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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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'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 ...
... 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...
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...
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),...
Hi There, I sure remember feeling the same way. I had my hysterectomy (no chemo, no radiation, kept 1 ovary) back in 1998. I was worried about this, too....
Hi Andrea, We have the same diagnosis and had similar treatments. Sorry to hear you are having issues still. I know how it feels that it never ends. I am...
Hi, I was diagnosed with stage 2B Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Aug. 2002. Treatments were: 6 rounds of Cisplatin, 32 external radiations and 4 internal...
Hi Girls, while I didn't have surgery, I did have massive amounts of radiation. External and internal. As a result, I have to use a vaginal dilator or have...
I remember the stage you are at very well and it is a scary time. I had the exact same surgery in April 1997 and still have my ovaries. I was 26 at the time,...
It has only been 5 weeks since my radical hysterectomy and I have not been cleared yet but I was wondering, is sex any different? I don't understand...
There's no easy way for a woman to deal with infertility, no matter how it comes about. I think cancer is a much more devastating way to face it. The cancer ...
I too am having a difficult time coming to terms with it all still. Although I have two children I really wanted a larger family. I told my husband this who...
I too am having a difficult time coming to terms with it all still. Although I have two children I really wanted a larger family. I told my husband this who...
I just had a baby and a cone biopsy and am awaiting the results. If the margins do not come clear the next step is a possible hysterectomy. The was my first...
Kelly, My heart really went out to you because you are so young and having to face having just one child. There's not easy way to get over this and it will...
Thanks! Actually, the tumor was only on the cervix and luckily I did not have to go through any other treatment. I am having an extremely difficult time...
Because I was some what over weight my body (THE FAT) still produce enough estrogen , i have had no symptoms or very mild ones that i am not aware of them,....
Hi, It's good to hear that you are doing well and were able to carry your baby long enough to have a positive outcome. You have really had so much to deal with...
Hi, I am 29 yrs old and went through a similar experience last year. I went in for a pregnancy comformation, pap, etc. last Dec. and all looked okay. However,...
Vicky, I am a 1 year survivor of stage 3 cervical cancer, having gone through the radical hysterectomy, radiation and chemo. Although I did not lose a child ...