What is Vaginal Cancer

The vagina is the canal leading from the cervix (the opening of uterus) to the outside of the body. Vaginal cancer is not common. When found in early stages, it can often be cured....

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Surgery for Vaginal Cancer
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Tell us about your personal experience with Surgery as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips?
Posted on 10/12/06, 08:10 am
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Reply #1 - 08/15/07  12:44am
" I had a radical hemi-vulvectomy on 3/15/06. They took the lip, some tissue, four lymph nodes and part of the vagina. I recovered well from the surgery, but now I have quite a lot of rock-hard scar tissue now that I am going to PT to help stretch out. It has caused difficulty with my walking and causes me a lot of pain.

Recommendations: Start stretching as soon as the stitches heal. Take vitamin E. Consult a PT early on even if your doctor doesn't bring it up. Be proactive. I know you get sick of going to the doctor, but this is very hard for me right now and it didn't need to be this way. "
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Reply #2 - 07/11/09  9:32pm
" I had my first surgery June of 2008. There were no complications, but I had surgery again 2 days ago and the cancer is changing. I am afraid that it will keep recurring and will have to have my entire vagina removed. My doctor is really trying to avoid this. "

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