Thanks Mignon Much appreciate the feedback. Pretty keen to go down the natural path as I will be putting my body through so much trauma etc what ever I can do natural I will. Remifemin seems to be the go, heard about it else where as well as here. Of course will do my own research into but its always nice to get some personal recommendations too. Thanks again, take care, Trace ... View more

Hey Leesa thanks for your response. Spoken to a few people who have had external radiation and yeah they have all said the same, painless and also advised lots and lots of sorbelene, so thank you for that feedback, good to know that seems to be the most common scenerio. I do very much appreciate your insight into the whole menopause thing, I think that, and the internal radio, are the most concerning for me. My doctor yesterday mentioned HRT to me but I think I would like to go down the natural path too, can you tell me more about that and why you choose that particular 'brand' of medication? Was HRT recommended? I really wish you the best of luck with the rest of your treatment too Leesa. Take care Trace ... View more

I'm so sorry to hear this is your second time round, surely once is enough hey. I have been warned already that because mine is invasive that there is a chance that even with treatment now it could return in the future, but like you I am a fighter and I know that we will both beat this thing, no way in hell is the bastard beating me! Amazing that we are both getting such major news tomorrow, I will be thinking of you, your not in Melbourne are you? I hope it all goes well this time around, please keep me posted as to what they decide for you. I'm glad you have such confidence in your team of doctors too, must make it slightly easier knowing that they truelly are doing all they can for you and that you trust in their decisions. Good luck tomorrow, I hope you have a lot of love and support around you, please do let me know how you get on. Take care Trace. ... View more

Hi Miss Moo Great to hear from someone going through similar things at a similar age. My case has a lot similar to yours. I too have had clear pap smears since 18, getting them every 2 years as recommended. I didn't have any symptoms, mine just turned up on my regular pap smear. I'm so sorry to hear that you needed the radical hysterecomy. I don't have any children and I made the decision a couple of years ago that I didn't really want any. I can only imagined how hard it was for you being ready to start a family and then having been dealt this diagnosis and treatment. My cancer is a stage 2b and at the moment I still have no idea what treatment they are going with but I have an appointment tomorrow so hopefully I will know then. They did tell me a couple of weeks ago that they were going to go with chemo and internal and external radiation but they wanted to run another scan first so I have no idea what they are going to have settled on by the time I talk to them tomorrow. Did you have internal radiation or just external as part of your treatment? The external one doesnt sound to bad but the internal one does not sound all that pleasant. How are you now Moo? Are you still undergoing treatment? How are you emotionally now? ... View more

Hi Shell Just wanted to say I loved reading your post. Sounds like you have a great attitude and a great bunch of support and love around you. I imagine your isolation time would be up by now and I hope it was speedy and you had a wonderful homecoming when it was all over. Best of luck with the rest of your journey and I hope no more spanners get thrown your way. Kind regards Trace ... View more

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Thanks so much Bev, appreciate your insight and advice. I have got my mum coming with me to all appointments because your right there is only so much I can take in and she seems to retain it all more than me. As for writing, I am already a big believer in that as a form of theropy and one of ther first things I did after my diagnosis was to get my self a new book purely for cancer related writing, it's a great way of retaining the info, processing it and keeping track of where I am upto each day. As for the groups on here I have applied to be a member of the gyno cancer one but haven't heard back yet, do you know how long that usually takes??? Thank you so much for responding Bev, how is your cancer journey going now? Are you all clear? Did you have radiation as part of your treatment? If so could you tell me a little about it? Take care and I hope life is treating you well now. Trace ... View more

Hey Belinda, I am a newly diagnosed cervical cancer person too. I just wanted to say hi and introduce my self to you and also see how your going with your treatments so far. Hopefully they are going well for you and doing what they need to do. Any way hope it is all going well, good luck and take care. Trace ... View more

Hi again, yeah it is amazing how quickly it all goes, its good because the waiting around thing is a killer but at the same time it makes it hard to sort of take anything in because it is all sort of go, go ,go. Would definately rather that than sitting around waiting, wondering and worrying though! I do have a great support around me too, family and friends but your right, their support is all well and good but they cant possibly understand what this is like because it isnt happening to them and you really dont know how you would react until you are in this situation. I also worry about overwhelming and over burdoning my friends and family. I have a had a few crying fits and stuff but I feel like I am holding off on dealing with the emotional side of all of this because I dont want to burdon them as much as I dont think I am ready to deal with the emotion yet if that makes sense, it's all about the facts and being practical for me so far. Sorry to hear about your daughters result. My situation is quite unique apparently. I have been getting my pap smears every 2 years since I was 18 and I have never had abnormal cells. Generally when people get abnormal cells its refered to as CIN I, II or III. This simply means there is evidence of pre-cancerous cells. This is extrememly common, heaps of people have this and its usually as simple of getting them scrapped off and then maybe getting your pap smears a little more often so they can keep an eye on them. Cervical Cancer usually takes 10-15 years to develop, thats why there is not a lot of us out there because regualar pap smears usually catch the abnormal cells before the little buggers have the chance to become cancers. Thats where my case is unique. Mine grew in the 2 years since my last pap smear. But like I said this is an extremely rare thing, I am sure your daughter will be fine though, they've gotten on to it quick smart so hopefully it is just a simple thing for her. Please do let me know how she goes though, and if she has any worries or questions I will help if I can. Thanks so much again for taking the time to respond, really appreciate your insight and kindness. Take care Trace. ... View more