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Home recovery for ovarian cancer
Just found out that my grandma of 69 years has ovarian cancer. We're looking for suggestions and experiences to help make her recovery at home as speedy and comfortable as possible. We would like any information from specialized equipment to wall colors. While you were going through your recovery, what did you like? What…
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Mom just diagnosed, need advice
My mother was just diagnosed. She had some polyps removed (which she has before because of her crohn's disease), but this time one of them (in her lower rectum) had cancer in it. They called it adenocarcinoma with probable angiolymphatic something. I don't even know because I'm getting this info from my dad. Anyway, my way…
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Update-SCC-Penile Cancer
My boyfriend had his surgery at IU Monday.They did not perform Moh's,but he had excisional & the plastic surgeon did not have to graft,instead he pulled skin up from scrotum & base of penis to make a flap over the area.Its like a sideways horseshoe shape scar,about 3 inches! Bad news was from the time I 1st had him looked…
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Brother, son, father, friend, who am I?
I am 21 years old, the oldest of four children and I lost my father and my security to prostate cancer a year ago. I was briefly part of the CSN about a year ago when my 52 y/o father was living with very advanced prostate cancer. At that time I was looking for answers and researching options. Now I am working through a…
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A Mother is as a Mother does
I read so many daughters posting, how their mother breast cancer brought them together, or their mother is their best friend, or this, or that, or the other thing and I just feel like a complete alien. My mother was never my ally. She was physically and mentally abusive to me as a child. Neglect was her special form of…
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Penile Cancer Support
Hi. I have posted under the Penile cancer link.My 45 year old boyfriend & high schhol sweetheart,was recently diagnosed with squamous cell cancer & I have decided to start a group on yahoo on this topic,as there does not seem to be much out there as far as contacting others with this.We are currently waiting on x-ray…
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new member
I am so glad to have found this site. My father-in-law was recently diagnosed with cancer. (GBM stage 4) He has deteriorated so quickly in just a few weeks. And what a roller coaster that has been. We are in fighting mode, than we are in hospice care, then fighting mode, and currently hospice care again. I feel so alone…
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Its the "How" I need help with!
I'm new here too. I'm a 42 yoa male, the oldest of three, I have two younger sisters and a wife & 4 kids of my own. My dad was diagnosed with Melinoma late in 1998. he was told it had been caught early and underwent a chemo treatment (unknown what. It did not seem to be a big deal)...afterall He's my dad...gonna be here…
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Where's the Manual?
My husband was just diagnosed with lower esophageal cancer. Im still looking for the manual on how to deal with this. I need to get his weight up but he doesnt really have an interest in eating. He smokes and I know this is a main cause of his cancer. He is trying to stop smoking cigarettes with the patch but it is a…
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Look for happy thing
-- Stressed --You the wonderful You made me laugft thank you so much i need that today Have to remenber all good thing in my life And thank God for let me be a great caregiver to someone i love and have great respect for him
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doctors bedside manner
Does anyone else find it frustrating trying to get information out of the various doctors caring for the person in your life who has cancer? I have found that the doctor's are not helpful, they are extremely vague, they give only short non-informational answers. I have also found that they do not return phone calls and…
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Survivor AND caregiver
I had 3 cancer diagnoses over a period of 10 years. I have been caregiver for both my disabled parents for several years until my mother passed away a year ago. I still look after Dad. He is not hard to care for right now, but I still get so emotionally drained just knowing that everything I do and plan must first be…
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Introducing myself..newbie
First I want to say how glad I was to find this site. My husband of 34 yrs has recently been diaganoised with adenacarcinoma non-small cell lung cancer about 6 weeks ago. We are about through the testing stage now, and facing surgery next week. He had had NO symptoms, and it was caught on a routine work physical xray. It…
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Just found out my mom has cancer
Hi. New to these boards. Just found out that the lump in my mom's neck (removed) is squamous cell carcinoma. Still don't know where it originated; the waiting game. So scared. Anyone here been through this?
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colon cancer
My brother just found out he has colon cancer that has spread to his liver. Can someone tell me where to start??? I am devastated.
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Adult child of 27 1/2 year Breast Cancer Survivor!!
I just wanted to post something... My mother is a 27 1/2 year survivor, she was diagnosed with Pagets when I was only 6 and had a radical unilateral mastectomy without reconstruction. She is the strongest woman I've ever met and admire her to no end. The irony of life, my significant other had an 87% chance of being…
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stage 4 diagnosis w/i a week of a heart attack...
I'm new here and hoping for..well, I guess just a sounding board. My mom, 75, went into the hospital three weeks ago. We've been on a wild ride since then. As background, my mom was jogging two miles a day a month ago, eats healthy as can be, never smoked and never drank (seriously, never even had a glass of wine.) Three…
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I'm Tired!!
My husband has been cleared of his cancer. The tumors are dead and gone - he had stage 4 tonsil cancer. His last treatment was March 1. I'm tired of having to do everything!! He doesn't want to bounce back or return. We have 3 beautiful children ( 1 who has CF) and I need his help & for him to open to the world again. We…
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Am so glad to have tis place
So happy to have find this place. My husbands has bones cancers and lung for 2 years we done everything to expend his life Now he is talking Traciva He is home I care for him 24 hrs day Hospice come and help 2 hrs day Am Trying to giving him quality life Feel so alone ;and am so afraid Hoping to find friends in this room
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Support for caregiver
My stepdad was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. He was admitted to the hospital today for extensive treatments and more tests because he is in stage 4 and they also suspect leukemia (they'll know more tomorrow). At this point, though, I am mostly worried about my mom. She seems to be barely keeping it…
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Essiac Treatment
Hello. I hope all is well with everyone. My mother is battling advanced stage vaginal cancer. It has spread to her lungs and liver. Her days are numbered now. I was wondering if anyone has used the Essiac Tea treatment for cancer. If so, how was your experience? Please respond as soon as possible, as I would like to learn…
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School Bus Depot
I am a 5yr cancer survivor of lymphoma,before I was treated I was told that I had it through bad environment.I got well and moved to Port Jervis NY and have doing great.But I recently found out that the school board is proposing to buy a piece of property right next to mine to build a school bus depot that would have 50-60…
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Life after for caregiver s??ks
I have the grim task of selling my husbands music equipment that he loved so dearly to try and pay for the funeral. I sold one pieces to what I thought was a friend of my husbands had a set price he called me to jew me lower even after I told him what the money was far. Now I have found the receipt where my husband bought…
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information
I was the caregiver for my mother, she had non hodgkin's lymphnomia, I don't feel like her doctor gave her the care she deserved. how can I find out if there was more he could have done to save her life?? my mom passed on January 13th of this year, 2006
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chemo pump
my brother is haning a chemo pump put in at Dana Farber, how does it work?
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Liver Cancer: Need Advice
My mother (73 yrs) was diagnosed with liver cancer about 3 weeks ago. She started radiation therapy about 4 days after and will complete radiation therapy in 2 weeks. When she was first diagnosed, her primary care MD and oncologist did not tell us what type of cancer, stage, or anything. They just basically started her on…
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Need help for my mom
Mom has survived non hodgkins lymphoma..twice and had part of her right lung removed to lung cancer.She gets her screenings every 6 months and last week had a PET scan to check a small spot on the right upper lung. Tomorrow we get results but the problem is, she came home today from work very very down and depressed and…
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Just found out my mom has cancer
In the last 2 weeks they discovered a tumor in her lung and told us it's non small cell adenocarcinoma. I'm feeling very helpless right now being the only child. I'm married with 3 kids and my husband went thru prostate cancer with his dad but I'm still feeling alone. Can anyone help?
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Why does he rage?
My name is Mary Ann. I am sorry this is so long but if someone can help..... The love of my life, Matt,just had surgery for Testicular Cancer. He is 40 years old and first found out there was a problem when they did a pre-employment physical and found a lump.The doctor told him he must see a urologist immediately as she…
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Struggling
I'm new here, My name is Meredith and I'm 28. My dad has been told he's got bone mestatis secondary to Esophageal Cancer. In 2003 he was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma type Esophageal Cancer. He went through surgery, radiation and chemo at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center in Wilmington Delaware. Everything was fine and he…