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Newly Diagnosed: FIGO 2 Uterine Cancer: What does this mean?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Sep 29 3:14pm | Replies (70)
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@gratefulcat

Hi cmb2022 -

Thank you so much for sharing your story here. It sounds like we had the same diagnosis. My doctor is recommending 4 brachytherapy treatments based on the positive pelvic washing result. They did not recommend external beam therapy for me. Would you mind sharing if you experienced the vaginal "sunburn" I am reading about?

Thank you again - I very much appreciate your information and support.

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cmb2022 | @cmb2022 | Mar 31, 2023

@gratefulcat
You are welcome! I will admit I was terrified when I learned I would need radiation, but the support I received here made it so much easier to know what to expect. I did not suffer from "vaginal sunburn". I just read about it. I hadn't heard that reference before today (and I thought I had done a lot of reading). I did get a terrible UTI during the last week or two of the external beam treatments. I ended up going through 3 different antibiotics before it cleared up and I did have lots of burning during urination that continued and was made worse for a short time with the brachytherapy treatments. I think everyone is different and hopefully you won't have any side effects. Take care and Happy Friday!

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