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Anyone living with metastatic endometrial Cancer? What treatments?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Sep 5, 2022 | Replies (47)
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@miriam57

We have things in common.
I had my hysterectomy in May of 2020. It was Stage 1A with a grade 2 tumor. They did three rounds of brachytherapy to reduce my chances from 20% to 5%.
In December of 2020, they did my first scan and there it was.
25 rounds?
How often and is it just the tumor or an area?
Does it hurt?
Thankyou for connecting.

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Dec 24, 2021

Hello, @miriam57 Yes, we do have things in common. My cancer was endometrial adenocarcinoma. It was diagnosed Stage 1a FIGO Grade 1 after the hysterectomy in 2019. Do you know what kind of endometrial cancer you were diagnosed with?

I was scared in 2019 before the hysterectomy and the relieved after since the GYN/ONC surgeon told me the results and that no further treatment was recommended at that time. But the fear lodged itself and every new twinge scared me. And now here I am with the recurrence.

How are you feeling?

The radiation is every day for 5 days a week with the exception of Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. The PET/MR showed nothing. No tumors anywhere. So the cancer is considered microscopic with the only tell being the granular tissue that was found during my 6 month exam. So radiation is targeting the pelvic area including the lymph nodes and then 2 treatments of brachytherapy.

I don't have pain from the recurrent cancer or the radiation. I have pain from other causes like arthritis. And the exercise I do.

How was your brachytherapy? I'm told it's uncomfortable but not painful. Any advice on what to expect from brachytherapy?

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