Vulva Cancer VIN 3

Hello Sisters, I'm looking to see if anyone else is going through the same or has been through it already and could enlighten me on what to expect. I had my LSH on 3-21-03, in which they also found vulva cancer, stage 3, and I won't know if it all was removed or if it spread, or spread to other parts of my body, until next week at my 6 week post-op. Which I'm a nervous wreck about. If you have any insight, please let me know, I do appreciate it, very much!!! Thanks

's Christina!

Just a question--do you have vulvar cancer or VIN 3? The two are not the same, since vulvar cancer would be invasive and VIN 3 is actually a precancerous condition.

I had vaginal carcinoma-in-situ (noninvasive cancer) which was located right at my vaginal entrance and moving slightly up my posterior vaginal wall. I am 2 years post-TAH and so far all of my PAP's (with the exception of one done 1 year postop) have come back clear. It has been a very nerve-wracking experience, because I always worry about it recurring and then needing to have even more of that area removed. My healing time was slow (several months before DH and I could be intimate ), so I would hate to repeat it.

I do the best I can for myself by eating well, getting plenty of sleep, exercising, doing yoga, and taking my vitamins along with a folic acid supplement. You might like to ask your doctor what would be most appropriate for you!

Make sure to come back after your 6-week visit (or sooner!) to let us know how you are getting along, and what you have found out about your condition.

COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT VULVA CANCER IS AND IF THE HAD EXPECTED THEY WERE GOING TO FINE CANCER OR DID YOU JUST THINK IT WAS A REGULAR HYST??????

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