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

[CoyoteMagic]

Ok where is everybody??!!! Deerman? Luna? Broody? Sara? Deb? Red? 3? JJ? Where the heck is JJ?!

Things are up in the air right now. For the last couple of months I've had these periods of difficulty breathing. Like a weight was on my chest and I just couldn't catch my breath. CT shows that I have a few spots on my lungs that weren't there when we did a CT last July. Problem is, they are too small to be able to do anything about them right now. They MAY be something, maybe not. They are too small to biopsy at this time. We have to wait 3 months to see if they grow.

You know Lurchie is about loosing it. Me, I just keep on going. Can't stop now!


PS don't say anything on Facebook about the new spots. We haven't told anyone else in the family yet. Have to wait to have answers before I scare them.

 

[redhen]

I'm here,Cindi..
I dont understand why they cant test them somehow NOW?? I dont like this..
Why wait till they grow??

 

[debilorrah]

Ok where is everybody??!!! Deerman? Luna? Broody? Sara? Deb? Red? 3? JJ? Where the heck is JJ?!

Things are up in the air right now. For the last couple of months I've had these periods of difficulty breathing. Like a weight was on my chest and I just couldn't catch my breath. CT shows that I have a few spots on my lungs that weren't there when we did a CT last July. Problem is, they are too small to be able to do anything about them right now. They MAY be something, maybe not. They are too small to biopsy at this time. We have to wait 3 months to see if they grow.

You know Lurchie is about loosing it. Me, I just keep on going. Can't stop now!


PS don't say anything on Facebook about the new spots. We haven't told anyone else in the family yet. Have to wait to have answers before I scare them.

Oh no. Oh no. NO NO NO! I am here, and I am praying. Cancer is a thief. Ken had a biopsy on his hand that has a growth. Cindi. I am not sure I would be so ok if you lost your battle to a new cancer. I am not ok now. **** IT!

 

[jjthink]

Cindi - I'm here! Just happened to check in this morning and I'm so glad I did.

(The site moves so much slower for me now that I have been unable to post as much - what used to take seconds takes minutes on the house desktop and at work, it's so slow that it's almost impossible to tuck in a post here and there. Bums me out because I used to try as hard as I could to find time on most days to help with some of the emergency injuries and because I want so very much to check in here too. I guess my computers are not up to snuff [whatever that means!]. Parents have not been doing well

and that has also detoured me)

I am thinking about you and hoping the spots turn out to be absolutely nothing. Please keep checking in and know that you have lots of good energy supporting you. Hugs, hugs and more hugs, JJ

There are so many things out there, I know, but mangosteen juice and CoQ10 both come to mind as having lots of writeups about their ability to shrink/delete growths.....I don't know for sure if true, but have read much touting these things...

 

[HeatherLynn]

It sounds like you need some positive thoughts and prayers Coyote.

Red, I can explain why they can't biopsy though sorta. I have spots on my lungs. 3mm and smaller. Thats tiny. What they do is wait 3 months which is the normal doubling time. If it doubles then if its big enough they could biopsy. I don't remember what size is big enough. Anyhow there are of course risks and damage done by doing these and the nodules can really be anything. Fungus in the air, lung infections, ect. With a history they are quicker to retest. I had to wait 6 months in between each scan. If there is no growth in the initial scan you have to retake the test for 2 years with no change before they know its nothing to worry about. Very stressful

From what I have read though generally the tiny nodules should not cause any hinderance to breathing. They could not have convinced me of that while I was having anxiety attacks over these but thats what they say. With a history of cancer I don't know how that will change any of this.

 

[broodytood]

I'm here and you've got my prayers, CM.
Rads are zapping me. Just trying to stay with it till they are over.
I homeschool 5 so there is no quiet time during the day. (without the use of duct tape, that is!

)
DH and kids are trying hard to be helpful. But it's still a lot of work.
It will all be over soon. 10 down, 25 to go!
Hang in there, everybody!!!

Ok where is everybody??!!! Deerman? Luna? Broody? Sara? Deb? Red? 3? JJ? Where the heck is JJ?!

Things are up in the air right now. For the last couple of months I've had these periods of difficulty breathing. Like a weight was on my chest and I just couldn't catch my breath. CT shows that I have a few spots on my lungs that weren't there when we did a CT last July. Problem is, they are too small to be able to do anything about them right now. They MAY be something, maybe not. They are too small to biopsy at this time. We have to wait 3 months to see if they grow.

You know Lurchie is about loosing it. Me, I just keep on going. Can't stop now!


PS don't say anything on Facebook about the new spots. We haven't told anyone else in the family yet. Have to wait to have answers before I scare them.

 

[3goodeggs]

Here I am!
I am glad I checked in. You are always thought of CM, and I will add this to the mental list of positive outcomes that I wish to see. I had spots on my lungs on and off. I think because of my severe allergies my body over reacts to things, wraps them up in goo and keeps them immobile until it can get geared up to wipe it out.

When life was bearing down hard on me and everything was unraveling, I would have periods of breathlessness. I never believed that 'panic attacks' were real, until I had them. All I needed was for the phone to ring and I would feel like an elephant just sat on my chest. Hearing that there were spots on my xray did not help that problem any.

CM,Between the cancer and the allergies and the house and finances... come on, you deserve to be breathless. Panic when they tell you to, until then, just tell Lurchie that he can still take your breath away.
I do not want to minimize the seriousness of this, I just do not want you to feed the cancer with fear juice. Try to keep in the moment. Try to choose to be happy. Go listen to the frogs and rub a poochie behind the ears and be in the moment.

Love and hugs to you Cindi.

 

[littlefork]

I havn't read all the posts here but thought I'd jump in and share my recent experiences. I had skin cancer 5 years ago, they removed a mole off my foot and told me it was ok. Fast forward to about a month ago, my rooster nipped me on my left calf and it swelled up really big, the dr thought it was an infection, put me on antiboiatics and sent me home. It got so bad and so sore you couldn't touch it. The dr put me in the hospital for a week on iv antib, then they tried to do a needle aspiration and couldn't get anything out of it. They finally did surgery to remove it. They sent the sample off to the Mayo clinic and it was cancer. So I'm scheduled for a PET scan next week to see if it has spread any where else and have several dr appts. My DH is freaking out, and I'm trying to keep it all together until we know how bad it it.

It is comforting to know that there are others out there who understand what we are going thru. I will be reading thru the posts here.

 

[jjthink]

Wow - what a thing to have to hear when you thought it was just a pesky infection. Your roo may well have done you a great service by bringing attention to the area - I truly hope so. Please keep us posted. Hang in there and know good energy is being sent your way.
JJ

 

[Kaitie09]

Just a little update on my mom's friend Tana. They found the cancer in her stomach now. It is breast cancer, but it spread it has spred too far and is inoperable. The doctor told her she may have 10 years (she will be 55 then ) if the chemo works the way it should. She will be fighting this for the rest of her life though.