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@naturegirl5 I’m new to this site & was reading your post on brachytherapy however I couldn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1176612/

Discussion: What Kind of Radiation Did You Get for Your Gynecological Cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Nov 20, 2024

I was diagnosed with clear cell endometrial cancer in September 2023. I’ve had a hysterectomy, chemo,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128924/

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

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

@colleenyoung not sure on the chemo. Radiation is brachytherapy. I would like to do chemo, but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1510746/

Discussion: Clear cell carcinoma: Would you share what to expect in the future?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Feb 20 6:33pm

Hi @sweetaddy, I had to look up and learn about MRKH (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome). As you already...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084424/

Discussion: Stage 4 vaginal cancer, anyone have a clue what next step is?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jun 10, 2024

@jeanknoll986 You may have mentioned in another Discussion what your treatment has been. Did you have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1313395/

Discussion: Is brachytherapy necessary to reduce recurrence of endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: May 26, 2025

@cookercooker I suffer from lymphedma in my legs from the hysterctomy and brachytherapy. Very upset about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490524/

Discussion: First chemo - carboplatin/taxol - what to expect - side effects?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jan 25 5:06pm

Hello. I first had 6 rounds of chemo (carbo and taxol) then 25 sessions of external...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1219382/

Discussion: Is Radiotherapy needed for Ovarian/ Endometrial Cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jan 23, 2025

@hoping4cure In my experience brachytherapy really wasn't that bad. It was quite unpleasant and very undignified...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487645/

Discussion: I’m devastated and struggling with vaginal melanoma

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jan 20 7:41pm

@jar1591927 I had serous papillary- which is very serious as well. Stage 1a-2 had two different...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1455714/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Dec 7, 2025

Hi I was diagnosed with stage 3 endometrial cancer. Had a radical robotic hysterectomy. Followed by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1336341/

Discussion: I'm terrified! Total hysterectomy, what can I expect?

Support Group: Women's Health

Posted: Jun 27, 2025

@again2 Did you lie on a table and a large device scanned over and around you?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014624/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Feb 12, 2024

@hoping4cure It's good that you sought out a second opinion. I hope that your radiation team...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1487890/

Discussion: I’m devastated and struggling with vaginal melanoma

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jan 21 9:06am

I had three brachytherapy sessions, and there were no side effects. I was diagnosed with aggressive...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1135991/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Sep 4, 2024

Treatment decisions are rarely easy but personal priorities certainly are important. At nearly 84, quality of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1114096/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

I am wondering about your sciatica….I had a complete hysterectomy in November, followed by chemo, followed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1327278/

Discussion: Doctor doesn’t know: Brachytherapy or 25 radiation treatments?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Jun 14, 2025

Next week I will have the first of 3 aggressive high dose brachytherapy treatments. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780610/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma: What to expect?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Dec 3, 2022

I'm still recovering from hystrectomy and will probably have Brachytherapy 3 treatments in January. Just to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1456010/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Dec 8, 2025

Hi giginorth - Thank you for sharing your story here. Yes, that is one of my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/834920/

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

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Mar 31, 2023

I was told that the 2 brachytherapy I am suppose to have after chemo would close...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/769543/

Discussion: What Kind of Radiation Did You Get for Your Gynecological Cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Nov 4, 2022

Brachytherapy is weird. Not painful, but the radiation protections and protocols were a grim reminder of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1452389/

Discussion: Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?

Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers

Posted: Dec 3, 2025

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