Is any one going through cervical cancer now?
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Yes..I was diagnosed yesterday and I'm devastated. 2004 pap was normal, skipped 2005 (like a fool). last month I had another one and it came back with positive hpv high risk. Was sent to a OB/GYN who did a biopsy and it came back positive for Cervical Cancer...Next step, monday going for a cone biopsy to see if it's still contained in the cervix. Hopefully it is and I'll be cure with a simple hysterectomy. If not contained will be sent to another doctor...
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Simple...If your concerned have a smear test and if your sexual active then defferantly have one.\n\nmy doctor told me and this is my oncoligist, semin and cancer cells thrive together and usaly makes the cancer cells hatch.....and thats why  women who are more sexual active prone to overian,vaginal,bladder,cervixal cncer.\nlucky for me mine wasnt any of the above but lymphnode...just as nasty\n\nso please dont leave it if your worried..a simple test and a few minutes could save your life.
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I'm not a doctor , but this issue has concerned me for many years.  My bestfriend found out she had HPV during her senior year of high school. that is 6 years ago now.  Nobody really knew about it back then.\n1) yes you can pass it back and forth. so, condoms are a must.  my friend was really good about it.  She kept dating the same guy that gave it to her for 4 years after she found out she had it. They never stopped using condoms even though he was treated for hpv also.  \nHowever, when they broke up she met her husband.  she told him that she had HPV and they didn't use condoms.  He never got it, and it never came back for her.\nYour system should clear it up after a few years and all the cell have been removed from your cervix. \njust make sure to go to your six month exams.  I have since had 2 other friends who got it.  Maybe their cases were less severe however, their doctors acted like it wasn't that big of a deal.\ngood luck.
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My wife recently had a cervical cancer scare,luckily she is fine..BUT she is cousins with a famous female tv presenter,she would be happy to contact her on your behalf,i cant promise anything as she is a very busy lady,but there is no harm in asking is there.  im not going to say who she is on the internet as i dont want people taking advantage,,but send me a e mail and il be glad to help.
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genitile warts might be the first sign of cervical cancer, there for consolting a good doctor could be a great move. \nbe healthy.
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Cervical cancer is caused by HPV, but so far as I am aware there still isn't a link between sexually transmitted infections and other cancers. \n\nWithout knowing how agressive your sister's cancer is, it's impossible to say how long she's had it - but it seems likely that she's had it since before she got married, if it is so advanced that they can't do anything surgically to treat it. \n\nMy sympathies.
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I had a total hysterectomy in April of 2005 because of ovarian cancer. I had a mastectomy 16 years ago-breast cancer-so our situations are similar. I had already gone through menopause when I had breast cancer so that was not an issue after my hysterectomy. The hysterectomy wasn't pleasant but it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. There was soreness for 3 or 4 weeks. I picked up an infection  after I returned home from the hospital where my surgery was done and ended up in the hospital here at home for 3 days. The antibiotic made me sick but once I was through taking it, I felt much better. My surgery was done by a GYN oncology surgeon and he must have done a good job because, since the second of  6 chemo treatments (which I finished  9/05) my CA125 results have been perfectly normal. In fact, I had my Mediport removed this past Thurs. as my onologist saw no further need for it.\n I've tried to touch on info you might be imterested in but if you want to talk, please contact me.
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I have been there and done that.  I too had cancer on my back, and I waited to have it removed.  I guess I was waiting for it to go away or something.  I wish I had done something about it when it was still small, but on the other hand all cancers are not the bad kinds, but they do all grow and grow.  If left alone they will take over your body and that would be bad.  By the time I had it removed it ended up as a hole the size of a grapefruit in two places.  If I had waited any longer it would have grown around my spine and I would have been in real trouble.  I guess what I'm trying to tell you is; don't give it a chance to get a strong hold on you, and the longer you wait the worse it will be to get it all out.  They must cut, check, cut, check, and so on, until they have it all out.  This is a time consuming surgery, and it still could come back somewhere else even after you have it removed.  I just tank God I'm still alive, and I try to live each day as if it were my last day on earth.  Yeah, it made a different person out of me, but it is all for the better.  I now appreciate life, as I now know how fragile life is.  I hope this helps.  Good Luck!!!
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Yes.\nGod brought me through cancer this summer. I was diagnosed in May. I had to wait upon the Lord until early July when a surgeon removed my cancer and scraped around it to see if there was any left.. I had to wait upon the Lord again until the end of August when I heard the results from the surgeon. They were negative so  am cancer free with no need for chemotherapy or radiation thereapy. PTL!\n\nThe Lord brought to my attention a fun paid position in early September to which I applied. I got the position and am very happy there feeling that I am doing  ministry for the Lord as I feel it is His will for me for me to be in that position.\n\nToday the Lord kept me safe as I was driving about doing errands and shopping.
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yes i got it. i was very scared because i was always so careful. but my doctor told me that 9 out of 10 people have it. because they have not been able to find hpv in pap smears until about a year ago. hpv is a curable disease. sometimes if your doctor feels you are healthy enough, that it will go away on its on. that happened to me. but i had to go to the gyno every 3 months for testing. my doctor told me that there was two other ways to get rid of it and that was lasor surgury and some type of other device that was a cone they inserted that burned the cells off. i have heard that they have a vaccine that works to boost your immune system. i think it would work. because again mine went away on it on, it took about 6 months. its a slow moving cell, so its takes a while to get rid of them. you will be fine and i wish you luck.
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Definately always have a pap yearly.  Men carry a virus that cause cervical cancer so depending on how many partners you've had, you could begin developing cervical cancer.  Its better to do it yearly than to go when you start having symptoms and catch it too late.
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Hi!\n\nIt's relatively uncommon to have breast cancer spread to the cervix, which is probably why you aren't finding much info.\nI would recommend a breast-cancer-support website, that includes forums where you can ask other members about their experiences.  Women survivors have a very tight knit communication with each other, and someone is bound to know someone else with info.\n\nwww.youngsurvival.org has a bulletin board.  That might be a good place to start.\n\nhttp://www.youngsurvival.org/young-women-and-bc/bbs/\n\nI googled "metastatic breast cancer" and "cervix" and got a few results... most were academic papers, but they do have a few case studies you can read.\n\nHave a look-see, or google those terms (including the quotations).
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OMG DON"T LISTEN TO THESE IDIOTS!  You do not have to have a c-section. I've had hpv (not HIV) for 10+ years, had numerous cryosurgeries etc.  I have had 3 healthy children vaginally, two were born at home with a midwife in water.  And you know what, it gets better, it's a virus...just like that cold you had last month or the flu that you had got last fall, and especially these kinds of viruses tend to go dormant for years if not forever, I have had clean paps for 3 years now and my practitioner says come visit her every 2 years or so now, and that I'll probably never have to worry about hpv again.  And the latest studies show that some rediculous # like 85%+ of college girls once out of college have one of the over 2000 strains of hpv.  So every tom dick and harry would be having a c-section, even though most doctors push them on people for money reasons and insurance crap (the fear of malpractice-since everyone is so sue crazy these days)  Talk to your practitioner, if you don't like the answer you get, get a 2nd opinion, don't go letting them cut on your body just to scare you and make a few extra bucks.  get a hold of me if you need to talk.  Good luck!
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Funny, I just did that today. I have had a harsh couple of weeks...my uncle died, my kitten died of heart disease, my car died, and I just found out that my parents both have skin cancer, and that their dog (that i grew up with) has cancer and needs to be put down soon.\n\nAt this point, I've given up trying. I'm all cried out.
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I was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx in the final stages but refused to have my vocal cords removed creating somewhat a delemia with my treating doctor. I was hell bent on saving my voice. After double the dosage of radiation ( enough to kill a perso ) by error and chemo alongwith the same, my cancer came under control. This was in April 2000. The side effects of the radiation have left some scars that will always remain with me - I developed a fistula between my air and food passage making it impossible for me to eat or drink any thing. Even breathing became a problem and an emergency tracheostomy had to be done. The doctors felt that the fistula should be left alone as they normally heal by themselves but not in my case! The overdose had taken its toll. Meanwhile,as I could not eat anything - a peg ( feeding) tube was inserted into my stomach which ment no solids and only liquids. My wife and mother fomulated some really high protien and energy feeds that kept adding to my weight that I had lost and got me back to where I was.\nIts now been five and half years since I last even had a drop of water orally and everything is fed through the peg tube - either by pouring it down , if its totally liquid or by pushing it through the tube as in the form of an injection. I have been told that my fistulas will never heal by themselves and that means I am stuck with a stoma ( not permanent ) and a tube in my stomach - waiting for another miracle. The doctors were / are quite sure my air and food passage can be reconstructed by skin grafting but that would have to be done in phases and that in turn means spending time in the hospital. I have had enough of hospitals and decided to live my life out with the stoma ( for which I created an orator and can speak normally, hands free ) and as I have got pretty used to the peg tube it does not bother me anymore.\nI still carry on with my job as I did pre cancer. I have added a personel gym next to my office where I work out for an hour every evening and go for a four kilometre run/jog every morning. \nI look forward to a new day every day with a lot of positiveness and find myself getting closer to my two teenaged sons and falling in love with my wife all over again. I am no longer the worklaholic that I once was and take time off to be with my family. I have cut down on my travelling at the drop of a hat and rather have someone else do it. I have adopted 25 kids of who some are terminal. I make sure they receive all their medicines, hospital expenses, food and lodging at my expense. I also ensure that they receive a good deal of financial aid as all these kids come from families that cannot afford even one meal a day - let alone three that we all have.\nWell I dont know how long I have left and even though I have been declared cancer free - one never is. I want  lead a full life like I have always led - king size. I have no regrets and no complaints against the cancer. I was chosen to get it- I fought it and am alive for my  sons and wife. I can also relate to others who have /are going through this illness and I think this makes my life complete. Cancer is a teacher of sorts and if you pick up the valuable lessons it teaches you - you can fight it and reap all the benefits of life from it. Benefits that you would never have considered had you not been the chosen one.\nI dont know if this makes any sense - but then each one has/her opinionand I chose cancer as a techer.
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I'm sure their are. Just because you have cancer doesn't mean you quit living, Look at Lance Armstrong. I'm a cancer survior my self. If you have cancer don't give up.
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I applaud you!!!\n\nBeing a 2 year breast cancer survivor, with a sister and aunt who have also had it and other cancers (colon & prostate) in the family.  I really appreciate all that you and the other scientists do to find cures for the "C" word.