Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with squamous cell cervical cancer stage 1B on July 1, 2004...immediately following the purchase of my first home. It was one...
Hi Jean Sorry to hear of your difficulty especially at such an early age. It is such a lot of loss. I am 54 and was dx in 1988 with 1B upgraded to to 2B or 3A...
Hey Jenn I can totally understand how you are feeling so overwhelmed!! My story is very similar. I was diagnosed last July with stage IIB cervical cancer. I...
Hello to the other Jen! Thank so much for replying. Sometimes I feel so alone and others not. Last night was one of those. Life is very scary now. I know...
Hi Jen I hope the sun rising has brought you some comfort. I can really relate to your feelings of fear. I always felt most alone and most of my fear at...
Jenn Please let me know if you figure out how to over come the fear !!! I don't think you can. I think that you learn how to control it. Denial is a...
HEART DISEASE is the #1 killer in the USA. More than 1 in 3 Americans will get CANCER. DIABETES has risen 400% in 20 years. ALZHEIMER'S strikes 50% of...
Hello, I just thought I'd share a positive experience! I had my LEEP done today by my Doctor in the hospital. I chose to go under general anesthesia so I...
Hi Jennifer, I had a LEEP done last week on May 12th! I did it under IV Sedation and I only slightly and I mean very slightly remember some of the procedure,...
Hi, All this just started for me in Feb of this year. I had one low grade abnormal pap NEGATIVE FOR HPV and next thing I know last week I'm one step away from...
Ashley I know sometimes that it's hard to not know the WHY. You are very lucky if you can catch this early!! If there is any doubt in your mind about what...
Hi Jen! Thanks so much for the supportive comments I'm so sorry your doctor didn't take immediate action, stories like yours are why I'm so pushy about getting...
Hi everyone, Well I've been going through this all alone really, I have supportive friends but I really wanted to chat to other women going through the same...
Hi Petra my name is jennifer Forester. It sure sounds like you have made a lot of healthy choices over the last little while!!! I am glad that you are...
Ashley I can't really say because I never had either procedure.I am very glad that you are not just taking the Dr's word for things!! If there is one thing I...
Hi Jen, Thanks for replying. I saw from your first post that you have been six months cancer free since your radio therapy & chemo. I hope & pray for you that...
Petra I will look up the web site that you talked about! I really do love my Dr. but I also think that if you can do more there's no harm done! I have been...
Hi Jen, I live in Crawley, West Sussex. I only moved here 8 months ago from the New Forest. My boyfriend is in the theatre & needed to be near London that's...
I am Jackie and I had cervical cancer last year (glandular adencarcinoma Stage 1B). A year ago I had the hysterectomy and now only go for follow up visits to...
I don't believe the original list owner is alive. Her cancer was invasive and from what I can assume about invasive cancer, I don't think she survived. I had...
Jackie, I can certainly relate to your story, as mine is very similar. I was diagnosed with Stage 1B at the age of 26, as a newlywed, and also had a radical...
i have a question. When I went to my yearly check-up with my gym-ob, he did not preform a papsmear this time. He informed me that it was no longer necessary to...
I still have had pap smears every year, then recently, they saw something a little funny, so I had another colposcopy, so now I'm at pap smears every six...
Hello, Before anyone who is on this list has a hysterectomy you should check out the most informative site: www.hersfoundation.org and those of you who have...
Hi everyone! Well, the web site is up and running and things are set for the Ms. American Excellence USA Online Pageant. This is a completely online pageant...
I am a 3 year survivor of anal canal cancer squamous cell like cervic cancer in many ways I was treated with cisplatin and radiation. I joined this group to...