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I had surgery at Cedars Sinai in LA. they did wide incision and removed 3 lymph...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083193/

Discussion: Rare Cancer: Gynecologic Extramammary Paget's Disease

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jun 8, 2024

I'm tagging a few other members who also had radiation and chemo for vulvar cancer like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1178375/

Discussion: Squamous Cell Vulvar Cancer: Who out there has this cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Nov 22, 2024

@colleenyoung , My wife’s laparoscopy radical hysterectomy is over. She was pathologically staged 1a. But since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984333/

Discussion: Endometrial Clear Cell Cancer: Looking for survivor stories and info

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Dec 21, 2023

@vsinn2000 I am so sorry that you have to go through this. Given your personal history,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/174031/

Discussion: Radiation therapy for vulvar cancer

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Nov 10, 2017

@bsn69 Welcome to our support group. I’m glad you found us and that you are already...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908737/

Discussion: Recurrence of gynecological cancer

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Aug 6, 2023

I'm just making this up, but perhaps since it spread so fast they felt they should...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810319/

Discussion: How to advocate for a hysterectomy after treatment

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Feb 12, 2023

@kanderstag, you're right to acknowledge this loss. I know that @redd4848 and @ftwtxgirl will understand this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/817289/

Discussion: Do they take the clitoris when they do vulvar cancer surgery?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Feb 25, 2023

I was nervous yesterday going into my treatment. I drank 40oz. of water before I went...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807405/

Discussion: Suspected Endometrial Cancer: Cervix won't open to do biopsy

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Feb 7, 2023

@andwho I was not diagnosed with vulvar cancer however you will see within this Discussion that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120998/

Discussion: Squamous Cell Vulvar Cancer: Who out there has this cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Aug 10, 2024

@ihndz My journey is very much like yours. My initial diagnosis was in 2019 (I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098422/

Discussion: My Uterine Cancer Journey Decided No Chemo/Radiation

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jul 3, 2024

@jwestwood1 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It's great that you posted so that you could both...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205492/

Discussion: Hysterectomy for endometrial cancer and follow-up

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jan 6 4:54pm

I was wondering about the hypermetabolic area that "lit up" during the PET scan. Is that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1074518/

Discussion: I have had a recurrence of endometrial cancer in the form of a polyp.

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: May 25, 2024

I have squamous cell carcinoma of the uterus and a malignant neoplasm of the Endometrium. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/322891/

Discussion: squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Oct 19, 2020

Hi @samaco, welcome! I can imagine receiving the news of a relapse was difficult to hear....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/327276/

Discussion: Relapse endometrial cancer

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Nov 15, 2020

I had stage 3 vulvar cancer in 2022-2023. I had surgery and had my grapefruit size...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1237097/

Discussion: How are you managing long-term effects of pelvic radiation?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Feb 14 8:44pm

carol1024, I wish you the absolte best. I want you to know that my mom, in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1261203/

Discussion: Endometrial Biopsy: I’m terrified, what can I expect?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Mar 18 12:57pm

No. It does not bang like an MRI! I have now had four at Mayo in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166940/

Discussion: Squamous Cell Vulvar Cancer: Who out there has this cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Nov 2, 2024

Hi Alice, I was diagnosed with stage 3 Vulvar cancer a little over a year ago....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/982602/

Discussion: Vulvar Cancer: Anyone else?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

I was diagnosed in August of 2022. I had 6 chemotherapy treatments and 37 radiation treatments....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/817875/

Discussion: Squamous Cell Vulvar Cancer: Who out there has this cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Feb 27, 2023

I am so glad you have not had a reoccurrence. This cancer is a real beast....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/769280/

Discussion: Diagnosed with Uterine Cancer (Leiomyosarcoma)

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Nov 4, 2022