Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
Discussion List
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terminal cervical cancer
hi my name is kristi and I am 34 years old. I was diagnosed with cervical ca.in 2000 I had 5 weeks of external radiation and 2 internal radiaation implants. Well, in 2002 the cancer came back and it was on my spine and pressing on my siatic nerve and making it hard for me to walk. So, i had 2 weeks of radiation and a whole…
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Please Help me understand
Almost 2 years ago I had an abnormal pap. The Doctor tested the culture for HPV (which was positive) and then tested it for which strain of HPV. It came back positive for the highly cancerous strain of HPV. I was pregnant, so further testing was put on hold. 5 Months after the delivery of my baby I was scheduled for a…
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Symptoms previous cervical cancer survivors had in early stages of diagnosis
Hello I'm 23 year old and I work for an OB/GYN and i am just learning about this new side of abnormal paps. I got my first abnormal pap this month and I have Low Grade Squamous Cells present with high risk HPV. I had a colposcopy and biopsy. So i am waiting ot hear back next week for the results. Now my question here is.…
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brachytherapy and sex
Chapter one. Feel free to read my more complete history. I had a complete hysterectomy in February '05. I had three internal high dose radiation treatments in April as follow-up. Although I found the radiation treatments intrusive and uncomfortable, they were not actually painful, and I seemed to have very few lasting side…
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Chronic Bartholin Gland Cyst Problems
For the past 2 years now I've had CHRONIC problems with my Bartholin Glands. One grew to the size of an orange and had to be removed a year ago via emergency surgery and my doctor removed the gland altogether. Now I have an episode with the other gland about every 2 to 3 months and all my doctor does each time is gives me…
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negative for HPV
My biopsy came back negative for hpv virus. My doctor told me to follow up in 3 months, due to my pap smear coming back abnormal
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ew Diagnosis
I have just been diagnosed with LMS. I have not yet had my surgery. Can someone tell me what is ahead for me please? I have been reading all over internet and it scares me. thank you
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have hpv infection
I was told that I have HPV. So my doctor did a biopsy on my cervix. She asked me if I thought my husband was cheating on me or if I was ever unfaithful. But then I read that HPV can be dormant for 20 years, so I could of got this from an old boyfriend years ago. I've always had normal pap smears and the last one I took was…
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Femara
Can anyone tell me what side effects they are having from this medication? I'm having the sore joints and it's taking a toll on me. Anyone have any suggestions rather than ibprophen...thanks