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I have had a recurrence of endometrial cancer in the form of a polyp.

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: May 29 11:34pm | Replies (17)
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@dianavl

I only heard about using a dilator from my current care team. My gyn is able to get a speculum in, but barely, and it's painful and I bleed after, every time. It sounds to me like you had an awesome care team.

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | May 26 6:19pm

@dianavl How long as it been since your initial radiation therapy? I'm wondering if it's possible to use a dilator at this point in time? You can ask your current team that question. Maybe it's a question to ask your gynecologist? My radiation therapy was 2 years ago and my nurse practitioner that I see for my follow-up exams asks me if I'm still using my dilator. The answer is yes although less often.

Yes, I feel fortunate that I had a good cancer care team for the initial diagnosis (and surgery) and then the recurrence. I could have done the radiation therapy for the recurrence closer to home but I live in a rural area of Michigan where I don't think the level of care for specialities is very good. I was fortunate that I have Traditional Medicare (and a supplement G) and so I could go to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. I had to scramble financially to figure out how to live in Rochester (8 hour drive from home) for the 6 weeks of radiation therapy but I'm glad I did that.

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