Newly Diagnosed: FIGO 2 Uterine Cancer: What does this mean?
Hi - My recent pathology report showed FIGO 2 for uterine cancer, and I am scheduled for a robotic hysterectomy next week. Does anyone know if these means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body? Has anyone had a cancer journey that started at this grade? Thanks for your help.
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@sherill2023 - thank you for sharing your story. I will be sending you lots of positive energy. I have not heard of someone having chemotherapy for stage 1A. What was your FIGO score for your tumor? My doctor said my options were monitoring or monitory with brachytherapy since my cancer is considered low-risk.
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I had uterine cancer and it was exactly diagnosed like yours. I am having 4 chemotherapy treatments and 5 brachytherapy treatments. Since we both have the same diagnosis I want you to know I am having these treatments because the Oncologist said that when they take the uterus through the vagina they can’t be sure that some cells didn’t “flake” off. I am doing fantastic.!!!!! I hope you do more research and I can only hope you come to a different conclusion.
You should make what you believe is the right decision for yourself. But I was wondering where you saw that there was a risk to the bladder and bowels from vaginal brachytherapy. I didn't see that when I researched it. Side effects like those can be caused by external beam radiation. I also have not had any noticeable side effects from brachytherapy myself. They do recommend that you use a vaginal dilator afterwards to prevent hardening and shrinkage of the vagina, but I haven't found that to be much of an inconvenience.
Dependjng on your health and other circumstances, that may have been a wise decision. There are no gaurantees with any treatment.
My cancer was Stage 1A with positive pelvic washing. I had a complete hysterectomy, and they recommended brachytherapy as a follow-up treatment to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.
I have decided to decline the brachytherapy/radiation treatment because of the research about the risk of injury to the vagina, bladder, and bowels.
Has anyone else refused radiation treatment after a low to mid-risk endometrial cancer diagnosis?
Thank you
Yes, I had 6 I believe treatments of bracytherapy. No side effects at all. Good luck!!
Yes, last July had a complete hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. After the biopsy they said FIGO stage 1 or 2. After the surgery I was diagnosed Stage 1B Grade 2. Had brachytherapy. My bowel was wrapped my ovary due to endometriosis so I was in surgery a bit longer and had to spend the night. I’m 67 years old and the surgery and recovery went great. I think I took Tylenol for a few days, but felt great. Good luck abd hope everything goes well!
You should recover quickly in terms of pain, but adhere to the restrictions your doctor gives you. Even though the five incisions are tidy, there is a lot of healing to be done. I was up walking laps in the hospital 12 hours after my surgery, but still had occasional spotting 12 weeks out!
Hi Melhen -
My surgery took about 2 hours, and then I spent several hours in recovery before I could go home. They will want to make sure you can pass urine before they discharge you.
I bought one of these before my scheduled surgery, so I would have it when I got home. It helped a lot with getting comfortable.
https://www.amazon.com/Ganaver-Sleeping-Orthopedic-Triangle-Elevation/dp/B0BR15SW5Z/ref=sr_1_13_sspa