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Dealing with an "I don't want to know" parent
I'm so tired. I am my 89 year old mother's only living relative and the person (the only person) with power of attorney - medical and financial. Two years ago, my father died. Last year she was diagnosed with colon cancer. Although her surgeon felt this was probably not going to kill her, it was a slow growing tumor, she…
Ewing’s Sarcoma Survivor anxiety and depression
Has anyone else had to deal with this. I recently found out I have anxiety... some days i feel depressed also. I’m not sure if this is something normal having fought for my life. anyone have this happen???
New Member
I'm not sure the exact name of my cancer. I just had a nodule removed from vocal cord. I am told I will now need rafdiation for 6 weeks 5 days a week along with a PEG tube as throat will be too sore to eat. Has anyone else had this ame thing?
Scared and
Scared
Just got here, I need emotional support
Hello everyone, this is my first post on this forum. My mother has cancer since 2010. A neuroendocrine tumor that has spread to the liver. English isn't my native language, so bear with me here, please. I have nowhere else to turn. I will post the complete story soon enough, but for now, just let me say it here, I am…
15 years later, how I found peace with what was
January 13, 2003 is a day that will go down in history engraved in my heart forever. It is the day my mom lost her battle with cancer. A battle that started in 1984. A battle that has shaped my life and outlook on everything that happens to me and others. After 15 years without my mom I never could have imagined that the…
Tamoxifen & Sex Drive???
Hello Everyone, My intent is not to offend anyone. I take this as a prevention. My pregnant sister and mom were told they had cancer 2 years ago. I was going in for my first mamagram and they thought they saw something and because of the history that just popped up in my family they deem me as high risk. After taking it…
chemo and bodily fluids
I am am a retired cancer RN. Ran across a discussion about bodily fluids burning partners of those receiving chemo, including during intercourse. Unfortunately, some of my former colleagues still maintain this urban legend. Throughout my entire career, I was never able to find a single documented case of this happening. It…
husband has prostate cancer, I'm scared
Hello, I am new to the CSN site. My husband was diagnosed with PC in early November and I have discovered that I really need to talk with people who have gone through or are going through this specific type of cancer. Two weeks ago my husband had his prostate gland removed. The surgery went very well and the catheter and…
Volunteer Help
I am now in remission from Stage 2, type B Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I live in Vero Beach, Florida and was treated at the Scully-Welsh Cancer Center. I would absolutely love to give back and have been looking for volunteer opportunities but it seems that all of the positions are during regular working hours. I still work and…
So lost, I don't even know how to pray
As my moniker indicates, I am a caregiver for my husband these past eight years. He has survived throat cancer and a recurrence, but requires daily care even though he is currently considered in "remission" (mets to lungs still visible on cat scan). I am myself a two time survivor of breast cancer. But today seems to be…
Need serious emotional support
How or why I have not posted on this board is a really good question. Before I was diagnosed with any cancer, I was already embroiled in a plethora of emotional problems due to a history of depression and major dysfunctional family issues. Therefore, after being diagnosed with cancer in Sept 2016, my family has tried to…
Newly diagnosed -
Dating someone who has cancer
My partner has had cancer for 6 years. I just began dating him a couple of months ago. The irony is that my father died of cancer about 9 years ago, so the cancer never really bothered me. But, I have a hard time when my partner is going through a lot of pain or a hard time, because he is so used to dealing with it by…
The middle of the nite
just diagnosed with recurrence. I don’t have kids or a partner. What do you do when you wake up in the middle of the night scared and alone, overwhelmed by worry or just feeling physically bad?
scared
i, along with my sister and her two teenage boys, watched my 50 year old brother in law die, back on November 4, 2017. The worst case scenario was 8 months. Thirteen weeks later he was dead. The late August diagnosis was at the same time my mother came out of remission from fourth stage ovarian cancer. That's been going n…
What is Sigmoid Colon Neoplasm?
Hi All, Just want to ask some questions since my CT Scan diagnosis states that Sigmoid Colon Neoplasm or Colitis My history is i was in pain lower left abdomen for about 10 years. At ealry years of pain i was constipated, mid years was bloated and a lot of gas/farting too much, diarehhia and chills. Just last week i had my…
Tumor on Outside of Pancreas
My sister's tumor is on the outside of her pancreas. She is doing chemo treatments now. The treatments are taking their toll on her. She will be 79 on January 22. She is sleeping alot and not eating. Is this the end for her.
Please help,need guidance, advice, opinions, anything
Where to start, this is such a complicated and long story. My mother, my best friend, my absolute everything was given four months to live yesterday with radiation on treatments on brain. The last several years I've watched this women suffer and be put thru hell and she has fought and fought! My mom is 63 years old. In…
What do I do now?
I. just found out that I have an elevated CEA level of 12. I am already chronically ill with unrelated illness and am alone and without funs. Now, in addition to this, it looks like I will die soon. My symptoms that led to the test being done included a 30lb weight loss after a lifetime of being somewht overweight. I don't…
I am total wreck and my wife said "I do love you but don't love myself"
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I have no one to talk to
I came here to post because I have no one to talk to. My husband is so private about his cancer that I feel like I'm betraying him even by posting here, but I can't carry it alone. He didn't tell me exactly when his check up was, but I knew it was soon. I know he needs space, so I didn't want to crowd him with too many…
Complex kidney cyst I’m freaked
I don’t have a cancer diagnosis, but 2nd ultrasound on a kidney cyst in a year shows it grown and some nodules or calcifications. The radiologist recommended rescan in 6 months, but my doc is sending me to a urologist. I appreciate that because I suffer from anxiety and this has sent me into a vortex of worry. Everything…
My mom has cancer for the second time
The first time my mom had cancer it was a tumor in her colon and the doctor was able to remove it and then had chemo has a preventative measure. Now we have found out that she has cancer again in several spots and she is having to go through more agressive chemo this time around. It has been a rough couple of years for my…
Disappearing Cancer
Anyone ever heard of cancer that disappears? My dad just went to an oncologist for the first time after about 6 weeks of bouncing back and forth from urologist to gastroenterologist with an initial scan showing a mass on the stomach lining and one near/abutting the left kidney. But kidney guy keeps pointing to the stomach…
Dad's Cancer Diagnosis Is Taking Forever...
Hello all. Brand new here. Feeling so frustrated and confused on the length of time it is taking to diagnose my dad's cancer. He initially went into the hospital Oct. 26 (today is Dec. 1) with a scan from his dr. that showed left kidney blockage (he was having severe pain even to be able to walk) and also a mass. Well,…
Scared of chemo
I have the choose an oncologist this weekend. One is at a large cancer center but there are constantly screws up over the most basic things (called me with wrong pre-op info night before surgery, sent letters with wrong phone numbers for doctors - it just goes on and on), and the other is a smaller cancer center with what…
Crying
My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 estrogen receptor breast cancer in July. It's been a rough road, my whole family is taking care of her, we are all in the same house, so whenever she needs someone, at least one of us is there. Shes not going to get better. For weeks she has been having these full on loud crying spells…
My mom has cancer... I need some advice!
My mom is my favorite person in the entire world! In January 2008 we found out that she had colon cancer. she was just shy of 45 years old. It was stage 4. I was crushed... my mother is very very strong and she held it together but i just crumbled right in front of everyone. In December 2007 her uncle found out that he had…
Newly diagnoosed and need support
Last Thurday, October 26th I was diagnosed with Follicular Lymphoma. They don't know what stage it is yet. They do know I have enlarged lymph nodes in my neck, both arnpits and groin. Those are the ones they can see. I am getting a port put in on Monday. This type of Lymphoma is not curable but they can at least manage the…

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