I was rushed out of Africa July 1st when I had 8 lbs of a metalic smelling liquid pour out of my vagina in a night-long gush followed by additional drainage. The dr. who sent me home gave me a pelvic, said i was red inside, swollen, showed me thick blood which did not drip off the side of the speculum - along with additional drainage, still smelling metalic. ( This is after an Oct 7, 2014 total hysterectomy of level 2 ca found in vaginal area, no signs of it elsewhere) (December Radiation therapy - 4 tx, 10-12 minutes. I felt pain in my stomach, a pulling sensation after that, and urination was uncomfortable, I also began light blood-tinged draining which I was told was normal after radiation. I felt "sloshing" of liquids after that, was told it was nothing. (sometimes it was metalic, but that tended to go away so I did not report it) I was told all this would go away- it did not - nor did the brain fog, and fatigue despite my request for a nutritionist to help me figure out what to do to be healthy while in Africa. I cobbled together homemade "pads" for the airplane ride, came home, and went to the CA Dr at The James who said the CT scan showed no incidence of any returning cancer (along with blood work). He gave me a pelvic, said I was red in the back wall where the vagina had been take (laproscopic surgery) and said possibly there were fistula(s) there. He did not help me with the incessent sleeping, slight chills and fevers I had off and on, and the ongoing drainage. A couple of weeks later, I had a swelling, something like a boil that formed at one of the surgical scars from the CA surgery. It was swollen, and hot - but then about a week later, resolved itself and so I did not report it. But since then, another laproscopic hole did the same thing . The CA dr said to not worry. I called my General Practitioner who had me come in. I told her about how I continued to leak, with metalic smells coming and going, and then returning as well. She examined me, said she thought she saw a hole in the back wall of where they sewed me up and said she had read the CT scan report which said that they could not see the entire region where I had surgery because of interference from imagery due to the two hip replacements I have. She ordered a bariatric enema and colonoscopy (mid July)- which can not be done until August 31. She did say she thought that I might have 1 or more fistulas but said there was nothing to be done about them. I asked about diet, and ways to ensure best health given the possibility of infection - and she said she would wait to see the test results first. She did not respond to my questions about sleep and brain fuzz (I am on optifast - have lost 50 lbs- and since this returning to the USA have decided to try to eat without their optifast - but that has changed nothing. Also, since then, another laproscopic scar has had a boil - the second which leaked). Since I really want to go back to Africa because of my responsibilities there, I called my cousin, a MD who serves in Tanzania 1/2 of the year. When he heard my symptoms, he said I should press to get responses from my doctors about diet/nutrition, and that I should also have a bowel smear since there could be some involvement of the bowel in all this (I have had funny leaks sometimes when I had a bowel movement - and once, there were dried bits that looked like coffee grounds. Because he knows about African diseases, he said the drs should also be testing for possible parasitic issues given that I work in back villages and live alongside the people. I asked about just going back to Africa since the doctors were being so slow - but he said that would be unwise since if they find a fistula it may either be minor or serious with implications with returning cancer. I don't know what to do. Where can I get some reading materials on fistulas related to cancer, and nutritionist support in determining what I can best do toward physical healing from the CA and radiation burning that is frequently damaging? I hate being a baby but if I go back to Africa I can easily be in serious trouble if I do not handle this situation for best outcomes (NO medical services - even the dr who initially told me to go to the US because there was no adequate care in Tanzania for cancer - has since moved away. I am Carolee Uits. Thanks. God bless.