Hi Everyone, I am a 44 yr old mother of 4 (ages 25,23,21 and 2 yrs old). I was diagnosed with stage IIIB a year ago. I have undergone chemo (Cisplatin),...
I was recently diagnosed with stage 1B cervical cancer the size of a tennis ball after having clean paps forever and only missing 1 year of a pap...I have just...
... to ... my ... to ... I too hate using the dilator, 2x the doc had to open up the vagina to be able to do a pap. i even hear a pop when he did this,he said...
Hi Linda, I'm Susan, a 40 yr old mom to my sixteen yr old daughter. I'm like you.... never missed a pap. Stage 2B. I had 5 rounds of cisplatin with my 28 ...
Hi, please let us know about your 6 week follow up and how it all works out. It's great that you are taking a leave of absence. That will help in your healing...
Hi Linda, I replied to your email that you sent just to me and it bounced back. Can you email me again with your email address? Thanks, Susan ... my ... to...
Well, here I am at my 6 weel follow up and it wasn't a very good appt. After going through all that chemo and internal and external radiation I still have a...
Hi Kim, Sorry to hear your appointment wasn't what you hoped. I had basically the same treatment and was lucky when my CT scan showed my lymph nodes were...
Sure, they staged it at a 1B and they were very hopeful that the radiation and chemo was going to take care of it. It was very discouraging though when I went...
Hello Kim, Yes i understand what you mena by ordinary people like us who dont understand why me what did i do to deserve this .....i was diagnosed Oct of...
Hello from katey: I am about to go through this procedure and I have this feeling or premonition that it will be cancer. It is so negative on my part. Is ...
Hi, I am hoping to talk to someone who may have been through a similar situation as me. It would be great to chat to women who have been through this and can...
Hi Kylie, So sorry to hear about all you have gone through. I was in similar situation with the cone biopsy showing unclear margins and staging being 1b1 and...
Hi, I'm so sorry to hear that you weren't given any other option. Do you have children already? How old are you?? A trachelectomy is an operation that removes...
Hi, I'm 37. I have two children and at the time the cancer was found I was 17 weeks pregnant. Perhaps I was not a candidate for the trachelectomy because of...
Hi Virginia, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Losing a child as well as the horror of cervical cancer is terrible. I think you made the right decision...
Hello all, I am not sure my cancer is similar i know i had excessive bleeding to where i didnt have a choice i had to go straight to radation both inner and...
Hey everyone, Had a question for all of you. I've just recently begun a relationship and it had now gotten to the physical part. This is the first I've been...
Hi, I have cervical cancer too and had bleeding after sex. Apparently because of where the abnormality is it weakens your cervix and often your menstrual flow...
hi, I had internal and external rad as well as chemo ,then total hysterectomy including cervix. The rad scars the vaginal walls as well as thins it ,I...
Hi Kimberly, What did they stage you at? I am almost 2 years since diagnosed. I am a 2a. spread to the vaginal wall. Have you applied for social security...
Hi Beth, Thanks for your reply. I was staged at a 1b. And no I haven't applied for social security. I'm getting long term disability from my job right now...
I have a question for you my Dr told me my cervix was covered up and he had to scrap away all the stuff to get to my cervix and then told me that the entry to...
hello Kim, i was diagnosed in the 2nd stage of cevical cancer its been a year and half since diagnosed and it spread to the lymphnodes in my groin area i...
hello valerie, i just got the most exciting news from my doctor today...she called me with my PET scan results and they were negative for cancer...that means...
Great news Kim! It's also nice to hear you are feeling up to soon returning to work. Keep us posted on how you are doing. Susan ... called me with my PET scan...
Jen, did your doctor refer you to a specialist? And did they do a biopsy? What were the results of your last pap smear? Susan ... and ... told ... scared ... ...
Hell Susan, I am going to a GYN right now, He said I will have a pap done next week due to I have not had one done in 2 years.The only thing they did was scrap...