Hi everyone, It's my first time here. I was diagnosed with Stage 4b advanced uterine cancer, 2 years ago. I've had a full hysterectomy and in turn now have surgical menopause 😳 When they did my hysterectomy, they nicked my bowel when stitching me up inside and consequently I have also had to have colostomy surgery and now have a colostomy bag (which was supposed to be for 6 months... I still have it). With this, I am very high risk of a hernia (which I have one at my belly button), and have a weight limit of 3kg... Basically a 3 litre milk is my limit. I can't lift our little dog, as he is 7kg 😔 My life has completely changed. My husband and I have been through the wars over the past two years, trying to understand what is going on and to navigate through it all. My husband has been so supportive and caring (even more so than usual) and trying to make my life my comfortable. What I am having trouble with at the moment, is the surgical menopause. I seem to be so angry (probably everything that has happened on top of the menopause), I'm struggling to keep my emotions in check. Does anyone have any advice? I can't take HRT as it will accelerate the cancer. I eat a balanced diet and have started slowly exercising (as I am able to now). Sorry for the long rant, I could go on and on, I just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this or knows some things I could do to help me vent the anger... Thankyou so much for listening (well, reading!). Cass.
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