hi all.
my wife and i are currently away on holiday in Thailand.
she's 38 years old
2 weeks ago she was having a lot of bleeding so we went to the local hospital for an examination. sadly after a couple of examinations and a CT scan she has been diagnosed with stage 2 cervical cancer, a 4cm growth uterine cervix with suspected invasion of bilateral parametria. not spread further yet.
our dilemma is of course we want her to get good treatement, get cured, and not have to wait forever allowing it to get worse.
here in Thailand they said they can start treatment within a month. daily radiotherapy for at least a month. and weekly chemotherapy for at least 6 weeks. then a review with either continued treatment or hysterectomy or whatever needs doing.
if she stays here for treatment it's impossible for me to remain also as we have children and other issues that prevent us both staying much longer. and thailand government hospitals are not very well rated from what I can see.
I'm really worried about UK waiting times.
I spoke briefly with her GP back in England and I get the impression having the CT scan on a provided DVD and diagnosis letters may help but so worried..
can anyone advise please on what we should do..
CT WHOLE ABDOMEN
HISTORY: A 38-year-old woman with cervical cancer.
FINDINGS: No prior study for comparison
- There is an ill-defined homogeneous enhancing soft tissue mass at uterine cervix, measuring about 4.0x3.9 cm in
axial diameter. Suspected invasion ot bilateral parametria is noted. No detectable invasion to pelvic sidewall is seen.
- Small amount of peritoneal fluid in pelvic cavity.
- A-few small perfusion defects in bilateral
hepatic lobes.
- Normal attenuation of remaining liver parenchyma is noted. Portal and hepatic veins are patent. No biliary ductal
dilatation is noted.
- The gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bilateral adrenal glands appear normal.
- No KUB stone or hydronephrosis is noted.
- The visualized bowel loops, appendix and stomach are normal.
-A-0.6-cm-lymph-node-at:left-extemal-iliac region.
- No significant abdominal lymphadenopathy.
- Urinary bladder, uterus and bilateral ovaries appear normal.
- Included lungs are clear.
- Intact bony structures. No suspicious bone destruction is noted.
IMPRESSION:
- Suggesting of cervical cancer with suspected invasion to bilateral parametria.
- Small amount of peritoneal fluid in pelvic cavity.
Borum Prasityusil, M.D.(1110179) Radiologist
Assigned Datetime: 27/03/2022 11:43:06
Finalized Datetime: 27/03/2022 12:46:25
