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Health challenges after treatment
Discuss physical challenges that occur six months after treatment and beyond, and help others understand the ongoing dynamic changes caused by radiation to the pelvis and chemotherapy. These chronic and often permanent changes continue to manifest for years after treatment and it can be difficult to understand the changes going on in ones body.
8 wees pregant after a recent cone
- By cmp75 · New reply October 12, 2009
- 3 replies
- had cone biopsy in June after having CIN III CIS0. I was told it was ok to have sex 6 weeks later. My husband and I had already made the decision to start a family and fell pregnant in August, I am now ...
New decision after all these years
- By cfng102 · New reply October 9, 2009
- 2 replies
- I had adenocarcinoma in situ and carcinoma in situ 18 years ago when I was 25. It was treated with a laser cone biopsy and I have not had an abnormal pap since. Here is my dilema now.....I have moved ...
HPV speading
- By jespinar12 · New reply October 8, 2009
- 3 replies
- My boyfriend of 2 years was diagnosed with HPV and went to the doctor to have warts removed on him. the doctor put that acid on him and they dried up,this was about a month ago. Is it okay if we have ...
hypothyroidism and hypertension along with TAH
- By cat1116 · New reply October 2, 2009
- 12 replies
- Just wondering if there's anyone else out there that has had a TAH [adenocarcinoma] and also has hypo-thyroidism and hypertension as well and how they manage their lives. Does it ever seem that what is ...
Hysterectomy post-partum?
- By hitch1012 · New reply September 25, 2009
- 4 replies
- Has anyone had a hysterectomy w/ a newborn at home? My oncologist is recommending a hysterectomy 6 weeks after our baby is born. This is hypothetical-- I am not pregnant yet. He would use the DaVinci ...
Bowel and urnine problems after so much sugery
- By oregongirl1 · New reply September 13, 2009
- 6 replies
- I had a total hys, then i had radation treatments for endomeatrial cancer its all gone but i developed radation entrinitius and a small bowel blockage right at the connction of the large and small bowel ...
Trying not to be scared!
- By Tavy · New reply September 10, 2009
- 2 replies
- Well I've been 1 year and 3 months out of treatment for stage 1b cc. I had a total hysterectomy and then 7 weeks of external radiation. I went in for my 3 month check up last week. Had a pap, ct scans ...
Menopause symptoms
- By Eimaj · New reply September 10, 2009
- 2 replies
- I am almost two months post op Radical Hysterectomy. At week 3, I started having horrible hot flashes and night sweats. I finally talked with my Gyn about it. I have been taking 1mg of Estradiol for the ...
Scars from GW Treatment
- By WhatisaGirltodo · Posted September 8, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any advice or product recommendation for the scars that the TCA treatment caused? Just when I was regaining my self-confidence with my body (after finding out I had HPV ...
Menstrual Cups
- By snowday85 · New reply September 5, 2009
- 8 replies
- A few months ago I had a LEEP procedure done, and since then I am happy to say that I have had one normal Pap! Obviously, since the experience I have tried my best to maintain good vaginal health, and ...
Vaginal Hysterectomy Pain and Recovery
- By Jen071172 · New reply September 4, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi all, I was under the impression that after a few days, maybe a week, I should be feeling nearly perfect. That is all that I had read, and also what everyone has told me, even one of the ER docs. I ...
HPV & Dysplasia after hysterectomy
- By Jen071172 · New reply August 29, 2009
- 6 replies
- My doctor told me that after my hysterectomy the pathology reults deemed clear margins all around and that all the pre-cancer cells/dysplasia has been removed. He told me that I will need to go in annually ...
My LEEP and IUD experience
- By Kit_Leen · New reply August 21, 2009
- 4 replies
- Where shall I start? 6 months ago I had my pap come back as ASCUS. Instead of having another pap in 6 months, like my clinician recommended, I opted for a colposcopy 6 months later in addition to my repap ...
Things I wish I'd known before trying to get pregnant after trachelectomy
- By mobilis · New reply August 21, 2009
- 10 replies
- Right, this is a list of things I wish I'd known a year ago. 1) If you don't menstruate in the cycle after cervical surgery, have the cervical opening checked - mine was blocked by a membranous overgrowth ...
Incompetent Cervix after Cone Biopsy
- By hitch1012 · New reply August 20, 2009
- 3 replies
- I know that incompetent cervix is a risk after cone biopsy. Has anyone actually been told that this will be the case/is the case for them prior to or during pregnancy? If so, do you know your cervical ...
Clearance, persistence and recurrence of HPV infection
- By Pirkar · New reply August 20, 2009
- 18 replies
- for you ladies who have had LEEP or cone for treatment of CIN2-3, this abstract may be of interest. (bearing in mind that medical studies sometimes contradict their findings, I have found that most studies ...
when do i start using a vaginal dilator??
- By bodina · New reply August 19, 2009
- 3 replies
- Ive been reading a lot about vaginal dilators. my doctors havent said anything about them, but im finishing my radiation treatment in a week and was wondering when can i start using a dilator to avoid ...
Drop in white blood cell count
- By Suedg · New reply August 14, 2009
- 3 replies
- It has been a little while since I have posted. Things have changed drastically. My Mom became so weak and sick from treatment she could not take care of her self. She ended up in the ER and they admitted ...
cin3
- By stalin · New reply August 6, 2009
- 9 replies
- thankyou for letting me in. i have been diagnoised with cin3 which is making me very depressed. i am scheduled fo hystertomy next month. not dealing with with quite well. very scared and worried. has ...
Desire and Afraid of Sex after Hysterectomy
- By Jen071172 · New reply August 5, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hello All, So it has been 4 weeks since my vaginal hysterectomy, falopian tubes and ovaries were left in tact. I am 37, 2 children, was HPV positive and had CIN III. I love my husband, miss intimacy with ...
