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Cervical Cancer, Just had a RH to remove all reproductive organs & lymph nodes
I'm new here. I think this is the club nobody wants to join. (but I'm still glad to be here.) I was diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer very suddenly. They thought I had too thick of an endometrial lining, but it turned out that I had no lining -- just layer upon layer of squamous cell carncinoma, through out my cervix…
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Guardasil question
The FDA has approved the Guardasil vaccine for people up to age 45. I see at many clinics and Planned Parenthood they offer it up to age 45. I just turned 46, is there still a way to get this vaccine? I think I could still benefit from this vaccine as it prevents a certain percentage of gynecological cancers, head, neck,…
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Vulvectomy....looking for someone who understands.....
I had a partial vulvectomy on Feb 8 2016.... It's a very lonely feeling when you can't find anyone going through the same thing to talk to. I have searched and searched and come up with no one. I know my "new" type of cancer is rare but there has to be someone out there going through the same thing as me. Here is a little…
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Stage 4B vaginal Adenocarinoma
I am 45 years old and January 5th 2013 I was diagnosed with vaginal adenocarinoma stage 4b and was told this is extremely rare for me to have this at my age and know chance of cure. It is very very difficult to treat. After several treatments and surgeries my local doctors told me they had done all they could do and I was…
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RE: Recurrent Vaginal Cancer
Hello. My mother was diagnosed with vaginal cancer 3 years ago. She underwent radiation therapy, chemotherapy and pelvic exoneration. The cancer has come back in the pelvis and her lung. Does anyone know of treatments, western and alternative, that could help in this situation? Thank you.
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Basal Cell Vulvar Cancer - Never heard of it, now I've got it.
Hello! I was just diagnosed with Basal Cell Vulvar cancer. Seems that it is pretty rare as far as being vulvar AND being basal .. in that basal cell is normally sun-exposure related. And I don't do tanning beds and I'm not a nudist. I haven't seen the oncologist yet, I have only gotten the biospy results back two days ago.…
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New Fallopian tube diagnosis
Hi, Ladies I'm new to this website. I've read a lot of posts and am impressed by the compassion and help available here. I was just diagnosed a couple of weeks ago and am somewhat desperate for information and help. I had a total hysterectomy a month ago and everything "looked" OK. I had some post menopausal spotting and…
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Uterine Serous Carcinoma- Lenvima/Keytruda
Hello So my mom was diagnosed with USPC and she had a recurrence early this year. She was placed on Keytruda/Lenvima I wanted to ask has anyone one on this therapy what has been the reponse rate to it please? Thanks a whole lot!
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Patient Story: Intravenous vitamin C During Chemo
I am an 62-year-old nurse with metastatic endometrial and cervical cancer. I am using intravenous Vitamin C infusions from PharmaLife Laboratories as support during my chemotherapy treatments. I first became interested in intravenous Vitamin C infusions in the late 80s when Norman Cousins, an American journalist, published…
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Long Term Effects From Pelvic Radiation
Hi Friends and fellow survivors. I read through an old thread where there were many questions about after effects of pelvic radiation, including GI upset and rectal/anal discomfort, and also about the vaginal atrophy that often results from tissue damage. At the suggestion of several postings, I have stared this newer…
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Minimally Invasive versus Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer
BACKGROUND There are limited data from retrospective studies regarding whether survival outcomes after laparoscopic or robot-assisted radical hysterectomy (minimally invasive surgery) are equivalent to those after open abdominal radical hysterectomy (open surgery) among women with early-stage cervical cancer. METHODS In…
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Keytruda and lenvima
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vin iii
I was recently diagnosed with Vin III. Luckily the dr. I saw today said he does not feel any of the areas look cancerous at all. It does have to be removed and since it is so pervasive, will have to be done by laser. I am looking for advice/support from someone else who may have gone through this. I was surprised today at…
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Vulvectomy
I am new here. I had a LEEP done in '93 and didn't think anything of it. My Dr. was not concerned so why should I be. I had a vulvectomy on 03/27/02, the right side. It was squamous cell, skin cancer. I just had another surgery on 02/07/03 for the same thing, this time laser and 2 tumors on the left and 2 tumors on the…
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Thoughts???
Hey everybody...rainy day here, but a GOOD day. I am healing slowly but surely. Nights and getting comfy in bed are the worse but I'm dealing with it. I am resting and eating what I want. I hit my favorite bakery yesterday and have been inhaling my favorite cookies, lol. Once chemo starts, I'm sure my taste buds will…
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leg swelling and hip pain
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer clear cell carsamona back in 2016. I had a positive lymph node and received radiation and chemo. Well things have been good until the last month or so and now i have developed hip pain and swelling of my complete leg. Have been checked for a clot and the doppler was clear.…
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VIN 111
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Endometrial Cancer/Pain in Leg/Questions
Hello my name is Kera. I am 43 and I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer today. I am very concerned with what I’ve read and such. I see my gynocologist doctor again Thursday. I am not sure that he will give me a grade of cancer on Thursday and I am reading that the grade can change to a worse scenario once a hysterectomy…
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solid mass on cervical stump
I'm normally over on the kidney board, I have a complex cyst that's been monitored for a few years. I recently had a pelvic ultrasound due to some weird crampy pain, (I am 15 years post supracervical hysterectomy with BSO), I just have my cervix left. They found a solid lesion at the top of the "stump" that's about one…
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Endometrial - stage 3c
I've had a hysterectomy and will soon start radiation followed by chemotherapy. Is there anyone out there that is in the similiar stage of cancer that I am that would like to talk with me?
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Vulvar Cancer
I was just diagnosed last week with vulvar cancer. I see the gynecologic oncologist on January 26. I would appreciate any advice that any of you that have been through this can give. I do not yet know the stage other than it is a vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. I was told that I would need a wide excision surgery to remove…
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Pain
I go and see my dr on Thursday for biopsy results from the D&C .I have been having a lot of pain in my lower left side and goes down my leg with throbbing pain in my hip.should I mention this to the doctor?not sure what it is.Still don’t know why sonohystogram said uterine polyp and he didn’t see one.just re thick lining…
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Partial Vulvectomy
I am 48 recently had a biopsy done in December which came back positive for squamous cell carcinoma in situ. I had the biopsy done after experiencing pain during sex for 6-12months (clearly it wasn't that painful at first--but recently had become too painful for sex). My gyno was surprised by the pathology b/c I had not…
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Uterine polyp
hi I am 45 and just found out I have uterine polyp and thickened lining they are scheduled a surgery remove it and do biopsy but they are not booking until 2 months.seemed like a long wait.I have been having heavy bleeding for 5 months.thats why I went to my doctors. I have a family history of cancer. My grandma had breast…
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Supplemental Drinks
I have lost some weight with my surgery and I am about to start mop-up chemo tomorrow. I can't eat as much as before and my appetite, while never huge to start with, has decreased some. In addition to that, I get so full with just small amounts. Almost every doc I know will suggest Ensure, Boost, etc. I know that for some,…
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Possible Vulvar melanoma help please
i have ms and a neurogenic bladder so I have been needing to use catheters from time to time and last night I noticed two or three black patches between my vagina and anus. I’ve had a complete hysterectomy except my cervix I still have. I’ve been having a lot of pelvic pain but I thought it was most likely from my bladder.…
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Anyone with severe dysplasia postmenopausal
Mine is kind of a long story and I will start it with I am a two year Breast Cancer survivor...Stage 1B Grade 3 Tumor was 92% estrogen. I had my yearly pap smear in January and it came back with endometrial cells (I had an ablation in 2011 and no more periods) which should not be there. Had to do a hysteroscopy under…
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New to this
Good Morning! I am new to this and I have so many questions! In 2011 I had radial scar in left breast removed. It was benign. In August of 2018 I was diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer and in October I had a complete hysterectomy. Are my chances of getting a second cancer increased? When I go for my every 6 month…
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Melanoma vulvar cancer?
I am a 22 year old mother (turning 23 shortly) and I had to go to the doctors because I had a miscarriage in march and haven't had my period for months. (not pregnant) I have gained about 10-15 pounds and can't lose the weight. I went in to the doctors, had my exam, Cant tell me why I don't have my period. Had 2 ultra…
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Progression of an abnormal Pap
So I had an abnormal pap with ASC-H with positive HPV Type 18. Then had a colpo= 3/4 biopsies CIN2/3 Now I’m having a LEEP which looks pretty intense. I need someone to share the progression. If the LEEP tissue that’s sent to pathology is into the base membrane, etc. Does that happen or is the CIN actually treated by…