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Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
Archives for February 2006
Discussion List
Why we never heard of this cancer
Hi, I really am so irritated about this Vulvar Cancer that I and countless others never heard of until we get it. We hear about breast cancer and ovarian, uterine,cervical...why not Vulvar!!! I heard it was rare but how come there are so many of us!!!??? Why didn't we know it exsisted? My only thought is that women have…
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?
Nerve damage from chemo?
Hi, Need some feedback re: anyone out there with nerve problems after chemo. I've been off chemo for 7 months now, at first my hands went numb off and on. Now my teeth are so sensitive I have to drink with a straw. I've gone to 2 dentists and the last dentist told me there was nothing he could do for me and that I needed…
LEEP procedure
Hi everyone, Im am 21 yrs old and last week I had the Leep done. My abnormal cells were detected over a year ago and my dr said they were mild and we should only keep a close eye on things. I was going once every 3 months for a pap. Then before Christmas on of those paps came back that my cervix now had high grade squamous…
Newby
I was told I have Vulvar Cancer aka VIN III. I have tried to research it and to tell you all the truth I have a list of questions for my oncologist. Is these even curable? I had a biopsy done in mid December and it came back as precancerious, I did not think of it being a big deal since the doc told me it could be fixed by…
I seen the Dr.
Hi, Well i went to the oncologist today and found out that the polyp they took came back pre-cancer. they say that 40% of people like that have a very early stage of cancer and those that don't have a good chance to get it. So what to do. They wan to remove everything and hope for the best. and they don't wan to do…
Lower left side pain
I finished radiation and chemo just before Christmas...the week after i had some lower left side pain , it only lasted a few days so i never really worried too much about it....but it has come back , its kinda a throbbing pain, not really painful but if feels like its constantly there....i go for a check up this week to…