Hello Hollybean and welcome to Cancer Chat.

I'm sorry you've been experiencing heavy bleeding. It's a side effect that can often occur during treatment. You should make the medical team aware of this and any other side effects, if you haven't already. I'm sure other Cancer Chat members can offer their perspective, but if you'd like to read more on side effects, according to the treatment you had, you can here.

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Hi, i recently finished my treatment for cervical cancer. Prior to the treatment starting and before i even knew i had cervical cancer was because of heavy bleeding which gradually became heavier and heavier until one day i hemorrhaged in the bathtub. I had the mass removed and then after started radiotherapy and chemo. After the mass was removed the bleeding (the bright red resh blood bleeding) and i only had very light bleeding which was the residue left behind from the surgery. 

 Im sure your oncologist will review your condition before starting treatment and as the treatment progresses the mass will get smaller and smaller and the bleeding will eventually stop  

Hi, I’ve just been diagnosed with cervical cancer… can I ask about the treatment you had? How did you feel? Has anything changed? Did you have chemo then radiotherapy? Sorry if it’s rude to ask, I’m just a bit scared. I have two young children and want to be the best mum I can be and I’m terrified 

Hi Izzy, ofcourse i will be ahppy to share my experience. I had radiotherapy everyday for 5 weeks and chemotherapy schedules once a week but i got ill on the 3rd cycle of chemo and my neautrophils dropped so the doctors decided to cancel the remaining 2 chemo sessions, and 2 brachyherapy sessions twice after the 5 weeks of radiothrrapy. Praise to God it was much easier than i thought and thr most stressful thing but was actually the travelling back and forth each day. The radiotherapy was painless and the Chemo was ok but only used to boost the affects of the radiotherapy so didnt affect the overall plan. Brachytherapy was a bit unconfortable but was only twice. I eas actually diagnosed while pregnant and the other 3 kids i have are all below 8 so i can totally relate. You will be fine and it will be over before you know it. 

Hi I'm just new to this site and this caught my attention 

I finsh my treatment last year stage 3 cervical I had radiotherapy 5 days for 4 weeks and cemo once a week for 6 weeks and 3 rounds of bracky therapy I agree with mom 7 the cemo and radiotherapy was fine it's was going in and out every day was the worst I'm a mom of 5 and it was hard going and tiring but ul do it ur a mom

The bracky therapy on the other hand I found  very hard esp the 2nd one 

I'm 7 months clear now but the last few weeks a few symptoms have croped up again so I'm going for a check up tomorrow xx 

The bleeding is much apart of it u will come thro it but keep an eye of them clots u are passing if it was me I'd mention it to ur doctr. Hope u will be OK xx  

Thank you so much for this, I’ve read a lot online and a lot is confusing and kinda scary. Your experience has definitely helped put things into perspective and put me in a more positive frame of mind, so thank you! 
If you have any tips or tricks you’ve learnt and fancy sharing I’d love to hear.

thanks again ️

Thank you so much for sharing your experience reading both of these has definitely helped put things into perspective and put me in a more positive frame of mind, so thank you! 
If you have any tips or tricks you’ve learnt and fancy sharing I’d love to hear.

thanks again

a️lso finger crossed for your check up, I bet every twinge is like ptsd. Keep us updated x

I found anti sickness tablets a great help b4 my radiotherapy therapy sessions 

Be carful wot u eat aswell some things won't agree with u like b4 

Also let family and friends help don't be aford ask for help either and let them no how ur feeling 

Was my biggest down fall I thought I was super women 

Nearly broke my family x esp if u have a partner don't shut them out cause there just as scared as you xx

I found when I finshed it all and closed my door there was no after care r wot to do next cause ur in auto pilot  trying night ur way thro so any counselling u can get set up with take it Cause mentally it wil get you at some point u wil hit a wall if u don't seek after care for how u feel now uve got thro it 

Also have ice on the hand 

The radiotherapy can give u a burning feeling sometimes after it on ur skin but won't last long xx 

Im sorry to hear that you are seeing symptoms again, but you are doing the right thing to get it checked out. 

You should still be on the the schedule to get checks every 3 months right? Did the symptoms come up after your last check? 

Also, did you start HRT after you completed your treatment as ive read that sometimes causes bleeding (if thats the symptom you have been having)? I am waiting to be contacted by menopause specialist about getting strated but im a bit nervous about it because one of the side affects is cancer! 

All the best for your check up tomorrow, you will be in my prayers!