Physiotherapy

Gynaecological Surgery – Pelvic^(G) Lymphadenectomy

A pelvic lymphadenectomy is a surgical procedure for the removal of lymph nodes^(G) in the pelvis, especially those that drain the uterus^(G), cervix^(G), fallopian tubes^(G), ovaries^(G) and upper vagina^(G). The operation is performed by removing all the tissue (mainly fat) from along the major blood vessels in the pelvis. This tissue contains the lymph nodes to be removed.

Emotional Support Help Line

For some time medical professionals have recognised the benefit to be derived by newly diagnosed gynaecological cancer patients and their carers from being able to simply talk to past-patients who have experienced gynaecological cancer. The specific type of emotional and practical support offered by past-patients is of a kind that can only be given through having had the real-life experience of ‘having been there, done that!’.