My cancer and hysterectomy journey – Julie’s story

The post My cancer and hysterectomy journey – Julie’s story appeared first on Hysterectomy Association. I’m not going to post too long a story – believe me this is just the short version (!) and I hope anyone going through a similar experience will benefit from my tale – and my positive outcome. I was diagnosed in December 2014 with uterine cancer after suddenly starting to bleed heavily in September (hadn’t had a period for about 3 years). Initial diagnosis and MRI imaging were positive and I was led to expect a straightforward op (total abdominal hysterectomy plus ovaries), which would hopefully remove everything. Unfortunately surgery proved to be complex; after 3 c sections my uterus wall was very thin and the tumour had started to push through; it had also started to spread downwards to my cervix. My bladder was completely welded to my uterus (again thanks to the c sections) and I was in theatre for 5 hours while my excellent surgeon worked on releasing it. This meant that since he was very concerned that he might have damaged the bladder, I had to have a catheter in for 10 days (I was sent home with a lovely bag strapped to my leg!). I was in hospital for 7 days and went back to the ward on day 10 to have staples and catheter removed. All was well and my bladder starting working normally right away. What a relief! My consultant was up front and told me right away that he wasn’t happy with what he had seen as far as the cancer wa...
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