Lisa927

I just had a radical hysterectomy, please read my posts, they're all about it. It's easy if you do the post-op right, diet and the pills and all. No worries, just look at it carefully! Skip the philosophy if you like and just look at the science and diet and what actually happened.
All will be well if you smile and say "get it all out of me! Intact! Vaginally, and if it doesn't fit, any other way you can...but intact, tubes, ovaries, etc, as much as you need to take, so you don't have to go back in later!"
Ask me every little thing you want to, I'm ok to get the gory details without a problem at all...Today I try driving a car for the first time post-op I'm going to take the "long route with all the lights," to avoid any possible braking or real acceleration.
Easy does it, I'm a drama queen who likes to take my time and do it right, let people get me things, and hates pain pills, so I figured how not to take very many by making myself very very comfy. It made it easy. and my intake of pills was a little at a time on a consistent basis, and I didn't need them very long, it was the fast track to getting better.

Lisa, I was diagnosed June 5. Welcome to a brave and wonderful group.

Hi Lisa, I'm also newly diagnosed, having surgery on July 8th, I'm afraid of what the stage will be, but I'm so glad to finally start getting something done. The waiting is really hard. Hope things will move along fast for you.

Hi Lisa. Welcome to What Next. As you've already seen, there are lots of great people here. If you have any questions, please use the question tab above -- that way the entire network will have ready access and you'll get a quicker response. I was diagnosed w/Stage IV B endometrial cancer and had a complete hysterectomy in Aug last year after have an umbilical hernia repair in July 2012. If you have any questions regarding the procedure or what to expect, please post 'em. Some of us have had open procedures (like me), others had laproscopy or robotic. So someone will have some ideas for you. I'm glad you found us but sorry for the circumstances that led you here. WIshing you the best!

Hello Lisa927, and welcome.

Hi Lisa, Like you I was just diagnosed this month. Me phase 2. I am in Seattle, I'm 62. My physicians are at Virginia Mason Medical Center, a major hospital here. I'm taking Megestrol. I have been bleeding. The huge clots frighten me. Like you I will be having a hysterectomy with everything else also removed. I have heart and lung problems. Before surgery my oncologist wants me to see a cardiologist and a Pulmonary Medicine doctor. My surgery will be the last week in July.

Welcome to the WhatNext family! The WhatNext family is made up of people like you who are looking for help or looking to help others. To help you along your journey the WhatNext family has put together a Beginner's Guide to Cancer that I highly recommend you check-out here: http://bit.ly/10BQKCi. Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to others or ask for help.

Wishing you the best.

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