So....talk about.....CANCER SUPPORT THREAD !!

[3goodeggs]

Luna, I am so sorry. yes, it is a downer, but you need people to help keep you up.

Ms Orpington may have something there, I have been so very good my entire life i had enough Karma to share... but I think I blew it all last summer cleaning out my husband's barn. I think cursing is not very pretty... but...

I wasn't a happy maid. Sorry I used it all up. But i will still think positive thoughts for you and try to store up more karma if you need any.

and Pumpkin pup, I wish I had a magic wand. I wish I could make all this just be a bad dream.
But I don't. So all I can do is wish you peace and your mother ease of passing. I am so very sorry.
Bits and bites on a computer screen seem so insignificant, but

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[verthandi]

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Luna, I'm speechless.

But, I still know how to send hugs.

 

[Lunachick]

Hey everyone! We are OK. We have talked and talked about things and being very pragmatic, we decided to just enjoy life on a daily basis and do things like we normally do and not sink into the mire of hopelessness & despair. Nope, not doing that. I convinced DH it ain't worth it and he agrees. So, life goes on.

My DH is a very smart man and his expertise is financing and business. ( I don't know why he wanted me to work with him, I'm a dummy in math and can't stand it, but I have office skills

) anyway.......we'll be OK financially. And I believe emotionally we'll be good too.

We're going to live our lives like we are supposed to and make the best of it. Isn't that the basis of a good life anyway, I mean you never know what lurks around the corner, maybe we're not supposed to know, either way, we're not whimpering about it, we're gonna ride with it.

I SO appreciate each and everyone of you guys.......don't know what else to say, except that.

 

[nancy/pets]

In the summer of 2009 we lost my uncle to lung cancer. He also had a few other problems. He was in his young 50's. In the summer of 2010 we lost my gram(uncles mom), Also had a form of cancer. Watching them suffer and cry in pain was horrible, but they are in a better place now! Also in the summer of 2010 my mom was diagnosed with melanoma. They got the mass out but she still has to be checked every four months. Recently my father was diagnosed with lung cancer. Not sure how bad yet as they just started checking everything. This is the brother and son to my uncle and gram that passed.To think that I will have to watch my parents suffer and be in pain is very heart breaking. I must say that this is not something I am ready for. Both my parents are in their 50's

 

[HeatherLynn]

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There is not much else any of us really can do and honestly everyone should try to live that way because another day is not promised to any of us. Doctors can say 3 to 5 years and some people make it 15. Doctors can say your in such good shape you'll make it to 100 and you can die the next day. Its great to know that worrying just isn't worth it and to go about really living life together. Of course we will still all pray and send positive thoughts and anything else we can do for you both.

 

[dewey]

Hello all. I'm new to this thread and have not read through the posts yet.

I was diagnosed with 3 different types of cancers, 1 common and 2 rare, and it's been a long haul through in-hospital rad/chemo treatments and the daily fallout from the same. I stopped counting after 11 surgeries. What really counted to me at the moment was just gettin' 'er done as best that my body could take...my kids were my focus through it all and I went all out for aggressive treatment since my youngest had just barely turned 13 when I was diagnosed as a single mom.

I can only imagine the love, heartbreak, and hope that this thread contains for loved ones, and my heart goes out to every one here.

 

[EweSheep]

Just got back from the doctor.......I have breast fibroids, painful and burning sensation. Will be going for mammogram on the 21st. Doc assured me it is not breast cancer, just "fibroids".

Isn't it the same "family" as cancer????????

I am not feeling good about the news even he does not think it is cancer at all, but a bunch of clusters and one "pea" clump......jeez!

Only my aunt on mom's side of the family has breast cancer but it was too late, that it migrated to her spine, didn't have long to live either. No one else in both sides of my family had breast cancers, just smoking cancers.

Should I tell hubby? Or just wait and see after the results of the xrays to tell him?

His own mother survived breast cancer, radical mast. and two years ago, they found another lump in her breast. He was upset that he was never told about it (well, when you are kids, usually parents don't tell their kids or it's too sensitive of a matter). Her mother before her, her sisters, and her aunts all had some kind of breast cancer. Some survived it and some didn't. Now, that is playing thru my head, the percentages for my daughter now is not that great, increasing her chances of breast cancer would be much greater than mine.

UGH! Nervous about the results...........

 

[3goodeggs]

It smarts for sure. They used to take them out, but decided that it was not a necessary surgery. Same with uterine fibroids, insurance runs the doctors and doctors run the tests. I sometimes wonder why we bother going to the doctors. I have had fibroids for ...well, ever.
Relax. Aspercreme will help the discomfort. avoid caffeine ect, bla bla bla all that stuff we don't want to give up.
I bet you are a young to middle 30? it will get better as you get older and boobs start to sag. Something to look forward too?

Don't get yourself upset. Call tomorrow and make them talk to you. It is you doctor'.s job to keep you informed.
Tell your husband, but do some searches about breast fibroids before you do.

I remember it felt like someone lit a match inside my breast. I am sorry you have to go through this. Please try not to worry. What will happen is they will get baseline images to use later to compare the mammograms with when you are ...older..droopier... over 40, Anyway, they will tell you that you have dense breasts.
Don't take it personally (Low IQ) ... That's why they call them 'boobs'.

 

[farmerlor]

Did y'all know that anyone who's undergoing chemo qualifies for a free housecleaning once a month for four months? Here's the link: http://www.cleaningforareason.org//

 

[3goodeggs]

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have you beaten it? Are you doing well now? I am just a rooter

. a cheerleader, well, I don't jump as much as wiggle, but We try to think good thoughts for everyone. When times are difficult and you can put your focus on your children and get 'er done, that shows some serious determination. But we all need someone to talk it out with, so if you need some shoulders, we are here for you too.