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The Cancerous husband
Seeing posts of people with supportve spouses and family is something we all would love to have, unfortunately some of us don't have. I would get dropped off at chemo. Two years ago I was told I had 1-4 years before all my chemo/ surgery, my husband out of the blue decided to move to Michigan to be closer to my living…
CottageDreams (Canada) Free Week Sun-Thursday Cancer Survivors...
A great program offered for up to 6 people to vacation in a Cottage for 5 days for 'Free'. www.cottagedreams.com Good For Canadian Cancer Survivors and Families and Friends. I had Anal cancer and survived but have open wound (Fissure) it needs to heal first before and swimming or hot tubbing can take place. Check it out!…
Nonkeratinizing Squamous cell carcinoma
My husband has just been diagnosed with nanotechnology Squamous cell carcinoma could someone explain this to me and what is the Treatment and how serious is this? It's in P40 and CD 56
Caregiver has become distant, emotionless
I am a two-time cancer survivor and need input from either other cancer survivors or caretakers. My spouse has shut down after 2 years of taking care of me. It has magnified weaknesses in our otherwise loving marriage. He has been an amazing caregiver and juggled work, kids, and all the stresses that come with not only…
I am terrified and alone
I don't have a cancer diagnosis yet and I hope it is OK for me to post here. I have alarge hard lump in my groin/pelvis and was referred to a surgical oncologist and saw her 2 days ago. I had a CAT yesterday and am awaitingher call...she said 24-48 hours and I'm sure every person on this vorad knows how I feel. Every cell…
Board for end stage patients ???/
Im dealing with signet ring cell carcinoma,, Wondering witch forum here would be best for me,, Mostly need some support, but looking for knowledge treating symptoms. ect. My name is Greg and Im happy to have found your forum..
Cancer has made me distant
I have had melanoma since 2013. I have gone through every stage I am at stage 4 now. Lung mets that have been cleared up from immunotherapy but I just had a 17 cm tumor removed with a foot and a half of small bowel. Right now I have no detectable malanoma you learn that it's short lived. I've had 3 major surgeries,…
Waiting on Results
I feel a little insecure posting here as I know nothing for sure yet and will likely be waiting upwards of a week for results. I am man and had what I thought was an infection in my left nipple. Painful, swollen, etc. I have had other symptoms for quite a long time, but thought nothing of it. I went in on Thursday, they…
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…

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