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I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in May this year. Came totally out of the blue. I've had excellent care from our NHS. I underwent hysterectomy in June and also removal of pelvic lymph nodes. My cancer was caught early - stage 1a but grade 3 cancer cells. I've just started brachytherapy and I'm very well. Some days have been very dark but I've been so lucky to have caught it this early. I've had wonderful support from family and friends - one in particular who has been through cancer herself. She knows how I feel and understands the desolation you feel. Hope I can help someone. Early days for me but I want to make every day count

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    Hi Kaz,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but glad that you have caught it in the early stages.

    I am so glad to hear about the great support that you have had from family and friends and also to discover that you have had such excellent care from the NHS. Still, you have been through a lot with your surgery and now with your subsequent treatment, so it is no wonder that you have had some dark days. If it’s any consolation to you, most of us who have a cancer diagnosis get dark moments. Just don’t let them envelop you.

    Your determination to make every day count is commendable. It is much easier to deal with everything if you take things day-by-day. Trying to deal with the bigger picture is just too much for many of us to cope with.

    I am sure that you will be able to help many people on this site. The support we get from one another is amazing.

    Please keep in touch and let us know how things are going. There is always someone here to talk to whenever you feel the urge.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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    Hi Jolamine

    Many thanks for reacting to my post. This is all new to me but very comforting to know that someone is there.

    I was diagnosed 10 days before I retired and had such plans. I've had to put them on hold but now feel ready to embrace this new part of my life. I must point out that this affects our partners so much. My husband and I need to get on with our lives now - no one knows what will happen in the future but let us live today.

    I hope that I can be there to many of you. X

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    Hi Kaz,

    I am 68 and like you was diagnosed just after I was due to retire. Seven years ago I was told that I had a rare form of breast cancer which only 1% of people get and that it was one of the less agressive types. A year later I had a second bout in the same breast. Fortunately, both were primaries. My cancer was caught in the early stages too, but I was just too totally exhausted to do anything. I also had three cataract operations and two knee replacements in the last 3 years, so my mobility was restricted. I have now been diagnosed with Glaucoma.

    Like yours, our plans lay in tatters for 6 years and we spent our time visiting different hospitals on an almost daily basis. This year has thankfully seen a change. We have managed two holidays abroad and spent time with my grandchildren. I have had great support from my family especially my hubby, who has been my rock. We now go to exercise classes twice a week and both of us have lost a lot of weight. I had put on so much with my medication that getting around was difficult. It still is, but it is better than it used to be, as I have now lost 5 stones..

    Yes, Cancer does not just just affect the patient, it affects the whole family. I hope that now that you feel ready to embrace this new stage in your life, both you and your husband find that it is all that you expected it to be.

    kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

     

     

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