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Clear cell carcinoma: Would you share what to expect in the future?
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Feb 26 6:45am | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
Hi Helen, thank you. I Was diagnosed in August 2024. I started the chemo and radiation in November 2024.
Surgery was Feb. 10, 2024.
I’ve been miserable and trying to sort out where my problems are coming from.
The day after surgery I woke up with my legs numb from hip to knee with sharp stabbing pains. I had to stay in hotels for weeks, since I couldn’t climb the stairs to my apartment. I’m 74 and this neuropathy has ruined my life. My surgeon snapped at me angrily just before the surgery. I think she nicked a nerve or something down there. I’ve had lifelong major depression. For over two weeks, I slept for 16-20 hours a day… I thought maybe it was a side effect of the cancer but I can see it is not. Sorry for the rambling and self pity.
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@hort37b460 Your description of the after-surgical numbness and pain sounds just awful. Rambling and your self-described "self-pity" is what we are here for. I know surgeons are human however for all of us I wish for compassionate and patient care. It sounds like you did not get that during a very stressful time in your life. We don't look at these complaints as self-pity. We wish to support one another through these very difficult health and medical situations.
I recall that the inside of my right thigh was number for almost a year after my hysterectomy but there wasn't any pain. I wondered what happened and since it has resolved I didn't ever find out. I figured it could have been the way I was positioned during the surgery as something like that happened to my left arm and hand during kidney surgery I had in 1997 - the doctor explained to me that the numbness was from positioning during surgery and it go away.
Do you still have the numbness and pain? Difficulty walking? Do you see a therapist or take medication for depression?