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Hi, i am on HRT and shouldn’t bleed as i take progesterone,daily. I didn’t have a period for 16 weeks then started to bleed for 5 days, then nothing for 3 days , followed by bleeding for 6 days, followed by nothing for 2 days, followed by 5 days bleeding...
Well girls, I had my robotic hysterectomy yesterday, 2nd on list, in at 7am but a long wait till 1pm, they took cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries, also 2 lymph nodes so it's a long wait, probably 4 weeks, but the first hurdle is done. Thanks...
Hi all, I have recently done round 4 of my chemo (paclitaxel and carboplatin) with 2 left to go. Afterwards I will have 2 more rounds of cisplatin, alongside the 25 sessions of radiotherapy. I am pleased how the current chemo has gone so far. Not a walk...
Wow girls! The hospital just called and they have a cancellation for Friday!! Pre op Wednesday, I'm a bit shell shocked but pleased as hopefully I'll be recovered for my granddaughter's wedding! I better get my skates on now, so much to organise and to...
Hi I had stage 1 grade 1 12 months ago and my consultant is saying I should take HRT and sent me a published medical report saying it was low risk .. I have no clue what to do as I’m struggling
Hi everyone! Hope you're all having a nice weekend. I had my 'big meeting', my oncology gynecologist was really lovely, in fact everyone I've encountered so far in my journey have been so nice. It was better news than I dared hoped for. He said I have...
Hi my name is Kim, I am 61, received a cancer diagnosis following a biopsy at hospital, the only symptom I had was blood stained discharge. I have had my CT scan and have an MRI tomorrow then will wait to hear from the team who I have been referred to...
Hi Newbie here, I have had PCOS for years which kept flaring up, earlier last year I had an ultrasound where there found my lining was 24mm, as I’m 38 they put me on a waiting list earlier this year. I had a biopsy and I found out I had endometrial hyperplasia...
Hi all. A quick update, I finished radiotherapy/brachytherapy at the end of April for grade 1 stage 2. I then went back to work at the end of May. I’m 48 and I needed this for my mental health as I was struggling being stuck at home. I started with...
Had full hysterectomy/debulking for ovarian cancer (3 types!) and they found I also had Stage 4b Grade 3 Serous uterine cancer,. Have now been told my lymph nodes looked okay so none removed but there were 2 additional Serous lumps from the endometrial...
