Mum diagnosed with Vulva cancer

My elderly mum was diagnosed with vulva cancer a couple of months ago. She is waiting on surgery however not had word yet.  She is in a lot of pain tonight, bleeding and feels fed up.  She is taking paracetamol but the stronger pain meds make her feel bad.  I dont know what to suggest and I hate that she is so uncomfortable 

  • Hi Pam115 and welcome to Cancer Chat.

    I'm sorry to hear your mum was diagnosed with vulval cancer a couple of months ago and that she's been experiencing a lot of pain recently whilst waiting for her surgery.

    I really hope you and your mum were able to find something to help her manage the pain when you made this post a couple of days ago, but if she's still having issues then don't hesitate to get in touch with her medical team, GP or even the NHS on 111 for further support and advice.

    I hope this information we have about vulval cancer on our website will be useful but you can also give our team of cancer nurses a call tomorrow on 0808 800 4040. Their phone lines are open Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5pm and they will do all they can to answer your questions and help you find ways you can support your mum as you move forward on this journey.

    Do keep us posted when you can Pam115, and we'll have our fingers crossed your mum won't have to wait too much longer for her surgery.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator