This leaflet explains what will happen now that you have completed your treatment.
Following on from your treatment, you and your doctor have agreed that you do not need to come to hospital for routine appointments.
Evidence suggests that having regular follow-up appointments does not help prevent borderline tumours returning and instead symptoms and concerns are addressed more quickly if patients report them as they occur. The risk that borderline tumours can come back is different for everyone. By having the treatment recommended by your medical team you have minimised your personal risk as much as possible.
Following treatment it is normal to experience some worry and anxiety. If you feel that you require a little extra support please speak to your nurse specialist or GP who can refer you for extra support.
If you need to see a doctor or a nurse, an appointment can be arranged very quickly or the team may advise you to see your GP.
When you should contact your GP or hospital team
If you experience any of the problems listed below for more than two weeks you should contact your GP or hospital team:
- Abdominal/ pelvic pain
- Feeling bloated
- Feeling full quickly when you eat
- Nausea/vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Vaginal discharge/bleeding
- Feeling excessively tired
- Unexplained weight changes (loss or gain)
- Change in bowel habit
- Change in bladder habit
- Shortness of breath/persistent cough
- Leg swelling (lymphoedema)
Any of these problems can be caused by a number of reasons but it is always sensible to speak to a doctor or nurse.
