That's great news.
Happy new year!
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That's great news.
Happy new year!
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Good to hear Stef! :) Happy New Year! xxx
Damn bother damn bother damn :angry: :mad:
I've come home to a letter from the hospital. Latest test results have come back positive and nearly three weeks to wait for a consultation - no treatment offered as standard proceedure this time :thunbdown:
How the heck am I going to avoid going insane waiting?
A gentle but stern reminder. Please, any ladies out there who haven't kept up with the dreaded smear - get it booked in now and any guys reading this, please make sure the ladies in your life don't miss theirs.
Stef
You've got to wait 3 WEEKS! Can't imagine what you're going through Stef - try to keep as busy as possible and stay positive (easy for us to say, I know.) Thank god you weren't one of those women who ignored their smear test invites.
We are all thinking of you.
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Thanks Ms T
I was one of those who ignored the invites - I'd been working away from home for years and it was inconvenient to go plus I hate the personal invasion of the proceedure. :o I had the test done when I moved to Southampton and changed my GP - I'm very very glad I did.
I phoned the hospital and have managed to get a cancellation appointment for this Thursday, phew. Three weeks to wait after a 6 week wait for the results was just too much. I was in the realms of fairy land doing silly things like making coffee with cold tap water! :confused:
I'm pleased you've not got long to wait. Cold coffee is not good. Fingers crossed for you.
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Best of luck Stef:wink:
Yeh hope it all is ok. And very glad you have got a sooner appointment than the 3 week wait !! Yikes, that would be like an eternity!
Good news; another minor op - same as last time. Ok it isn't very nice but it could have been an awful lot worse.
So, back on the waiting list, meanwhile on on with the training :)
Stef
Good stuff Stef - well not good, but like you say, could've been a lot worse. Hope you aren't waiting too long.Quote:
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That's good (as good as can be in situations like these.)
Yep - on with the training, catching up with sleep etc.!
I can vaughley only guess what you must be going through, my sister (37 yrs old) is currently fighting breat cancer. She will beat it but it will take a year and will be a bit rocky in places. The worrying thing is that she was on a ward with another lady aged 42 who didnt even have a lump, just shooting pains, and knowing somthing just wasn't right went to her G.P, how many of us ignore aches and pains? The gist of the story is...if in doubt get checked out!!
Good luck to you on your journey, and thinking of your family who also find it hard xx
Just a quick update.
I had my op yesterday and am resting at home. Six weeks to wait for the results (they test what was removed - eugh, I wouldn't want that job! :eek: )
All being well it's another test in six months. I hope that next spring I'll be celebrating the end of the nightmare and not facing any more of this. Please please :closed:
Stef
fingers crossed Steff.
I second that!
Fingers crossed this was the last time.
Get lots of rest - hope you are feeling better soon!
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Good luck Stef and thanks for posting this thread, after reading it I have just booked a smear, like you i have ignored reminders for a bit but your story has made me do a double take. Take care and very best wishes.Quote:
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Good luck with the results Stef and I hope you recover quickly. Scary business. I've had a couple dodgy results and retestings in the past and am now checked every six months. That experience alone was stressful and upsetting and I can only imagine how difficult things have been for you. Thinking of you.x
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Hurrah and phew!
Test results are back and are negative :thumbup:
Head back in the sand until March.
Whahey! That's wonderful!
I was thinking the other day that you were due your results round about now.
Really good news!
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Excellent news Steff :)
Nice one Stef, that's great news, a sigh of relief for you! xxxQuote:
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Great news Stef, get that head out of the sand and enjoy yerself:thumbup:Quote:
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The nightmare rears its ugly head again.
The hospital called today to re-arrange my check-up appointment. It's been brought forward several weeks and is now this Thursday.
I'm really not ready for this; it triggers another 6 week waiting game, something I don't do very well.
Still, on the bright side, it should aid my weight loss and intense training programme!
Anyone behind on their smear? A timely reminder; get it done immediately and stop putting it off/ignoring it. It's really very important.
Stef
Fingers crossed mateXX
Thanks Ken
Hope it's all fine (and that the wait goes as quick as poss).
Good luck Stef:wink:
Really good luck Stef!
I got the reminder for my annual smear a couple weeks back and it got buried under stuff in my studio when I was busy. As someone who has had two scares, I really should know better than that so a very heartfelt thank you for reminding me.
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Fingers crossed and good luck!! Thinking of you!
Maybe having the appointment brought forward was a blessing in disguise. I only had to wait 15 mins (its been anything up to 1 1/2 hours before).
There was no sign of anything suspicious but I've heard that before so daren't get too excited. Results due within 6 weeks; the wait begins!
I'm back in the office and have treated myself to a milky hot chocolate and a chelsea bun as a reward for being brave :rolleyes: It's ok, I cycled to the hospital so I should be lard neutral :p
Glad to hear it Stef and you more than deserve your chelsea bun and hot chocolate ;)Quote:
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Results back and abnormal again :boohoo:
Appointment to discuss 14 April. Ho hum.
Stay positive Stef, easier said than done, but you must, best of luck and everything crossed:)Quote:
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Sorry to hear that Stef. Know what it's like to have that hanging over you. Hope things turn out OK in the end.
fingers crossed stef! xx
Awww not what you needed to hear. It's a horrible time but you will get it sorted out. Feel for you. :-(
Try to stay focused on everything else you are doing Stef. Best wishes xxx
Oh Stef - Just got back from my hols and heard the results. Docs will get on top of it and you'll kick it's butt. The hardest bit is the waiting for appointments and tests. Stay positive!
We're all behind you and thinking of you Stef.
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Hi all
I've been to see the consultant:
I have to have a hysterectomy because the cells are at the most advanced stage, have shown no sign of improvement and are at risk of becoming cancerous. It can be done with keyhole surgery though and my ovaries will not be taken.
Get this, my consultant/surgeon has done the Bob Graham Round, he's number 800 on the list. He’s also done the Saunders mountain marathon and The OMM…he knows exactly what I’m up to and understands. How cool is that?
He’s agreed to delay the operation until after my round and The Saunders, and said I should be recovered enough to do the OMM but the short score not the long score. I'm on the waiting list and will have to wait for a theatre slot.
So I guess that mean’s it’s ok then; well as ok as it can be in the circumstances!
Stef
I have a headache though. Ho hum!
Stef, It is great to have a Doc who understands. I am pleased that there is a positive course of action from 'one of us'. I am sorry that the op has to take place. Keep on keeping on.
Blimey what do you say to that? My mother in law had a hysterectomy several years ago and it was a fairly big op for her, I don't know if times have changed in that respect but she was pretty weak and couldn't lift anything for ages.Quote:
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I hope it goes well for you and they get things sorted out.