I had surgery end of May. Recovered nicely and was road bike riding in no time! I have stage 3c uterine papillary carcinoma. I just finished adjuvant chemotherapy taxel/ carboplatin and kept active through it all. Definitely had its moments though. I was a bit surprised to read on this site that you have to watch for symptoms as there is no test? I’m believing it won’t recur...I have to or I will drive myself into a stressed out mess thinking each sign I get means it’s back. There is talk of WART starting Jan1. But I’m not seeing any data that shows benefits outweigh risks. Is there anyone who can help with that? Is there anyone out there that didn’t have it recur? I’ve been told if it comes back it’s likely to the pelvic area. Mine was nowhere to be found except uterus and would have been stage 1 except it was found in 2 paraortic nodes but none of the other 14 and it had not leaked out of those nodes but the nodes make it 3c. How quickly does it come back if it recurs?

I just returned from Mayo for labs and the initial CT scan after chemo and radiation. Luckily, I have no evidence of disease. It has been four months since surgery and I am progressing well, but still have some side effects that hopefully will resolve in time. These are neuropathy (even with the cold gloves and slippers) some incontinence and some bowel oddities. After the 4th chemo, I am very fatigued, out of breath and have no stamina but with time these things should resolve. My surgery was uneventful and I am recovering nicely. I am so grateful that I came to Mayo for a second opinion, surgery, and have been treated by a terrific team who know how to treat UPSC. Now I am in survivorship mode and on to the next stage of my life.