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Positive Experience with LEEP
- By mmk1383 · Posted January 8, 2009
- Discussion in HPV/cervical cancer vaccine prevention strategies · 5 recommendations
- Please share your positive experiences with LEEP. I think it would inspire many women to make the right decisions to get it done, while most of these postings make it very fearful ...
HPV Reinfection
- By corellin · Posted August 11, 2008
- Discussion in Early detection and testing · 5 recommendations
- HPV is a skin disease that to establish infection must infect the basal layer. It enters through minor trauma and can infect cells in the cervix, vagina, anus, etc., but won't necessarily infect all cells ...
Learning to Cope with Cancer
- By mamafrog33 · Posted April 9, 2008
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- As a cancer patient or a caregiver, you will learn so much about a devastating disease that rarely leaves survivors. Everyone is hoping and praying for a cure to be found quickly, but more research is ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Nichole Greene 1976 - 2009
- By aileen · Posted November 15, 2009
- Discussion in Health challenges after treatment · 3 recommendations
- NICHOLE GREENE 1976 - 2009 Nichole Bernadette Greene devoted her life to serving and following her Lord and King, Jesus Christ. She died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at Tarzana Regional Hospital after battling ...
Thanks from Ryan O'Neal
- By Dragonfly23 · Posted July 6, 2009
- Discussion in Other HPV related cancers · 3 recommendations
- As most of you know, I am suffering a recurrence of invasive anal cancer. Matter of fact, I'm making my appointments today to begin radiation and chemotherapy yet again. Last Fall, I wrote a letter to ...
Supplementation Schedule
- By DIM · Posted April 27, 2009
- Discussion in How my diagnosis changed my life · 3 recommendations
- I thought I would share with you, what i have been doing for the past 3 months after my initial diagnosis, with respect to nutritional supplementation. I know I am not ok now, but I know I am much better ...
Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.
- By Momma24boys · Posted December 7, 2008
- Discussion in Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 3 recommendations
- 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 ...
Don't Quit
- By omega7 · Posted July 13, 2008
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you're traveling seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing ...
Life on this side of the bridge
- By LaGata · Posted May 22, 2008
- Journal · 3 recommendations
- Today I saw something very unfortunate happen to one of our members. An opinion was stated and the member was treated rudely. I tried to contact the member but she'd packed up her membership, screen name ...
Bowel pain after hysterectomy?
- By kb1200 · Posted April 14, 2008
- Discussion in Health challenges after treatment · 3 recommendations
- I had a total hysterectomy March 31 for adenocarcinoma in situ. Since then I have had horrible bowel pains from gas and anytime I have a bowel movement it is excrutiating. My ob thinks it may still be ...
Your NCCC Meeting on cervical cancer and HPV....
- By aileen · Posted October 13, 2009
- Discussion in Finding emotional support · 2 recommendations
- Well, it is over but still in our hearts. The annual NCCC www.nccc-online.org conference has ended. WATCH for the upcoming NCCC electornic newsletter to capture highlights of the conference. See the NCCC ...
NCCC Conference - Call to Action
- By rbiety · Posted September 16, 2009
- Discussion in Early detection and testing · 2 recommendations
- To those who will be attending the upcoming NCCC Conference or those thinking about attending: We are excited to announce the NCCC has grown from 3 regional chapters to 16 since our last conference in ...
getting ready
- By yesshecan · Posted August 29, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- Driving through misting splatters of rain, then realize I'm all hunched up and tilted forward. Defensive posture. Tight. Take a few deep breathes and uncoil. Trying for lighter, softer strength. Strength ...
AAV-2, THE CURE, HPV,
- By nomorevirus · Posted August 20, 2009
- Journal · 2 recommendations
- ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS 2 I've been trying to get attention to this again through news broadcasts and shows like Oprah Winfrey, Rachael Ray, Ellen DeGeneris, but they do not respond because of the fear ...
Farrah's Gone
- By mp327 · Posted June 25, 2009
- Discussion in Other HPV related cancers · 2 recommendations
- I'm sure a lot of you have heard by now that Farrah Fawcett passed away this morning. I am feeling so very sad for her and her family right now. She fought this so very hard and never gave up--she was ...
Cervical Cancer Fashion Show a SUCCESS!!
- By alankaye · Posted June 6, 2009
- Discussion in How my diagnosis changed my life · 2 recommendations
- Today, Friday June 5th was the Step Up Cervical Cancer Fashion show at the world-famous Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Ca. Along with top fashion models, some of our National Cervical Cancer ...
HPV GENOTYPING NOW FDA APPROVED!!!
- By aileen · Posted March 17, 2009
- Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 2 recommendations
- For the first time there is now a "FDA APPROVED" HPV Genotyping test for HPV 16/18 on the market! NOTE: This may change some follow up algorithms for patient care. I imagine others may soon follow with ...
Bleeding after LEEP....Still
- By kkiki · Posted January 2, 2009
- Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 2 recommendations
- Hello- I want to see if anyone out there has had a similiar experience to mine...I feel like I'm going crazy. I had a LEEP done on Dec 9th, so about 3 1/2 weeks ago and have been bleeding bright red blood ...
Has anyone ever healed on their own CIN3 and CIS?
- By Curing_CIN3_onmyown · Posted October 3, 2008
- Discussion in Finding emotional support · 2 recommendations
- I'd like to find out if anyone out there has gotten rid of CIN3 and CIS on their own through diet, supplements, or other means? I'd like to hear about your story for emotional support. I refuse to do ...
