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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…
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Adenocarcinoma of cervix
I was just diagnosed yesterday. Of course I’m still in complete shock and terrified. I don’t see the gyn/onc until August 29th so I haven’t been staged or know my treatment plan. My doc says it appears to be contained within the cervical canal and is about the size of a walnut. CA 125 is negative. I’m reaching out to find…
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Diagnosed with vin III - Aldara cream/natural remedies?
Hi all. Not sure if this is the right board for this topic but here goes. I was diagnosed with VIN III in June of this year and had a wide local excision to remove some of it on July 25. The surgery went well but my oncologist informed me at my follow up that there are other concerning spots showing VIN III but he doesn't…
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Loss of bladder function after radical hysterectomy.
Hi all. I had a radical hysterectomy done 2 week's ago for cervical cancer at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Utah. I had a catheter for my stay in the hospital. The surgery went as expected. They removed the catheter before I left and I barely peed enough but they let me leave. Since I didn't live in SLC I stayed in a…
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post-op...laser excision
I had laser excision done on 2/24 and have stiches...it's been 5 days and have some small amounts of blood seeping out...is that normal? I just am not sure what to expect. I had VIN 111 and my gyn says they got it all...very uncomfortable I must say...very swolen..just worried I'm not healing right. Any thoughts?
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CA 125 is not decreasing
Hi All, After 6 Chemotherapies my Mother results falls from almost 1200 to 67, As we all know that normal range of ca 125 test is 0 - 35 but after 7th Chemo the results are same even bit higher as yesterday i got ca 125 result =80 I want to know why the result was not decreased after 7th Chemo as it was suppoosed to fall…
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Cervical cancer after radiation and chemo now in para aortic lymphnode
My daughter dx with cervical cancer. After rads and chemo the para aortic lymphnode was called a hotspot on PET. She just finished 32 more rads to that area. Any survivors here? I’m so worried. She has a cough now too which scares me. Love to talk with some survivors
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VIN3
I am an 70 year old diabetic and recently underwent wide excision surgery for VIN3. About 4 days postop my incision opened. I didn’t have a lot of pain or blood. I went for a recheck a week postop and my surgeon (GYN/Oncologist) told it was not uncommon for this to happen. I was also afraid I had an infection because I had…
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My Story of Cervical Cancer, hope it helps someone.
I'm Chel,41 year old femaie and hope my story can help someone going through the same thing, Here's my story: In early summer 2011 I started having some right side back pain, I had visited my family doctor and some test were done and it was decided it was a bladder / kidney infection. I was given antibiotics and sent on ny…
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Long-Term Effects from Abdominal/Pelvic Radiation?
Hello all! I had radiation after chemo and a radical hysterectomy at 26. Therefore, radiation kicked my butt, and was the WORST part of treatment for me. I think because of the build-up of crap being done to my body. I'm now 28, and still have stomach problems! Particularly GI problems. Does anyone know of the long-term…
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Vaginal Cancer -squamous cell carcinoma
I am 23 years old and just found out I have stage 3 vaginal cancer. First of all i found out i was pregnant sept 2010 and had a healthy son may 2011. During my pregnancy I had a lot of vaginal bleeding, from the get go I went to the emergency room in case there was something wrong with my baby, but every time they just…
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Idk if I have cervical cancer but I have many of the symptoms
Hi I am 44 years old and recently I have noticed a foul-smelling discharge coming from my vagina and now suddenly I have blood in it and slight pain when I urinate I'm going to be honest with you I have not been an angel in the past and Have Nots had regular pap smears but what I would like to know is should I go to the ER…
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Newly diagnosed High Grade VIN 3
Hi all! So I know I'm jumping the gun really soon considering my gynecologist just called me today to tell me that my punch biopsy came back which revealed high grade vin 3 and she is referring me to a gyn oncologist. Can someone please tell me what to expect at my first appointment with the oncologist? I found very little…
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Repeated UTIs 22 years after internal radiation
I had cervical cancer back in 1996. At that time I had a partial hysterectomy due to the Dr. thinking it was pre-cancer. I then had 6 weeks of external radiation and 3 doses of internal radiation. Since that time I have had bowel issues which I have learned to live with. What just started this past year, is a monthly UTI.…
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Cancer in para aortic lymph node after cervical cancer
I'm 37 and I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in July 2010. In November 2010 I completed 30 radiation treatments, 6 cisplatin chemo treatments and 5 Brachytherapy treatments. My first ct scan after treatments was in Dec. 2010 which looked great. In April 2011 my next scan showed a enlarged lymph node in my stomach area…
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bloating,gas, diarrhea, weak bones and joint pain
April made 3 years of completion of radiation stage 3 cancer. i have diarrhea everyday. it has gotten better. i used to wear a diaper how embarrasing when you are young and attractive, single and wanting to date. Its embarrassing to go to dinner and then have to poop without enough time to get to a toilet. I try to eat…
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Vaginal cancer
I finished vaginal radiation two weeks ago and I am still in pain and don't feel that I am healing at all. I have been using neosporin and soaking in baths with baking soda per dr directions. I even stayed out of work for a few days straight hoping that would help. It seemed to bit when I went back to work it went back to…
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VIN 2-3
Hi, I'm so glad to found this group as I have been filled with so much anxiety of late. I noticed a brown, pretty good size mole like spot on my perineum a couple weeks ago. What concerned me is that is wasn't a round mole but had irregular borders and the size, the size bothered me. Made an appointment with my OB/GYN and…
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"Glassy-Cell Carcinoma" Rare Cervical Caner
HELP! I am only 29 years old. I have been diagnosed with a rare cervical cancer called "Glassy-Cell Carcinoma". It is very important I find a survivor. This cancer is very agressive. AVAILABLE studies indicate the youngest women to have this cancer was 52 years old. In the Southeast,only three women a year are diagnosed…
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Hysterectomy after cervical cancer diagnosis
After months of exams, biopsies and a leep, i was diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer. I'm 45, no need for my uterus, so Doctor recommended a hysterectomy, which was totally fine with me. At 2 week followup, Dr said everything looked good, cancer was contained. He gave me the pathology report. Noticed they found a mass…
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How Can They Tell A Fibroid Isn't Cancer From An Ultrasound?
Hi I'm new on here, I was wondering how can they tell if you have a fibroid or a endometrial cancer tumor just from looking at it on a pelvic vaginal ultrasound? I had been having spotting off and on in between my period for 3 years now, and I went to 2 gynecologists and nurse practioner two years ago who only gave me a…
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Can someone help me with questions I️ have
i have had 2 paps and nurse practitione said one abnormal the other was my gyn he called and said no cancer everything was fine i would live to be old not to worry. The next day i was scheduled for a coloscopy. The dr said my cervix looked like hamburger meat and part of it was missing, i was in complete shock so bad i…
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Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Hello, My name is Juanita and I was recently diagnosed with Primary Peritoneal Cancer. It's been about 9-10 weeks since my diagnosis and I have already had a full hysterectomy. They removed my uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes which came back clear so no sign of cancer in any of those. They found two tumors and they were…
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Pre-Menopausal Total Hysterectomy with Salpingo-Oophorectomy
I'm checking in to see if anyone has had a total hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy before naturally starting menopause. I'm pre-menopausal and my surgery is about a month out. I won't be able to take hormones because I just got through bilateral breast cancer that was estrogen receptor positive. I'm worried about…