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Hi all so I’m nearly 3 weeks post hysterectomy and I think I’m recovering well. (Robot hysterectomy) Being good and sticking to no lifting etc but doing 2 x 30 min walks a day to keep me active. got the phone call today to go back to clinic on Thursday...
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Any suggestions for pain , had surgery ( laorascopic) on Thursday . A lot of pain in lower abdomen , taking paracetamol every 6 hours as instructed but not very effective . 2 nights at home have been very uncomfortable tried every combination of pillows...
Good Evening you lovely people! I hope you are all getting on alright So I am 3 wks post op! so days it’s flown by, others it’s dragged! Being at home and not being able to do what I normally do it hard! Friday 14th February I went in to hospital...
The wait for the biopsy results feels never ending. I was referred to gynae in Jan - non urgent following a lesion found on pelvic MRI for back pain. Has ultrasound on17 Feb and was told I would need hysteroscopy. Contacted gynae to be told I had not...
Hi I’m hoping someone might be able to offer some advice. My mum (84) had a couple of urine infections last year, which she got antibiotics for and got countless blood tests over a period of months. The doctors at her GP Practice said her sodium levels...
I have just had laproscopic hysterectimy to remove womb/ ovaries etc for grade 1 stage 1A endometrial cancer. All went well as far as I know. I have read that following hystology it maybe that I will be advised to have radiation therapy. I have read that...
Hello everyone I've posted a couple of times with questions about what happens before going into hospital. Well last Tuesday I went in for my hysterectomy, came home the following day and now I'm recovering. I thought I'd share what happened so others...
Hi. I was referred on a 2 week pathway for post menopausal bleeding about 5 weeks ago. Had a TV scan and saw a Consultant within 10 days who said there was thickening of the lining of my uterus and that i needed to have a Hysteroscopy asap so that a tissue...
Hi there, I’m 51 and had a post menopausal bleed just before Christmas but have started having a lot of period type pain and lower back pain for about 2 weeks now. I have a 2ww appointment booked for this Thursday for an ultrasound and tvus and then am...
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