Vulval cancer ~ Its like a bad film franchise by Natasha

Unfortunately, vulval cancer tends to be like a really bad film franchise, it just gets shittier and keeps coming back.
(I've actually lost count of how many surgeries I've had in 9 years since Diagnosis Day) . Some big blockbusters in there: Vulvectomy, Excision of the Sentinel Lymph Nodes, Marsupialisation of Bartholins glands. Others the less impressive: Laser (feat:Burn baby Burn) WLE, WLE the Revenge and WLE Reloaded (wide local excision) Topical Chemo starring Chemical Burns , Punch biopsy 1, 2, 3, 4....
So, The Return of the VIN (vulval intra epithelial neoplasia = dodgy precancerous cells/cancer in situ) is pretty much anticipated every 3, 6, or 12 monthly check up. Post surgery complications are for life, not just Christmas, and include the Academy Award winning Pain, Lymphoedema and Disfigurement; Depression, Anxiety and Sexual Problems plus the likely winner: 'No sex please we're vulval cancer survivors'. This means that life post vulval cancer can be more of a mystery/horror story than a perfect happy ending.
#vulvacancerawareness #fuckcancer