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Diagnosed with Uterine Cancer (Leiomyosarcoma)
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Jan 31 6:34pm | Replies (99)Comment receiving replies
Welcome @cjacobs99, I added your discussion to the Gynecologic Cancers group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/gynecologic-cancer/
I did this so that you can connect with other women who have uterine cancer and/or uterine leiomyosarcoma like @rred @ventibug @naturegirl5 and others.
The exact cause of uterine leiomyosarcoma is unknown. They often occur spontaneously, for no apparent reason. Uterine leiomyosarcomas commonly grow quickly. It's natural to want to find a reason why this happened and to find things to blame, like COVID, lifestyle, past exposures, etc. But you can make yourself crazy trying to find the cause. Sometimes cancer just happens. It sucks.
Did they say what stage your cancer was? Will you need additional treatment like chemo or radiation? How are you feeling?
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Please forgive my late response. I have been doing chemo since July 2023. The doctors said they were shrinking...then I got covid the 1st week in October, so I didn't do treatment again until November 2nd. I'm praying that it didn't cause any harm. Because it spread from my uterus to my lungs, its considered stage 4. Trusting God through it all. I have been experiencing severe leg pain and swelling.