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Hello,

My 66-year-old mother was just diagnosed with cervical cancer, and
she is weighing the options of having a hysterectomy or doing
radiation. Can anyone who has gone through the radiation please tell
me what to expect as far as side effects? She's not in very good
health to begin with, so whatever she does will be hard on her.
Thanks,
D




Thu Nov 27, 2003 8:26 pm

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Hello, My 66-year-old mother was just diagnosed with cervical cancer, and she is weighing the options of having a hysterectomy or doing radiation. Can anyone...
dthrower1
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Nov 27, 2003
8:26 pm

Hi, I'm sorry to hear about ypur mother, she's in my prayers. My sister had advanced stages of cervical cancer. At one point she had a 60-40percent chance...
tuffycookie
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Nov 27, 2003
11:01 pm

D, What stage cancer does your mother have? Are they saying she has the option of the hysterectomy OR radiation? If I had the choice I would go for the...
def_lep_purr
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Nov 28, 2003
3:45 am

Judy, Yes, the doctors are leaving the decision of whether to go with a hysterectomy or with radiation up to her, although they have said that it might be...
dthrower1
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Nov 30, 2003
12:48 am

Laurie, When the Doctors said they are leaving the decision up to her, Did they mention internal AND external radiation? I had both (2 internal radiation...
judy rode
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Nov 30, 2003
4:57 am

I personally think the hyst would be the best thing to do. Although any surgery is risky, if it is done vaginally (mine was), it really isn't bad. I had a 6...
Mary Anne
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Nov 28, 2003
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