Cervical cancer stages and treatment

Discuss information on current treatment options, including chemotherapy and radiation, as well as emerging treatments and quality of life issues.

Trachelectomy -- what to expect

BAR32
  • By BAR32 · New reply November 30, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • I just tuned 33 yrs old and was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma stage Ib1 on November 14. I have had three normal paps in the past year but tested positive for HPV each time. During my last exam, my doctor ...

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Treatment

bookbabe20
  • By bookbabe20 · New reply November 30, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • I will soon begin chemo as my first form of treatment for my IIB, Grade 3 adenosquamous cancer. Three months of chemo, three weeks on- one off, and then review for surgery/radiation. My doctor feels that ...

anesthesia for cone?

brattanygrl
  • By brattanygrl · New reply November 30, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • i haven't found out if i will need a cone after my next colpo or not, but my mom brought up a good point... has anyone ever had just an epidural instead of general anesthesia? ga has always made me very ...

Sore back and pulled groins after Trachelectomy??

coolio
  • By coolio · Posted November 27, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • I had a trachelectomy last January. As soon as I could walk agian- I noticed my back was extremely tight and sore, and my groins were definitely pulled. I regularly do yoga and work out, I couldn't stretch ...

MY STORY

Lkrmpotich
  • By Lkrmpotich · New reply November 21, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • i JUST RECENTLEY FINISHED 26 RAD AND 2 BRACHEYPLUS 5 CHEMO TREATMENTS IN JUNE.i AM HAVING PAIN DOWN MY LEGS NOW AND HAVE A SORE TAIL BONE PLUS ACHE ALLOVER.i HAVE TO GO BACK IN JAN FOR A FULL BODY SCAN.dOES ...

Waiting on more tests.....

bethieboo
  • By bethieboo · New reply November 21, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • Hi, A little history about me... I have been dealing with this cervical issue since June 2006. After having the freezing and it not working in Feb 2008 I had the Leep and it came back with clean margins ...

Anyone have GI problems after trachelectomy?

coolio
  • By coolio · New reply November 18, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • Wondering if anyone has had any of these symptoms. My situation is very rare, but I thought I would ask anyway. I had a vaginal trachelectomy in January of '08, ten months ago. They took 34 lymph nodes ...

If you had a LEEP

melgreeneyes
  • By melgreeneyes · New reply November 16, 2008
  • 24 replies
  • Hi - I have some questions for those who have had a LEEP. I am 42 years old - have always had normal PAPs. I had a normal Pap in January 07 and June 07 - as well as tested clear for any STDs. I had been ...

Next steps after clear margins on cone

hitch1012
  • By hitch1012 · New reply November 13, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • Can anyone share what they know as the next course of action if cone biopsy came back w/ clean margins for adenocarcinoma in situ. I have read where hysterectomy is still recommended even if the cone ...

Cervical cancer and PCOS

Jenna_Can_Conquer_It
  • By Jenna_Can_Conquer_It · New reply November 10, 2008
  • 10 replies
  • Does anyone on here also have PCOS along with cervical cancer? PCOS is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Im wondering if it effects the cervical cancer at all and if I am the only one on here with both ...

way too young

TooYoung4CC
  • By TooYoung4CC · New reply November 5, 2008
  • 14 replies
  • 26 years old married with a 4 yr old and 2 yr old. abnormal pap in june, colposcopy in july with bad results, leep in august with results showing CIN3 and severe dysplasia..dr believes he got out all ...

My Mother's battle

LaGata
  • By LaGata · New reply November 2, 2008
  • 10 replies
  • My mother went home from the hospital yesterday. She and I were the only ones that thought she would get out of there alive. She'd been in Huntsman Cancer Institute for two weeks and Cache Valley hospital ...

pain

laura0409
  • By laura0409 · New reply October 31, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • update on last post which was : went for a smear in january due to irregular bleeding and pain during intercourse it came back as cin 1 and to repeat in 6 months this time i bled during examination and ...

What stage were you

nia
  • By nia · New reply October 30, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • What stage were you when you found out you had Cervical Cancer? was the treatment process long or short? how did you handle work and home life? thanks ...

leep cone showed suspicious microinvasion

trigirl
  • By trigirl · New reply October 28, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • ok, so it has been awhile since i posted. history: i started with an AGUS pap last January, then had a culpo that showed nothing, then had an endometrial biopsy that showed i had an inflamed uterus. the ...

Lletz biopsy results

jayjay
  • By jayjay · Posted October 28, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • After having an abnormal pap smear back in August, I have since had a colposcopy and Lletz procedure. The findings of the Lletz was : CIN3 with Microinvasive Squamous Carcinoma, which from what I have ...

question, please help

lucy85
  • By lucy85 · New reply October 27, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • i had a LLETZ tuesday gone and i was wondering what i can use in the bath to stop me from getting an infection? the doctor told me not to have sex for 6 weeks or to use tampons, but i forgot to ask about ...

Dr is MIA , do I have to start this all over again?

Jenna_Can_Conquer_It
  • By Jenna_Can_Conquer_It · New reply October 24, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • So if anyone has read my posts they know I am going to have a check up on my cervical cancer for the first time in 4 years. Well I called my new Dr's office today to make sure they they got the medical ...

What should I anticipate?

Jenna_Can_Conquer_It
  • By Jenna_Can_Conquer_It · New reply October 24, 2008
  • 8 replies
  • So I know this is alot to ask but I am wondering if anyone can just give me an idea what I am looking at. I was diagnosed with low grade cervical cancer when I was 17. Four years later and I am 21. I ...

Does anyone survive pelvic radiation with few side effects?

Louiseoliver
  • By Louiseoliver · New reply October 21, 2008
  • 28 replies
  • I am so scared of "preventative radiation" which is supposed to start in 2 days. Please help!! This is taking over my life. I had stage 1B adenocarcinoma. I had a hystorectomy for endometrial cancer and ...

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