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Uterine/Endometrial Cancer

Archives for February 2013

Planned CSN outage
Hello everyone, Between 3:00 and 4:00 Eastern Time this morning, CSN will be taken offline for about 2 hours. Exhaustive efforts were made to find a way to restore all private messaages. I'm not qualified to provide technical details but the bottom line is that all private messages that you sent from September 2009 forward…
Norma 2
Norma Darling! Where the heck ARE you! Please, please, pretty please, let us know how you are doing with the lung x-ray!!! Love, Debrajo
Dealing with Uncertainty - blog article
I found this to be very helpful for some specific information on how to deal with uncertainty. The full blog article is here: http://tinybuddha.com/blog/7-ways-to-deal-with-uncertainty/ but if you're not up to reading the full article: * Replace expectations with plans * Prepare for different possibilities * Becoming a…
Lymph Node Inconclusive
I had a lymph node biospy done on 2/21... I am meeting my Dr tomorrow but called him today asking for the results because I couldn't stand waiting any longer. He said the report came back inconclusive. Has anyone had this? I want to go into my appointment tomorrow with questions i should be asking. Should he surgically…
As with all these things.....
As with all these things, who knows?! A new one to me but others may have more knowledge re possibilities. Amazing frozen lemons All it is.....is a frozen lemon Many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using or consuming the entire lemon and nothing is wasted. How can you use the whole lemon without waste?…
Losing my mind?
Hi there, my name is Jill and I'm currently going thru endometrial cancer Tx again. When it was first discovered I was very lucky, I just needed surgery and then constant vigilant testing. After 7 years I was considered to be in total remission. Then I went into the dr. for what I thought was a gallbladder problem. Never…
Cardiac tamponade: back from the brink of death
Shocking but true. My lymph system failed to drain and fluid built up in pericardium & pulmonary cavities. I was told within a week my blood pressure would be zero. They waited another 4 days! Lesson learned: don't get sick on weekend. 3 weeks & 2 days in hospital and still very weak. The doxil failed to work. New plan:…
My mother is 92 and I'm seeking advice.
I need informed advice. I’m very confused and don’t know what is the right thing to do. My mother is 92 and started bleeding Jan. 31st. After an ultra-sound and a visit to a Gynecologist we know the bleeding is from her uterus. I'm feeling overwhelmed. The Dr. wasn’t mean but so matter of fact that I didn’t feel there was…
Treatment Options for Stage 4 Endometrial Cancer?
Apologies for being repetitive on the forum but I am desperately trying to gather any helpful information before my parents meet with my mom's oncologist (next week). My mom's endometrial cancer appears to have spread to her appendix and possibly liver, despite completing chemo (carb/taxol) and 28 sessions of external…
My Mother newly diagnosed with UPSC Stage 3a....Looking for Support
Hello brave ladies! I have been reading your post for a few weeks and finally decided I needed to join in behalf of my beautiful mother. I will be trying to get her to join soon as well. Her story is probably typical of many. She is a very young 70 (I have more grey hair than her!) and she started bleeding late last year.…
endimeatrial cancer
im 46 years old i had cancer and had a full hysterectamy and am now doin 6 rounds of radiation and have 5 left to do now and i have a lot of pressure down there is this normal oh yea im doing the enternal radiation can someone help me please
AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS - 2013
Many of us have been asking about what hospitals, etc with best care per area. Link below might shed some light. Jan http://www.healthgrades.com/quality/top-hospitals-2013
UPSC new to this
I am new to this blog and needing advice and information and anything anyone with this cance is willing to share. I was diagnosed in December. My original cancer was misdiagnosed in 2010 and I was not treated correctly then so my options are limited now since this is bing view as a recurrence and not tthe first time…
NED!! after 4 rounds of Chemo (MMMT)
My mom was diagnosed with MMMT on September 2012. had hysterectomy and the results of biopsy was that the tumor is confined in the uterus 1/3 myometrial invasion (lymphnodes, etc...were clean). After having 4 round of carbo/Endoxan we received last week the results of the MRI and it was NED!!!. Our Dr Gyn/Onc informed us…
Norma 2
Norma 2...how are you? Did your chest x-ray coom back ok? Hope all is well! Best, debrajo
Please Help: Mom is Now Stage IV - what next?
Hi all, My family got very bad news today and I'm so incredibly frustrated by the doctors, I'm hoping that you all can help direct me with some possible next steps. My mom was diagnosed with Stage IIIC (Grade 3) uterine cancer one year ago. We knew this was bad but she is relatively young (a very fit 67), in great shape…
ANTPOPOOLA
Hi Sis, I responded to your private message. You have found a real old post from 2010. I was dx with cancer then and two years later my beautiful daughter was dx with Leukemia and fell asleep in death in November 26, 2012. Check your private message and we will talk some more. love back to you.
Beila , how are you?
We have not heard from you for a long time. I hope you are doing okay. Did you start Gemzar. Thinking of you and hoping you are doing okay. In peace and caring.
Involvement with Appendix?
Has anyone had issues involving the appendix, post-treatment? My mom was diagnosed about a year ago with Stage IIIc uterine cancer. She completed 6 rounds of chemo and 28 external radiation treatments, finishing her treatment around Thanksgiving 2012. Since then, she's been dealing with a variety of issues, including…
New to the site, not so new to cancer
Hello All, I was diagnosed on Sep 11, 2012 after a comlete hysterectomy and removal of an 18" tumor. Just finished 6 rounds of chemo with Carbo/Taxl and starting radiation first week of March. Differing opinions on what to expect from radiation, some say eat lost now, I will need the weight, my Doc says it won't be…
Surgery/Pathology Results
Hi Everyone! I wanted to share my pathology results from my 1-28-13 surgery. I went for my post op appointment today and it was reported I had stage 1a - grade 1 endometroid adenocarcinoma that penetrated the myometrial wall 11%. The cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and lymph nodes are uninvolved with no sign of disease.…
Dr Appt
Had Dr appt.... lymph node that lite up in previous scan still there. But had a slight increase in size. For 6 months it has been stable but now grew from 1.0 to 1.4 so biopsy a must. Dr said with cancer usually in 6 months it would have spread to multiple lymph nodes and would have doubled in size. He is leaning towards…
Radiation
Hi! I have been diagnosed with Stage 3 uterine cancer. I had a full hysterectomy and just finished chemo. I begin radiation on Valentine's Day. Happy Valentines to me! lol I'm looking for any experiences of what really happens during radiation. One doctor said it won't be that bad because I went thru chemo. Another doctor…
Ultasound fine - but still spotting
Hello all, I would appreciate any advice. I was having very light spotting for quite a while. ( age 66 ) Went to the dr., she saw a polyp, removed it, and ordered the ultrasound. Results were normal. She had ordered a biopsy of the polyp. When the results came back from the ultrasound, the test for the polyp that had been…
I'mmm baaacccckkkk!
Just picked up my laptop from the shop. I brought it in because there was a screen on there and I could not get past it. I am so silly. I pressed the wrong button and it reverted to the DELL screen. Computer guy did not charge me since it was not broken just my error. THANK YOU!!! All for your comments on my recent trip to…
Diamonds
I just read this and think it discribes us: A diamond is a piece of charcoal that handles stress exceptionally well.
Post Uterine removal, Alternates to Chemo/Radio
My mother is 70yr old. We are in bangalore-india. Surgon felt that after surgary, she requires both Radio/Chemo. But am hesitant to undergo this treatment. What are the other alternates? Did anybody try Ayurveda/accupressure/accupuncture. Are there any proven records? Lavanya ayurveda claims that they have proven records -…
What test do they perform after a total hysterectomy for uterine cancer
I am 55 and was slightly bleeding and so I had an ultrasound done. My gynecologist said I had a thick uterine lining and performed a D & C on me, where she discovered I had uterine cancer. She said it was a slow growing cancer and that she was going to send me to an Oncologist/Gynecologist. I had a total hysterectomy. They…
have a date
Saw my doctor doctor and have set date for surgery on 2/25. I will be having laparoscopic surgery with removal of uterus, cervix and fallopian tubes through vagina. They will decide about the ovaries when they are in there- depends on what they look like and how big my fibroids are. Dr. said new studies report that ovaries…
MRI - 3T Abdominal - Pelvis (MMMT)
My mom was diagnosed in Sept 2012 having MMMT (early stages) after the hysterectomy and 4 rounds of chemo (Carbo/Endoxan) we recieved today the MRI (Abdominal -Pelvis) results and everything seems normal and clean except one comment "The liver size is normal, slightly steatotic. small dehiscence of the anterior abdominal…

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