Health

Paula’s Endometriosis and Cancer Story

October 9, 2011

I was 25 when I had my hysterectomy. It has been a year now and I still can’t believe it. I had to have mine because of stage four endometriosis as well as cancerous cells. This was surgery number five for me.I was so upset because I never thought I would be going through menopose at my age. It is very hard sometimes because nobody ever told me that it was going to be this hard or this rough to deal with. I had to go through three different estrogen treatments to find the right one and now I am fixing to have to change it again.

If I could go back and change it I wouldn’t not because for the simple fact the surgery basicaly saved my life but because if I hadn’t had it I would have gotten cancer and not had the chance to get ready to marry the man of my dreams.

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The tale of a worrier – Louise’s story

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I am a worrier (a phrase that you will see later became relevant !) – it’s in my nature, so you can imagine what something as significant as a sub-total abdominal hysterectomy did to the worrying part of my brain. Having said that, I was relatively calm (for me) in the weeks leading up to…

Horrible Urinary Tract Infection – Dee’s Story

October 26, 2012

I guess I have been lucky on the whole compared to a lot of the stories I have read. I went in for a hysterectomy feeling confident that I was in good shape and everything would go according to plan.

What affects our perceptions of health risks?

March 16, 2008

Earlier today, I read two articles in a leading newspaper which caused me some concern because of the way they were written.

Scared Mom, Full of Endometriosis and Cysts – Tina’s Story

February 4, 2013

I’m sitting in front of my kid’s school crying in my van – something I’ve done a lot this week. I spent my teen years and 20s dealing with painful heavy periods that were anything but regular. 28 day cycle…what’s that? They put me on the pill young to try to control the bleeding and…

10 weeks on………life without a uterus! – Susannah’s story

July 7, 2015

So where to start? Perhaps the fact that this is the first time I’ve managed to sit down and write something and usually I love writing, is an illustration in itself of how the last 10 weeks have been. An ‘uphill with lead boots on’ type of monumental struggle. A physical, emotional and psychological adventure…

Fear of a hysterectomy – Marguerite’s Story

January 23, 2013

Hello, I am in my late 60s and have had a prolapse for four years. At first I had a pessary fitted which had to be changed and washed and then reinserted every six months.

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