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Anyone else having a hard time coping with remission?
Hello All, As of January 2009 I was told by my oncologist that I am in partial remission from lung cancer, there is a small incurable tumor in my left lung that will never be gone but is not currently active after responding well to treatment. I am happy about my news and now have two positive CT scans under my belt, with…
Mom died very sudden...
my mom died 3 days after we found out she had cancer from her brain to her toes and every where in bettween...help me it realy ihurts and my faimly is not realy helping me....
lung cancer
hi anyone can anyone give me some advice my mum has told me she has non small cell lung cancer i want to know if you can beat this , i what to talk to people who have and are going through the same thing .she's not told me a lot cause i've not asked all i know is that they can not remove it with surgery shes having cemo…
Spring is in the air!!
Hi all, I hope everyone had a good holiday. Mine was beautiful - I spent the day with my whole family, all 30 of them. Yup, spent the day with all of them and didn't lose my mind! In fact, I enjoyed Easter like I never have before. I always loved Easter and even had "Auntie Holly's annual Easter egg hunt" but, I never…
The Pull Between Letting It Go And The Blame Game.
Side effects, late effects, emotional effects, physical effects - letting it go vs. blaming it on the treatments? I'm talking about that feeling that we feel when some of us deal daily with these 'effects' of our treatments. No doubt many side effects come from the treatments - that has been established in many areas but…
Lost a 'chemo buddy' this week, a sad reminder of what can happen.
I went in today to try and get my scheduled chemo (denied because of low platelets, but that's another story), and learned that one of my chemo buddies passed away over the past week. It's funny how close you feel to the people that get their chemo at the same time as you; kind people that help you pass the long hours of…
Insensitivity in the Medical Field
I know we have all had this happen to us at one point or another in our battle against cancer but it just boggles my mind to think that after I too have had this happen to me it still affects me as much as it did the first time it happened. You would think that one would get used to it or at least have some coping skill…
ITS BEEN 4 YEARS
IT HAS BEEN 4 YEARS AND IT FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY , I WORK A LOT AND TRY TO KEEP BUSY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND TRY TO KEEP GOING ON , SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING CRAZY , BEING AN ONLY CHILD AND HAVING NO FAMILY OUT ( ALL IN EUROPE)HERE RECENTLY DIVORCED ACTUALLY AT THE SAME TIME I LOST MY MOM AND RAISING A 10 YEAR OLD…
I have 2 family members with colon cancer
My dad died when he was 42, of lymphoma. I was 15 at the time. Last May 14th, my only sibling, my 57 year old brother underwent emergency surgery for a perforated bowel. It was stage 4. He started chemo treatments in June. July 5th, my 80-yr. old mother had a heart attack and had to have stents placed, 3 to be exact. She…
Woohooo, Validation on 'Chemo Brain'!!?!!
It's a new day in cancer care. Today I got in to see a Memory Clinic here in the city and while I was there I talked to the nurse about my issues with 'chemo brain' thinking oh man I will have to tell her what that is and go into it all over again. However, much to surprise she acknowledged the syndrome as if it was almost…
I don't know how to die...
Hey guys. I'm brand new to the site. I've just been diagnosed two weeks ago with small cell lung cancer. If it wasn't already extensively metastasized I think I might be coping better, but both my doctors and ever resource I've found have given me about a 40% chance of surviving to see five years from now. Yesterday…
Scared
Ok~ I have been avoiding trying to think about my PET scan tomorrow along with the oncologist visit but I am really scared. I am so afraid that there is still cancer and that I will have to go through all the chemo and radiation again or a bone morrow transplant. I feel fine~but I felt fine when the cancer was found. I…
Scared
Hi Saturday morning I woke up with a rash on my hand and nose and a red itchy lump on my neck right around where the lymphoma was. My last radiation treatment was October 31. I am really scared that the cancer has come back. Right now the dr is treating topically (if that is the right word) with ointment and benadryl.…
Even Now
Hello, Mom was diagnosed with inoperable Stage 3A lung cancer on March 13, 2008, a date I will always remember. Those were dark days, and we survived on prayer. After chemo and radiation treatments, the cancer is in remission for five months. We know there is a long way to go. In the midst of the fear and dread, we…
My Dad
My Dad was diagnosed with High Grade salivary gland cancer. He is 75. He also has Parkinson's Disease, and I know the results of that disease are not pleasant at all, to say the very least. He is not going to have treatment for this cancer, and has not gone back to a doctor to find anything more out, and does not plan to.…
Humour Can Make All The Difference In A Day
I just thought it would be kind of fun, and therapuetic perhaps to ask everyone interested to briefly share their funniest stories about themselves or others close to them for all to enjoy, sort of a Club Med for the head kind of thread. lol. Humour does make such a differenc in how a person feels and this morning after…
Chemo Brain/Cognitive Issues
A lot of cancer survivors can relate to 'chemo brain', the fight goes on between yes it exists and no it doesn't as far as past cancer treatment being a cause. But regardless of what caused it, stress or drugs or radiation or all of the above it does exist and many of us know that. Because of my initial treatment for NHL…
Had to cancel another medical appt. GRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!
I don't know why I even opened this topic as it really, for me anywho, is the same old same old - can't predict I can be anywhere with any degree of certainty EVER. This appointment was a Pre Op for one of my surgeries too, can't get there - nauseous. Started off this morning with a bit of heart arythmia then that left and…
Overwhelmed again and again
I thought we needed a new page for this topic as the other was getting too long. And what overwhelmed us yesterday has taken a backseat to today's problems. Today it was our tax system and having to go back two years as it took 16 months to get my disability. I am so glad my wife has an accounting degree and does not have…
Over Freakin Whelmed, AGAIN.
Not going to go into the whys of why I am so overwhelmed YET AGAIN, most of you have read my woes of a lodged kidney stone they want to drag out and other medical surgeries and procedures they are threatening to do. One of the confusing aspects of my situation is that because I have had too much medical intervention in my…
What Cancer Can't DO!!!!!
Cancer is so limited... It cannot cripple love. It cannot shatter hope. It cannot corrode faith. It cannot eat away peace. It cannot destroy confidence. It cannot kill friendship. It cannot shut out memories. It cannot silence courage. It cannot reduce eternal life. It cannot quench the Spirit. I really liked this poem. It…
Confused and upset
Today has been a rough day for me. I recently returned to my job only to find myself displaced due to layoffs and people getting moved around from one area to another. I got sent to the main plant which is much harder on me physically. It can also be very stressfull. A lot of the work is a new process and learning it is a…
Children of Cancer Patients
I am not sure if I should even be here on this message board but you all are the only thing that I could find that looked like it could help me. I am the daughter of a very brave man. His name was Phil and this February 9th it will be 2 years since he lost his battle with cancer. I thought that I was able to handle the…
Patrick Swayze Interview
Wow, what an amazing interview with Patrick Swayze last night on Barbara Walters. So glad I watched it. He is an inspiration to all cancer patients and survivors, no matter what type of cancer. Especially now in this present time period when we have so much cancer among us. The fact that he hasn't given up and yet is…
Yay, Feb 14th is OVERRRRRRRRR, LOL
Whew, glad to say that day pass. Hit me harder than I had anticipated, the phone was never quieter and the memories were never louder. Then around 4 I decided that I needed to show some caring for MYSELF, so I picked up the phone and treated myself to a nice take out meal for supper. Ordered my favourite - ribs, mashed…
Off to another specialist, ick
Some call it complaining, I call it sharing. lol. Leaving for the results of my 3rd xray on that stupid stubborn kidney stone that seems to be quite comfy in my bladder and doesn't seem to want to move on out. Sigh. I have felt a bit different lately and have a feeling it might have vacated the premises but the xray will…
Pet Therapy
One of my two cats is lying here between my keyboard and the monitor, pawing at the mouse icon as it flies across the screen (she just fell asleep from exhaustion, lol) and it made me want to acknowledge her and my other cat for the great stress relievers that they truly are, and have been, all through my fight with cancer…
Do the 'communities' / friendships made here ever lead to face to face meetings outside of the Discu
The 10 of us that have UPSC (a rare aggressive recurrent uterine cancer) regularly 'talk' on the Uterine Cancer discussion board about getting together in the fall when about half of us will be coming out of treatment and think we'll be recovered enough to travel. I love the idea of meeting the wonderful women who are…
adrenal cancer
I was diagnosed with adrenal cancer in oct. 2008. they removed the tumor. I am now on Mitotane. I am up to 6 pills a day. I was wondering how anyone is handling the mitotane? Is anyone experiencing dizziness and fatigue? My dr. says he feels the dizziness has nothing to do with the mitotane. I am going to be working my way…
Some advice on Cervical Cancer
Dear Members: I am 47 years old. In November I started having irregular menstrual period and severe cramps at nights. The cramps come and go whether I had my period or not. In November I had spotting at the end of my menstrual cycle, and in December my period was a bit heavier and lasted longer than normal, lasting ten…

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