Diagnosed with endometrium adenocarcinoma few days ago
Hi 👋 I’m 48 years old and diagnose with cancer . What kind or type, I don’t know yet.. I’m still waiting for the referral response for oncologist referred by gynaecologist. The gynaecologist performed biopsy through colposcopy and test results that’s there’s an abnormalities same result on my Pap smear. He said that he can only perform surgery for me for hysterectomy if cancer is on stage 1, if that is stage 2 , then he’ll need to referred me to oncologist. So pretty obvious it’s not stage 1 because he referred me to oncologist. I’m too anxious about this, really want to know the prognosis on my case. Now I’m in the agony of knowing what really is my condition and what is going on in my body. As for myself I know I’m a healthy women, no drinking and smoking habit.
Appreciate all the response. And comments on how to cope my anxiety and how to accept the fact that I have cancer and how to manage it. I’m still on the process of accepting and digesting all the news for myself.
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@elliealto7 I'm wondering if your oncologist or radiation oncologist recommended a fasting regimen for you during your radiation treatments? If so did they have specific recommendations of how to do this? If not, then why are you thinking you might like to fast during your remaining radiation treatments?
I had external pelvic radiation treatments (25) and I talked every week with the nurse and the radiation oncologist how I was feeling, including diet, sleep, and exercise. They did not suggest a fast. They did suggest foods to change if I experienced diarrhea.
I would like to suggest that any changes you make to your diet and lifestyle during radiation should be discussed with your radiation oncology team. Have you already done this or will you do this?
I was diagnosed with Figo 1 with up to 50% myometrial invasions and also have high- grade carcinoma involving the lower uterine segment and cervix with cervical stromal involvement. At first the plan is to get the chemotherapy, after get the final diagnosis from the pathologist after surgery my oncologist referred me for 25 external radiation and 2 brachytherapy. There’s no diet given only to avoid high rich in fiber foods and caffeine. I heard that radiation treatment only gets you a minimal side effects which is opposite on what I’ve encountered. 1st week of treatment was totally fine, it’s just feeling tired. 2nd week started picking up some symptoms of side effects such as nausea and vomiting , acid reflux and heartburn. Over the counter meds won’t help, so I was prescribed with Zofran. Started to vomit light pink blood and with black tarry stool once. Took an abdominal ultrasound and result came that I have a hepatomegaly which they referred me to GI especialist and hepatologist.
3rd week of treatment loose bowel movement to diarrhea
Last week of my treatment nausea and vomiting still going on, started to developed skin burns on my treatment area. Don’t know if this related to my radiation treatment that I started to shed some of my hair plus developed dried itchy scalp and it’s flaking.
Now, finished my external radiation and brachytherapy still with on and off nausea and vomiting, my scalp is getting more dry and itchy.
After 4 month’s follow up with my radiation oncologist.
@whengzy19 i was feeling nauseted too and IBS synptoms. I fated before and 2-3 hours after radiation treatiments with no nausea, just feeling a little tired.