Young Cancer Survivors
Discussion List
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Borrowed time......?
I am almost done with my chemo and faced with the possibility of additional radiation or other treatment if it's not all gone by my last pet scan, and it's just starting to hit me that I'm going to have to deal with this crap for the rest of my life. I've found out that there are a lot of late-onset side effects to a lot…
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Has cancer doomed me to be alone?
Hi everyone. I have just joined not to long ago. I am a 19 year old guy from Wisconsin. I had Leukemia when i was 9 and i am dealing with alot the long term side effects now. I am in college and i have been feeling very alone and unwanted. I have never had a girl friend and i am beginning to think i am just going to be…
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Any childhood survivors now in their twenties/early thirties living in or around Philadelphia?
Hello, I am presently a 31 year old who survived a diagnosis of ALL and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1985. For many years I did not identify myself, to myself, as a "survivor" and I rationalized away the impact that my experiences had on my family and personal development. It is ironic that this May I will be graduating with…
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26yr female peritoneal ca
My name is shannon and I'm from kalamazoo, MI. I was diagnosed in June with stage 3c primary peritoneal ca, had a full hysterectomy and had 6 rounds of carbo/taxol.. just married and was hoping for children. I am considering adoption but should I wait a few years to make sure I've beat this? My last CT and PET scans were…
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love
There’s this boy. Don’t all good stories start that way? There’s this boy that I’ve known for about a year now. The first time I saw him, my heart dropped to the floor and everything moved in slow motion. Needless to say, I’ve been falling for him more and more ever since. We we pleasant acquaintances for a while, and then…
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dealing with hair loss and non growth
i know this sounds really superficial but i am a 5 year survivor and still havent grown my hair back completely , i am not all that concerned, im not a superficial person but i feel like it should all be back by now. I had a brain tumor and major chemo and radiation on the back of my head and spine. its sparse and thin. i…