6 months post radical hysterectomy cervical cancer surgery

Hi, my surgery was June 2020 aged 46 following cervical cancer. I seemed at the time to manage this very well and was up and about, back to work by august. I'm now nearly 7 months on and am struggling, given HRT and have gained 1 stone in weight, bloated and struggling with my thighs when walking long distance. I'm obviously speaking to my consultant regularly and have stopped HRT (my decision) due to weight gain but am now struggling again with menopause symptoms! Anyone else struggled later on? Emma 

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  • Hi Emkate74,  aw sorry to hear you are struggling after your op and treatment. I had the same op plus radio etc and literally sailed through it. Lost over a stone after the op but it has all gone back on plus more. Before my op if I did more exercise or watched what I was eating it made a difference but nothing is working now. My hips are much bigger. I'm a completely different shape and I am also bloated. I also need to pee all the time. My consultation is not until early March , wasn't sure if this is just part and parcel of treatment as radiotherapy does "do things" to your insides and keeps working long after treatment finishes.  My groin also feels "tight" but these things gave really only been noticeable since before Christmas. Was fine before that. I do think it is just after effects.  Are you the same? x

  • Hi, I’m not 11 week past hysterectomy, got through ok and no pain, but over the last week my left hip aches when walk and when sit down is weird but left foot feels weird sometimes, anything u may have suffered so know is ok

  • Hi Mario11, how are you?  Yes, I have had various aches, tingle, pulling sensations since op and treatment. Pretty sure it's just body making adjustments while it knits back together. Any radiotherapy/brachytherapy keeps working inside the body after treatment is finished.  And funny you should say about your hip/leg as I have the very same - had it couple weeks and think must have pulled something or a nerve thing.    I remember you had a base scan recently and it was ok?   How did the CT scan go? X

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  • Hi Mario11, how are you?  Yes, I have had various aches, tingle, pulling sensations since op and treatment. Pretty sure it's just body making adjustments while it knits back together. Any radiotherapy/brachytherapy keeps working inside the body after treatment is finished.  And funny you should say about your hip/leg as I have the very same - had it couple weeks and think must have pulled something or a nerve thing.    I remember you had a base scan recently and it was ok?   How did the CT scan go? X

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