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Has anyone had this type of hysterectomy?
- By inspiredbyu · New reply 3:38 pm
- In Dysplasia including procedures · 9 replies
- On Dec. 1 I'm having a total hysterectomy...the da Vinci hysterectomy. Whoever had had this, please let me know how long was your stay in the hospital, and how long did it take to fully recover, and go ...
Pregnancy after an abdominal radical trachelectomy
- By Diana76 · New reply 1:46 pm
- In Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 30 replies
- Hi, about 2.5 years ago I was diagnosed with cervical adenocarcinoma stage 1b1 and went through an abdominal radical trachelectomy. Now we are trying to conceive (half a year we tried naturally and now ...
I need help. I am depressed
- By dianea · New reply 1:35 pm
- In Early detection and testing · 5 replies
- I just found out today that I am HPV positive. I have been married 11 yrs. and early in our marriage my husband had an affair. We have worked things out and now have 3 beautiful wonderful children, but ...
what now! need some help girls!
- By crickett305 · New reply 1:15 pm
- In Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 4 replies
- I'm gonna try to just keep this short and give as much info as i can. I was diagnosed with sage 1b1 cc in November of 2008. I began treatment in late January of 2009. I did the chem and radiation. I finished ...
HSIL with colposcopy
- By azmom76 · Posted 1:06 pm
- In Dysplasia including procedures · 0 replies
- I am confussed. I had an abnormal pap with HSIL results. my gyn did a colposcopy yesterday said I most likely have mod/severe dysplasia. After reading on this it sounds like something that goes hand in ...
Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.
- By Momma24boys · New reply 12:44 pm
- In Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 110 replies
- On the 31st of October I was diagnosed with cervical cancer... 7 days later I already had an appointment with a Gyn-onc and he made me aware that it was a pretty serious type of cervical cancer known ...
Hip pain?
- By Obi69 · New reply 9:23 am
- In Health challenges after treatment · 9 replies
- I have squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix..i had major radiation to the pelvis area that was in july was last of tx..i have had hip pain small and tolerable..now my hips hurt so bad i can hardly walk ...
Do I seek a 3rd opinion nothing is getting done?
- By STellak511 · New reply yesterday at 11:17 pm
- In Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 10 replies
- I have been going through this experience for so long now! I am going through a clinic, so appts. are scheduled weeks in advance, and only done 1 or maybe twice a month. I origanlly went to the Dr. because ...
Yearly pap survey
- By peachmarie · New reply yesterday at 8:42 pm
- In Early detection and testing · 21 replies
- Hi everyone - I feel like I read so many stories of women who have been diagnosed with cervical cancer, and many times it seems out of the blue. However, many times we don't get the full story. I was ...
Finally got a copy of my pap smear results!!
- By Jnc2180 · New reply yesterday at 7:58 pm
- In Early detection and testing · 2 replies
- Ok i had posted on here a couple of weeks ago after i got a abnormal test result and got some really good feedback. My boyfriends mom requested a copy of my test results (she works at a dr's office) and ...
will i get a period after cervical cancer
- By movingon · New reply yesterday at 7:54 pm
- In Sexuality after cancer · 15 replies
- I am 25 and I found out in january that I had stage 3 cervical cancer with 2 positive lymph nodes. My surgeon moved an ovary up to hopefully prevent menopause. I then went through 6 chemo treatments 25 ...
2nd LEEP Results...& Next Procedure - Hysterectomy
- By inspiredbyu · New reply yesterday at 7:34 pm
- In Dysplasia including procedures · 7 replies
- Received my 2nd LEEP procedure results this past Wednesday, and for sure diagnosis is severe cervical dysplasia (CIN III). I'm scheduled for a total hysterectomy on Dec. 1 (the da Vinci Hysterectomy ...
Can't take Estrogen..any suggestions
- By sr5er · New reply yesterday at 6:50 pm
- In Health challenges after treatment · 5 replies
- I was wondering if anyone could help me with this dilemia. I have recurrent cervical cancer..so they will not put me on estrogen. Afraid it will cause another cancer. any suggestions for herbal/natural ...
Cervical Dysplasia w/ No HPV?
- By Kaitlin · New reply yesterday at 4:49 pm
- In Dysplasia including procedures · 23 replies
- Has anyone heard of having cervical dysplasia without HPV? I seem to be in this situation and confused as its been told to me that cervical dysplsia is caused by HPV 95% of the time. What about the other ...
New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in its Tracks
- By colette77 · New reply yesterday at 10:11 am
- In HPV/cervical cancer vaccine prevention strategies · 5 replies
- This sounds like good news to me! Now those of us with dysplasia may also benefit from a vaccine! Let's cross our fingers... http://www.usnews.com/articles/health/he althday/2009/11/04/new-hpv-vaccine-might ...
Experimental Vaccine Targets Genital Cancer
- By meliza4 · New reply November 5, 2009
- In HPV/cervical cancer vaccine prevention strategies · 1 reply
- To all ladies: This looks promising!!! I've copied/pasted the article here but here's the link. http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/h pv-genital-warts/news/20091104/experimen tal-vaccine-targets-genital-cancer?ecd=w ...
Painful sex after biopsy - will it ever be 'normal' again?
- By LPchick1013 · New reply November 5, 2009
- In Sexuality after cancer · 5 replies
- Hello, I'm new here. Actually found this site by googling information about if having a biopsy could be a cause of painful sex. My husband and I have been friends for almost 11 years and started dating ...
Should Boys get the HPV Vaccine? Who should pay for it?
- By aileen · New reply November 5, 2009
- In HPV/cervical cancer vaccine prevention strategies · 16 replies
- Well, we now know the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved one of the HPV vaccines for boys too. The approval is to help stop genital warts. The FDA approval was not to stop cancer in boys/men ...
Bloating
- By JBO713 · Posted November 5, 2009
- In Health challenges after treatment · 0 replies
- I had a leep this past june for cin III/cis and ever since then I have been extremely bloated. It comes on more when I am getting my period but I am bloated all the time. I also started to vitamins and ...
All this waiting is making me a hypochondriac!
- By peachmarie · New reply November 5, 2009
- In Dysplasia including procedures · 4 replies
- Ok, so I'm waiting until my LEEP and conization on Nov 11, and therefore have waaayyyy too much time to worry about things. I've actually been doing better since finding this website, and have calmed ...
