Hi everyone!
I just wanted to share my story here. I know when I was first diagnosed, all I wanted was to find someone my age, in my position who was going through the same as me.
Im 28 and was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer (stage 2b) on the 25th January 2018. The Cancer had also spread to my lymph nodes.
At the time I was engaged to be married and was about to start the most exciting year of my life when the news hit me. At my diagnosis meeting, the hardest part for me was finding out that I would never have children. About to be married and a family planned, it was so difficult hearing that I would have to have egg freezing and i would never carry a baby.
Anyway.... I had IVF and embryo freezing and my treatment started on the 12th March! 28 Radiotherapy, 6 Cisplatin & Bratchtherapy. (I was in hospital for 5 days and had 30 pulses? Most i read about go in as day patients, not sure why mine was different!). Treatment was a breeze really, i used to have a bad day after Chemo but apart from that I was fine (apart from horrible bowel movements and the dreaded Cystitis!).
Im now 3 months post treatment and had my official results last week which show a complete response to treatment, and no signs of disease at all! I cannot tell you how happy I am knowing that ive beat this horrible disease! I still live in fear every day that the cancer will return, but im sure that will ease off over time!
My diagnosis has taught me that my family and friends are absolutely everything to me, if it weren't for them, i could not have done it.
All I would say to anyone newly diagnosed is, What ever happens, always ALWAYS remain POSITIVE. It's the only way! You will beat this!
Now to look forward to my wedding in 9 days!!!
Well done if you got this far!
Xxx
Thanks so much for your story. I go for Colposcopy tomorrow and I'm sure im in for a rough few months, Anyway your story helps. Positivity is a must.
Thank you and enjoy every second of your wedding.
I was 34 when diagnosed with cc stage 2b in 1993. I'm sure staying positive helped me but take care the blues can hit unexpectectantly. I tried to live life at full speed but found getting overtired & stressed made me tearful. So take it easy.
Enjoy life and have a fantastic wedding.
Terri
Hi,
Thank you for posting this - I'm 27 right now and I have wanted kids as long as I can remeber. I just was waiting for the right time. I just bought a flat last month with my boyfriend of 5 years and we were so excited to move on to the next stage of our lives and think about marriage and having babies. I doubt myself a lot... but the one thing I knew I would be good at was being a mum.
I was diagnosed two weeks ago with stage 2A cancer. I am waiting to see a specialist to find out the exact course of treatment but I have been told regardless of what my treatment plan is, I will not be able to have children. I have suffered with depression in the past but I have never felt so devestated and low in my life. I feel like my dream of being a mum has been snatched away from me.
Everyone around me is so happy because thankfully they caught my cancer early enough to treat and I know I should be too but I've just felt so lonely and mad that no one can grasp how devestated I am about not having kids. Especially as at this age, as everyone I know is getting married and having children. I feel like I've lost something I never even had in the first place. Reading posts like yours though makes me realise I need to try and stay positive and focus on getting healthy. Even more so though, reading this has made me feel less alone and that there is hope to still go on to lead a happy life and explore other options so thank you - I really, really needed to read this today <3
