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Anyone against external whole pelvic radiation & chemo after hysterectomy?
- By 1b1notalottafun · New reply October 18, 2009
- 28 replies
- I was diagnosed with stage 1b1 cervical cancer July 09, and had a radical vaginal hysterectomy on Sept. 2nd 2009. I still have my ovaries :) Now they want to do external whole pelvic radiation and chemo ...
September 29
- By Hopesmom08 · New reply October 18, 2009
- 1 reply
- Today is the day i found out (last year) that i had no amniotic fluid, my doctor told me to terminate i am so glad that i didn't. I feel like calling him ( he didn't know that i had her, he was my perinatologist ...
MY KIDNEY HURTS SO MUCH....
- By sonia40 · New reply October 17, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hello all for any of you wonderful people who have read my posts in the past will know by know bout my kidney tumor (angiolypoma)...as i mentioned before it was only found by accident through an MRI....so ...
New to this site....
- By lbw888 · New reply October 17, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi all, I have been reading through all of your posts, and I am indeed truly inspired. I was diagnosed with Neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma of the cervix in mid-July, stage 1B1 - 1B2. I have since ...
Gardasil shot question...
- By akis17 · New reply October 15, 2009
- 3 replies
- I just went for my third installment of my HPV shot and now i have reallly itchy legs i know that sounds strange but i was wondering if any of you ladies had gotten any similar reactions after you got ...
Why can't I find VIN information?
- By sothereiwas · New reply October 15, 2009
- 18 replies
- I am just frustrated. Yesterday I was disagnosed with high risk HPV and VIN II-III. Next week I find the results from my colposcopy. Anyways I am just frustrated that I can not find information about ...
feeling alone
- By story · New reply October 15, 2009
- 12 replies
- hello.i am 28yrs old.have a husband and 3 children. Iwent to the doctor's1week ago to day,for a regular check up.smiling and thinkin everthing was just so lovely.untill the doctor came in the room and ...
UPDATE ON MY UPCOMING SURGERIES
- By sonia40 · New reply October 15, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hello all well its been a while since ive been on this site...mainly because ive been so busy moving home..finally settled....for those wonderful and caring people who have been reading my posts i just ...
thank you.
- By story · Posted October 14, 2009
- 0 replies
- thank you everyone for those thought's,and words.i realy mean it.this is something very hard todeal with.i work in a cancer hospital.no i am not a nurse or anything like that but i do see pt's with cervical ...
Never Any Answers
- By Gemysyn · New reply October 14, 2009
- 3 replies
- No matter where I go...what sites I try...no one ever replies with any information to help me with my questions. It's rather...disappointing...is it just because people don't know...or they don't feel ...
Radiation Colitis
- By NanetteQ · New reply October 11, 2009
- 5 replies
- Today, I am on Medical Leave due to the side effects of my Chemo & Radiation. Bloody diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Fatigue, Bladder issues, etc... Unfortunately, unable to work at this time. I did not start ...
Am I the Idiot!
- By Confused51 · New reply October 9, 2009
- 25 replies
- I have always had great health and an active lifestyle. Rare that I got a cold. Always healthy. At 50 I discovered a high blood preasure issue and went to the dr. He then ask that I have a few routine ...
new beginning
- By shayt · Posted October 9, 2009
- 0 replies
- Monday October12,2009 is going to be a new eginning for me. I begin chemo and radiation for five weeks and two radiation implants. I m terrified of the side effects and my future ...
Teen girl suffers permanent brain damage after cervical cancer vaccine
- By mcnavarro33 · New reply October 8, 2009
- 4 replies
- This article was emailed to me from naturalnews.com - just thought someone might be interested in reading Wednesday, October 07, 2009 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor Key concepts ...
LEEP scheduled for September
- By sparkles1234 · New reply October 5, 2009
- 12 replies
- So from what I have read...a LEEP is not that bad. I know everyone is different, but for the most part, is it true?! I'm hoping that a LEEP procedure is similar to a Colposcopy. I had a Colposcopy/biopsy ...
Almost 3 Weeks Post-LEEP
- By pink_fl0yd_chick · New reply October 4, 2009
- 2 replies
- It's been almost three weeks since I had LEEP and I'm still so scared about what is to come. The only thing I can do is wait, and ponder... The doctor told me to come back in 6 months, is that even normal ...
How HPV has changed me
- By Fifi80 · New reply October 2, 2009
- 7 replies
- I used to be a happy young lady until one day I was diagnosed with HPV. If two years ago, before I got sexually active, I went and got the Gardasil shots, I would not be on this chat today. If I were ...
My funny time, just making light of a bad situation
- By SARAHMYRIA · New reply September 30, 2009
- 9 replies
- I guess I should start at the beginning. I went in for my normal annual on June 11th, 2009. I haven't had an abnormal since I was 18 and found out the pre-pap do's and don'ts, I was on time, which is ...
Exactly 1 week before my first radiation tx.
- By lvoner · New reply September 29, 2009
- 1 reply
- Expecting to meet my oncologist for the first time tomorrow. Still waiting for approval from NC BCBS for PET Scan. It s amazing how insurance companies can be so cruel to not allow needed tests in order ...
09 NCCC Conference Photo OP
- By cindyrenie · New reply September 29, 2009
- 1 reply
- I am Looking forward to another great conference this year in the windy city, Chicago!! We will have a "photo opportunity" for all ladies, so that "you" can become the many faces of NCCC. it is time to ...
