Honestly this is the first forum I found when searching for online communities about cancer. I tried every Google search I could think of, and most were just information sites and no real interactive community. I also do not want to post on Facebook or similar social platforms. If there are other communities that may be helpful to me, I would appreciate anyone who can share. My mom is in her mid-70s and 2 years ago was diagnosed with a Stage 1A endometrial cancer. She chose a hysterectomy and post-surgery outcome indicated she was in a very low risk category for recurrence so her follow-ups were limited to basic diagnosis, no scanning and from what I understand no marker testing of any kind. She was recently having mild constipation and her most recent exam showed a soft mass growth so she got a CT scan and the scan showed multiple areas in mostly her pelvic area that had masses and at least 1 area beyond that region. Nothing in organs but 2 are close. She got biopsies done and the prognosis was metastatic adenocarcinoma of the same cell markers from her endometrial cancer from 2 years ago, so it is definitely a recurrence. I have not heard from the medical team yet what they are staging this at but since it's beyond regional it seems like 4A but I don't really know. The initial treatment seems like it will be chemotherapy but I want to make sure my mom knows about all her options and how to keep herself healthy. She is reasonably healthy, no other illnesses, but is mostly sedentary and tends to be anxiety-prone. I need to be a fighter for her without overwhelming her and at this point all I can do is research and learn and try to buffer for her on much of this stuff so I can keep her from being overwhelmed.
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