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Waivie
  • By Waivie · New reply 10:06 am
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Thanks guys,,I just keep hopeing & praying. I had stage 2b cervical when they founf it. No lymph node involment thank God ...

what now! need some help girls!

crickett305
  • By crickett305 · New reply 9:54 am
  • Discussion in Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 6 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 ...

2nd LEEP Results...& Next Procedure - Hysterectomy

inspiredbyu
  • By inspiredbyu · New reply 9:47 am
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 9 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 ...

Survey Says:

shesasourgirl
  • By shesasourgirl · New reply 9:23 am
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 1 reply
  • Got results from my LEEP yesterday...Clear margins, Diagnosis the same, still HPV positive, but all in all Id say a good report. I was sooo relieved, i dont think I quit smiling for an hour. I got the ...

Dancing on the abyss

yesshecan
  • By yesshecan · New reply 12:49 am
  • Journal · 22 replies
  • Silent home. Cat sleeps. Dog sleeps. Cancer sleeps. PET scan came back with NED. Yet I am aware, so keenly aware that cancer can sleep and hide and edge forward when it choses. I dance on the abyss. Stare ...

Pregnancy after an abdominal radical trachelectomy

Diana76
  • By Diana76 · New reply yesterday at 6:57 pm
  • Discussion in Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 32 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 ...

Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.

Momma24boys
  • By Momma24boys · New reply yesterday at 5:32 pm
  • Discussion in Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 111 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 ...

Pregnancy after Trachelectomy

7352
  • By 7352 · New reply yesterday at 5:12 pm
  • Discussion in How my diagnosis changed my life · 25 replies
  • Well the good news for everyone out there is that I got pregnant right away after my trachelectomy. They gave us to go ahead start trying 3 weeks after my surgery and poof, just like that, I am pregnant ...

HSIL with colposcopy

azmom76
  • By azmom76 · New reply yesterday at 3:49 pm
  • Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 1 reply
  • 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 ...

Has anyone had this type of hysterectomy?

inspiredbyu
  • By inspiredbyu · New reply yesterday at 3:38 pm
  • Discussion 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 ...

I need help. I am depressed

dianea
  • By dianea · New reply yesterday at 1:35 pm
  • Discussion 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 ...

Hysterectomy

inspiredbyu
  • By inspiredbyu · New reply yesterday at 10:06 am
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Dec 1 - Having a complete (robotic) hysterectomy...the daVinci hysterectomy ...

Hip pain?

Obi69
  • By Obi69 · New reply yesterday at 9:23 am
  • Discussion 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?

STellak511
  • By STellak511 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion 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

peachmarie
  • By peachmarie · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion 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!!

Jnc2180
  • By Jnc2180 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion 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

movingon
  • By movingon · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion 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 ...

Can't take Estrogen..any suggestions

sr5er
  • By sr5er · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion 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?

Kaitlin
  • By Kaitlin · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion 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 ...

Two years

Waivie
  • By Waivie · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Hi all, it has been forever sense I put a post on here but I still stop in and check things out from time to time. It has been two years sense I found out I had cancer and this group which im still thankful ...

stopcancernow: We (NCCC) at Women In Government Meeting in Wash DC, Listening and Learning. Sarina tells me, with Tamika too! C U 2nite, Tamika :-)

stopcancernow: Join the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) - HPV Cancer Coalition. Join now!!! GO to: www.nccc-online.org

stopcancernow: At Gyn. Cancer Foundation (GCF) Allied Support Group meeting. Great current info on gyn cancers.

stopcancernow: So, You think you know what Cancer is??? Are you sure??? FInd out what cancer is!!!! SEE: http://bit.ly/2qjZpl

stopcancernow: The Human and Economic Burden of Cancer. Check it out!! www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/servingpeople/burden

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