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Is no support common?
I'm in the beginning of a series of not so good test results and procedures that are leading to more and more procedures. I want to know why, even though I've been very selective as to who to share this info with (my mother, fiance, and children), it's like it went in one ear and out the other. It's as though they don't…
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Frequency of treatments question...
How do we know if we are given 30 treatments of radiation and really we only needed half that amount and now we have damage to other vital organs. We have to just trust the doctor right? But radiation is his business it's his way of making a living. So how do we know if the treatment is really necessary to be that long or…
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Someone teach me what Stages are?
I am new on here I don't understand what people are talking about with all this 4A and 4B and stage this and that. I am sure once I see the doctor next week my education will start. I haven't yet started up the chemo/radiation but it's coming soon.
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Wife was just DX with stage 2 Squamous cell vaginal cancer
My wife has just found out that she has stage 2, I am scared and I know that we are in for a long road. I just wanted to ask what can I do for my wife during this time? I am lost and I know she is also, but reading the posts here all of you have and are dealing with the same thing. What could someone have done to make this…
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STAGE 4A
My boyfriend of 3yrs had 3 affairs with different women during Christmas, new years & my birthday this past year (dec, & jan); admitting he never used condoms. I stayed with this man partially because I loved him & believed he would maybe change. Last year my pap was normal. I was fine. This year my pap was abnormal…
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Stage 4 Cervical Cancer Diagnosis with Pet Scan two small tumors near collar bone and no other organ
We need some hope. Sister diagnosised with Stage 4 cervical cancer with no other invovement but two small tumors near her collar bone. What are her chances of beating this into remission? She has a GREAT attitude but has had problems with her blood levels and after two weeks of radiation and two chemo they have had to stop…
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12 years later - side effects from pelvic radiation/menopause
hi! I had cervical cancer 12 years ago and had radiation - external and brachytherapy. was on HRT for a number of years then the oncologist took me off it. I have a very shortened vagina and just lately the external skin is starting to feel as if it is really dry and very uncomfortable. any ideas as to what I can use?…
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Carbo/Taxol
Hello group, I originally posted to the Uterine cancer boards. My daughter has endometrial cancer which metastasized to her lungs. It is an aggressive undifferentiated lung cancer. 2 weeks after her radical hysterectomy she did one round of Carbo/Taxol. LIke funbeadgirlIt was so hard she thinks she cannot do the 2nd round.…
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heavy bleeding after endometrial biopsy
I am a 57 year old woman who had a endometrial biopsy, D&C, and endometrial polypectomy,the diagnosis was a 6.75cm lining of endometrial , they removed 4 polyps with simple, cystic hyperplasia, my problem is I had all this done 6 years ago, and before this procedure which was done on July 10, 2012, I had very light…
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LEEP procedure - what to expect post surgery??
Hi all, I have a peep procedure next Wednesday to remove some high grade per-cancerous cervical cells. Therefore, I'm hoping that someone can give me some insight as to what I'll experience post surgery. As in, will I have a lot of pain afterward, and, if so , how long does it last? Should I take a couple of days off of…
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Help from Thailand
Hello, My ex-wife who i dearly still love has just been diagnosed with at least 3B cervical cancer but they have also found out she has a growth on her liver and she just did a another scan PET to see what it is and to check her whole body I'm devastated for for her, she is Thai but I am from Scotland we were together 11…
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What should I do?
My mother is 57 y/o. She was diagnosed in May of 2011 with Stage IIIB Cervical Cancer. The doctors said it was a tumor like cancer that can be treated by chemo, radiation and have 2 internal radiations. She did all her treatment with very minimal side effects. She had a radical hysterectomy a few weeks later. She was fine…
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Vulvar cancer just had surgery.
I just had surgery to remove lesions in the area. Doctor said I had 93 of them in the vagina and anal region. I'm extremely sore, itchy whih I assume is from healing. What worries me is that my doctor told be there is a 50% chance of it coming back. And his missed 2 moles during surgery. I'm just really scared, I don't…
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"Scanxiety
My wife is having her first post treatment PET/CT tomorrow. We are both getting very anxious. She has endured 28 pelvic radiation treatments, 9 rouunds of cisplatin and three rounds of Xeloda for Bartholins gland cancer with mets to both groin nodes and to nodes in the iliac region. We are so nervous. She (we)is so scared…
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Know anything about Taxol or Carboplatin?
Dear friends, I'ved got metastases in my lungs and will be starting on Taxol and Carboplatin soon. If any of you have had either of these and could let me know how it is/was, would be much appreciated. xx Bittersweetly
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Doctors are giving up?
My best friend was diagnosed with cervical cancer last year and had a complete hysterectomy which they told her would get rid of the cancer completely. 3 weeks after her hysterectomy they did a scan and found that the cancer had spread prior to the surgery into her lymph nodes and ordered a hybrid of radiation and chemo…
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Young with Cervical Cancer
Three years ago in January I was in love, engaged and pregnant; three months after that I lost the baby and another month after that I got my first abnormal pap. A year later and 3 LEAP procedures later the doctor said he got it all. My emotions throughout the whole experience were like I was in permanent PMS mode. A year…
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VIN III Recurrance
I was diagnosed with Vin III back in Nov. I had a wide local excision in Feb. and when I went back in April they did a hemivulvectomy. I am now facing yet another surgery.... It seems there is no end in sight!As soon as I start to feel like myself again they bring me back in. I am only 33yrs old and have two teenage boys…
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Cervical Cancer IIIB. :(
Just wanted to share my story because I feel I'm suffocating from this horrible stage of my life. I founded out a month ago my Lovely mom has cancer..her diagnoses 3b. She doesn't realizes how serious is this because she keep telling me " I don't feel nothing".. I know her stage is already advanced but I don't want to…
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Cervical Cancer- First doctors appointment questions and need to know?
My mom was diagnosed last Thursday with cervical cancer and her first appointment with the specialist is tomorrow. We have never dealt with anything like this so I feel like I am drifting along with no idea what to expect. (I am assuming this is normal) She has not been staged, just had the results of her biopsy and this…
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New to group. Megace Questions
Hi, Im new to this site. I was just recently (2 months) diagnosed with Uterine cancer, early stage 1. Thanks to a polyp that thought to be found in my cervix but actually started in the uterus. Im 31 and I do not have any children (I was attemping to have some and all this "stuff" was discovered. I have been taking megace…
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Question please!
Is there a VIN that DOES NOT metastasize? My sister-in-law has this and it has returned three times. She wants no more surgery and since it does;nt spread(?)the dr.s will not do radiation or chem. Is there such a thing...a cancer that, given time, doesn't metastasize?
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Vulvar Cancer?
Hi all! I am new to the group and am looking for information while awaiting my biopsy results. Below is my situation (sorry for the long post)!!! I am 50 years old and have smoked for 30+ years until 7 weeks ago when I was put on oxygen at night for my emphysema. I was just getting over a bad case of pneumonia that lasted…
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May I ask those with cervical cancer where
they are getting treatment from? My sister was recently diagnosed with stage IV b cervical cancer and can't get in to see a specialist at MD Anderson until June 11!!!! We are trying to find the best facility to treat her as her own local Dr has no hope for her. 1- Are you getting treated by a local oncologist at your local…
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Hysterectomy questions
Hi everyone-I actually have colon cancer (diagnosed 2/2011), and have undergone surgery and chemo for that. Had HIPEC in December, and now am faced with cervical mets from the colon cancer. I have a surgeon consult tuesday. I will most likely have a hysterectomy followed by another 6 months chemo. How was your…
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Husband of someone with Stage III Bartholins Cancer Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Can anybody give my wife any input as to what we are about to endure with surgery to remove the cancer from her pelvic region. Our surgery is Nov, 8 and we are having a lot of anxiety. They are going to do a radical vulvectomy and remove her lymph nodes in both sides of her groin. Also what are the recovery times etc. We…
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After treatment question- night sweats
I know my last internal treatment was last Tuesday, April 24th. I've heard and have been told by doctors that it could put me in menopause. The last few weeks I've woken up several times with my night clothes soaked and some times my hair. Is this common? Something new for me and not sure. I do see my oncologist Monday so…
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Neulasta
Has anybody ever had this shot and had a terrible reaction to it? I get the worst, most painful and debilitating headache from these shots that lasts for 5 days. Tylenol, percocets, don't touch the pain. Anybody have this and have a solution? I am at the point of refusing any more of these. Any advice would be greatly…
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hair
hi , i am 4 months post chemo does anyone know when its safe to use apermanent dye on my hair please
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What items make you feel better?
Hi, I'm a cancer survivor who is working to help other patients/survivors. Thinking about your treatments and side effects, physically, mentally, etc. What type of items could someone give you to help make you more comfortable. Example: I had dry mouth and nausea - fruit flavored hard candy helped. Reading helped me pass…