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relationships while terminal/inoperable
Long story short. I live in a rural area. So does my partner of four years. Until Obama care kicked in she was withouta psychologist and psychatrist to take care of her emotional health. As I have become sicker things became so toxic between us that we both made the decision to reform our relationship. Before we lived…
My story
My story begins with a trip to the ER because of some insane pain. That Doctor came back and told me there was a grapefruit sized growth on my ovary but not to worry because woman my age"26" don't get this type of cancer. I was refereed to gynecologist surgeon who took one look at the scans told me not to worry "Women your…
Living in fear/anxiety/depression...
I celebrated several health milestones this year; September 17th marked three years from my Triple Negative Breast Cancer Diagnosis; March 31st marked two years from my last chemotherapy treatment, June 1st marked two years from the last of three breast cancer surgeries and August 15th marked two years from my last…
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waiting, the dreaded waiting
Looking for best resources for those dealing with the "search" in the now versus the after cancer stage.
My 19 YO son has NHL
My 19 year old son was diagnosed in early december with NHL - oddly enough, on my birthday. The first oncologist we talked to said 'no big deal, Stage 1, 70-90% cure, if you are going to have cancer, this is the kind to have." A week later, he told us a better prognosis would be 60% 5-year survival rate with a high…
Divorce, Starting Over, and Dating after Cancer
Five years ago I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Renal Cell Carcinoma, stage 2 of 3. I had a partial nephrectomy of my right kidney. About a year after, my ex husband had an affair, that's why he's my ex. He was never supportive and wouldn't allow me to talk about the cancer. He said, "If I talked about it, it meant I…
parent of a cancer patient
Some days are really harder than others. Especially when you dream about cancer showing up again. How do you deal with it? My daughter, who is 8 now, was diagnosed with muco epidermoid carcinoma on June 6, 2012. She had surgery to remove the parotid gland and 33 rounds of radiation. I have several questions and I don't…
Just Curious
I was diagnosed with Acute Myloid Leukemia in July 2012. Thankfully, all the treatment worked and I am now in remission. I was out of work for treatment for 8 months. My employer was very good to me. They held my position for me and there was never a question I would have a job to go back to when I got better. This was a…
6 Years cured, struggling with anxiety/depression
Hey guys, This is my first post here, so thank you all for reading what I have to say. I was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma at the age of 15. I underwent 15 rounds of chemo and a surgery to replace most of my femur with a titanium internal prosthesis. The whole thing took about a year. After I was done I had trouble…
a little down today
Hi everybody. Happy holidays.. Hoping the New year brings good luck, good health, good news to all of us. Feeling a little down this xmas.. I lost my mom in 2009 to uterine cancer.. after 4 mos.. that's all.. 4 mos from the time we got the official diagnosis till she was gone. It's been rough but I thought I was doing…
step dad with cancer giving anger
Hi everyone. last night my step dad went completely off the deep end with his anger too the point he threatened to call the cops on me and make my mom move out as well. He has merkel cancer and bone cancer. Is anger normal for cancer and if so how do we the caregivers handle it?
Bluerose you must be blessed
Bluerose you must be a blessed child of god, i would love to feel what you did whenever you recieved your healing, i keep praying for god to heal me, i have everyone else who believes in god to pray, but so far i still feel so bad. I have always been taught that god does everything in his own time, so i guess i will wait…
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year
Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year. I am a 24 year survivor of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, had two bouts of cancer early in the 24 years and have been struggling with various side effects of the treatments ever since. However, at Christmas time I always find that my thoughts…
Find A Cure. Special dedication
We would like for you to listen and watch our music video to our song "Find A Cure". This song started as a dedication to our aunt that passed away because of cancer. Then a friend from high school passed away and after a co-workers father. We knew we had to raise awareness, unite to fight to find a cure for this horrible…
all alone and scared
First let me say I lost my Dad this spring. Not to cancer though. Not sure if this is the place to be looking for help. My Dad raised me alone. I don't have any siblings. My girlfriend of four years left me the weekend that he passed. She came back for a month and a half, then left me for good. I feel so sad and alone. I…
Orphaned by cancer = Let's talk, connect, and support each other!
Hi, My name is Jewel and I lost my mom, my only parent, to ovarian cancer in 2008, when I was only 20 years old. It has been soo difficult going through life as an orphan, especially when I am still young and in a time (college) when most college students and most of my peers still rely heavily on their parents. I was too…
new here
I am new here and was wondering if anyone has had similar experiences or had advice for me. While away from "home" at graduate school I was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma. At the time i was in a 2 year serious relationship with a girl I loved very much. I received one month inpatient treatment at the local hospital…
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pet/ct scan
Iam afraid to call the doctor to find out results of my pet/ct scan. do not know if I can handel bad news , a lung nodule was discovered on left lower lung 6 weeks ago .had a full ct of the chest ang it was only a single 8.7 mm nodule ,but doc want a pet/ct scan so I had that Monday and am to afraid to call and ask for…
Synthroid Medication
* Has any one had bad side affects with this medication like feeling really depressed, suicidal thoughts, bitchy, has no patiences. Just sick of living not feeling worth any thing would be better off dead. Just pissed off in general about every thing. I feel worse when take the medication. Rarely have a good day. Is there…
Hair Loss
It is almost day 17. I had decided that I wanted to shave my head before I found hair lying next to me.....but now I am scared. How did you handle it? How did you handle the looks and the question? Age: 36 Endometrial cancer http://rebelcupcake.wordpress.com
pet/ct scan
Just had a checkup and did a $49.00 scan to see how my clean my viens were and they found a lung nodule , so form there they did a ct scan of my complete chest and it ended up being a SLN that was 8.7mm so the doctor had me do a pet/ct scan , this has all happened in about a month . Had the scan yesterday morning and I…
Mother is terminal .... not understanding her behavior and it HURTS!!
My mother did not get routine check ups for decades. She was diagnosed with Cervical cancer but unfortunately too late. It is in all her lymph nodes and her lungs. They have given her 1 week to 1 year to live. She has been undergoing radiation therapy for a few weeks. Today she is having surgery to put stents in her…
Cancer Preventing Tips and Discussions
Now this topic will help people to prevent cancer. Medication and all comes when GOD forbidden some one suffers from cancer but we can also try to prevent cancer or we can fight cancer during medication and after successful treatment to fight with cancer in future. So here we all will be giving tips and will be sharing…
My mother died April 30th, and I'm still having some trouble.
So on April 30th of this year, my mother passed. I was always close with her and she could always help wether it be advice about friends or studying for vocab quizzes, she was always there for me. I'm fifteen right now, and it's just me, my brother and my dad now. (Three boys no girls) I have never connected well with my…
Help
Hi There; My step dad started having pain in his back in Middle of June, Dr sent him to the Chiropracter for a few weeks which by middle of July we was in so much pain we went to the ER and they did scans but neither the ER or the Primriary doctors looked at the results for two weeks later. We found out at beginning of…
extremely depressed,self conscious and dont know where to turn. recovering from hodgkins lymphoma
my name is alexis i am 21yrs old and the last 2 and a half years of my life i spent fighting my cancer. now i am in remission but i cant get away from my anxiety and depression and self consciousness. when i look in the mirror i dont see myself anymore. i see a girl that is broken and i cant put the pieces back together. i…
Want to offer my love and support to anyone on here
Please read my posts and my blog. I have been through so much with Cancer. I am available by email or maybe later by phone if we connect. Just want to help. Isn't that what this website is for? Emotional, spiritual, mental health. I am not involved in organized religion. I am a very open person and will never preach. I do…
Too young and ready to settle down, Cancer?
Hi EEveryone I am 34 years old. I just lost my mom to 4th stage Cervical Cancer last year. She was an amazing mother and my best friend. She waited too long in 1995 to get a pap, 8 yrs and had to have a full Hysterectomy and lympnode removed. Then in Oct 2010 she was rediagnosed after her lympnode swelled up;( she died Jan…

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