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Knots in Veins from Hysterectomy
Hello, I had a radical hysterectomy on May 14 for cervical cancer. My left arm has 4 knots in my veins from the IV. At first I thought my veins were irritated from the IV, but its been a while now and I'm getting concerned. Has anyone had this problem too? How long does it take to go away? And should I be concerned about…
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uterine cancer and best choices
Hi. A friend of mine has Stage 1C Grade 2 uterine cancer. She doesn't have computer access and, now, following her hysterectomy, she has questions about her options which I said I'd post for her to get some info from other survivors with similar cancer/experience. After the hysterectomy the pathology came back saying that…
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how many chemos are enough
I have stage 3C endometrial cancer - 2 lymph nodes positive out of 19 after february 07 surgery. I have had three chemo tx's of cisplatin, doxorubicin and taxol (each tx over two days), followed by 25 radiation txs. Just started second round of chemo in early july - which wiped all systems out and landed me in the hospital…
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are these symptoms of EC?
My wife is 50 years old and has had a range from spotting to very heavy mensus vitually every day for over 1 1/2 years. She had std. and trans vag ultra sound, pap, blood tests done by GP about 1 month ago. He indicated most likely a fibroid. US showed mass in fundus 7.7 X 4.3 CM. Endometrial wall has thickened to 16mm, 2…
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Coping with Adenocarcinoma
I am 30 years old and was diagnosed 2 months ago with endo-cervical cancer and had a radical hysterectomy 6 weeks ago. I was able to keep my ovaries and no chemo. I have stage 1B. It all happened so fast and I am still trying to process everything. I am looking to get info on the odds of it coming back after my…
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Post LEEP
June 18th is when I had my first LEEP procedure. Unfortunately the sample tissues came back as cancer. However I am thankful it just the begining and from what I know can be treated. My question is. . . If you have had a LEEP how long does it take for you to stop discharging? I know recovering takes time but goodness! Does…