everything seemed so rushed tests, scans operations all done within a month, which as I’ve said before...
So tomorrow I go in for my total hysterectomy, being done robot assisted. I don't feel overly anxious about it, and am all packed and ready. I just wanted to say thank you to all the ladies on here that have been so candid in the sharing of their...
Hi, I had Uterine cancer in 2006, at age 48, and a full hysterectomy. After 6 weeks of recovery, I started a 5 week course of radiation. Radiation treatment was recommended by the hospital's tumour board since my mother had breast cancer at age 35,...
