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Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
Archives for November 2017
Discussion List
Cervical Cancer
Is there anyone out there with cervical cancer? I have been stuggling to find someone out there that I can talk to about my cancer that understands what it is that I am going through. I have a great boyfriend who has had throat cancer but it just isn't the same. So if you are out there please let me know I am not alone.…
Radiation on Hips
Hello I'm Kristi. In 2014 (I was 26) I had radiation and chemo (cisplatin) for Cervical cancer stage 3b it went from hip bone to hip bone. I had to do 6 weeks of external radiation and 2 treatments of internal. The Cisplatin was taken once a week for every week I had radiation. For my external radiation I had 3 "tattoos"…
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…
HPV, VIN II and so many questions
Cervical Cancer Survivor Looking for a "Why?"
When first diagnosed with Cervical Cancer in July 2017, my English teacher impulses took over and to Google I went. From reading about “massive hemorrhages” and “loss of bladder control” to scientific studies barraging me with statistics like “4,210 women will die from cervical cancer this year” to “5-year survival rates,”…
Confusion on side effects of vaginal brachytherapy
I am stage 1b/grade2, have had a hysterectomy including ovaries, tubes and cervix. Have had two of five internal radiation treatments and am promised no side effects. This isn't my first cancer rodeo, having had three other primary cancers (colon/esophageal/bladder), so I know there will be some ill effects. My doctor is…
PET SCAN TOMORROW...Scared and worried
Hi... first Time posting. Most the time I just read and look for advice and answers in everyone’s posts. I completed chemo and radiation for recurrent cervical cancer. i have my PETScan tomorrow and I’m so scared. I know thinking positive is key and I have tried so hard to stay positive For myself, my young boys, and the…