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A vault smear or Pap Smear Test (vaginal vault,) is were the cervix and top end of Virginia is a space which is left once your cervix has been removed after a hysterectomy. Any how I have been waiting around six weeks for the results which gave me great...
Hi , I am from Essex originally but currently living and being treated for high grade 3 endemetriol cancer in Singapore. After having a total hysterectomy (which I’m recovering from brilliantly) my stage on the histology said 2b - no cancer found...
I’ve tried to find an answer on the Radiotherapy thread but it’s 63 pages long. I have a fair idea of how the procedure is done, the need for an enema, drinking water beforehand, more CT scans and the possible side effects but I’m looking to find out...
I met with the resident in Radiation Oncology and asked lots of questions about the proposed 25 rounds of external radiation therapy. One question I did not ask was about prep for the treatments. The booklet said that we need to have a full bladder and...
As the title says I keep forgetting to use my dilator, I used it once last week and again this morning. How often do you use yours and how do you remember? TIA H
Hi. I'm new. I've read some of your discussions and it's good to know I'm not alone in the waiting and worrying. Went to see gp oct 24 about being tested for menopause as my mind and memory are shocking at the moment, I'm forever fatigue even after...
Hi everyone, I came across this forum a few days ago and I just wanted to reach out and say a huge thank you to all of you who are going through a difficult time and those with lived experience for sharing your journeys and providing such amazing support...
Hi, im new to this forum, I just wanted to say hello and hopefully get some advise. I go by shaz and I’m 32yr old. I am based in Northern Ireland. i had originally been told at the start of October that i could potentially have cancer in the ovaries...
Hi all want to take this opportunity to say thanks for all support over past couple of weeks and I wish you all the best going forward. I have met my consultant today (she is boss) had the pre op.. provisional date of the 4th or 7th feb bloods dependant...
Hi, I am 37. I have had 2 bleeds since my last period. Discharge has also changed. I've been to the doctor twice. They checked me and swabbed me and all clear. Now I'm being referred for an ultrasound. Not sure how long that will take. I guess what...
