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I know most on this board have a diagnosis, however, I don't have that. I just need someone to talk to while waiting in limbo. My cousin and life long best friend passed away a couple of months ago. He was currently in remission from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. About a year before, he nearly died due to a lung infection from…
FAMILY IN DENIAL?
My husbands condition is really bad and not getting any better ( stage IV colon cancer). Nobody gave us time frame but I feel we don't have much time. He doesn't really eat or drink, I give him hydration at home. Today we found out he there's fluid somewhere below his lungs, near the largest tumor... I've lost family…
Dealing with recurrence
How do you deal when a loved one's cancer has a recurrence? My husband went for a scan as part of the follow-up plan. I knew he was due, but I didn't want to smother him. He came home from work yesterday and said he had his followup. He said he didn't tell me because he didn't want me to worry, but he was subdued and I…
How do I stop my brother from canceling his vacation
I got diagnosed with cancer. (chronic leukemia) I told my mother not to tell anyone but she told my older brother (he's in college, I'm a couple years younger.) He seems really upset, devastated, he was crying and he never cries. Why is he so upset? I feel terrible, I don't want to upset him. Now he wants to cancel his…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to catch all spam, and we are trying to figure out how this one got around our system. If you received a message from jegac1…
Omentum Cancer
Does anyone out there have experience with someone who has omentum cancer. Usually it is the way ovarian cancer is diagnosed, as it has moved from the ovaries to the omentum. The omentum is the sack that holds the large intestines. However, it is very rare when men get it. My husband was diagnosed wit omentum cancer in…
Just got to get it off my chest
My husband seems to be weaker and weaker, not as bad as it could be, and will be but for him it is hard to not be able to do the things he once did. It s very hard for me. I have started having anxiety attacks sometime swhen I start talking about him top someone. I try to keep my real feelings from him, I act like today…
In a dark place tonight
I am overwhelmed tonight. I have wonderful support from the community and school where I teach and from my church, but sometimes talking to well meaning friends who haven't been through this just isn't enough. I have been battling colon cancer since February, 2015. I initially had surgery with a colon resection and 20…
My partner wants to run away
So I have been dating this amazing man for a few months. Everything is wonderful and we are very happy. He had radiation for a brain tumor about 2 years ago and said that it was gone. Recently he has been having intense headaches in the spot the tumor was, had a severe lack of energy, can't get out of bed on time, has some…
Mental health question
So a family member went in for a scan and they found a 1.7cm spot on his lung. The family member understandably did not take it well. He was convinced he was dying before the more targeted CT scan had happen. After the second test the spot had shrunk and the doc said it was almost certainly not cancer and he wanted to have…
Single father, too scared to leave...
Hi all, I'm Justin. I only wrote on here once a couple of years ago.. I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about 4 years ago. At one point I was fine, cancer-free, only to find it had come back about a year later. Now I have 2 adopted children, and I'm just convinced all of this isn't going to get any better. I don't…
Getting through the holidays
I wish I could fast-forward through the next six weeks. When we are at homes of family & friends, I can go on auto pilot and just smile and nod politely. However my husband who is nearing end of treatment wants to keep to our annual routine of hosting his family at our house for Thanksgiving. I couldn't believe it. I was…
So Much Anger
My husband was daignosed with Omentun Cancer on April 11, 2016. Everything now sucks. I have so MUCH anger over my husabnd's cancer that sometimes it disables me. But I try no to show it. His is a cancer that there is NO cure for, so only time will tell. But all I can think about is how angry I am that we have lost our…
Still in shock after wife's initial visit with internist who detected 6 cm mass in the omentum.
We have our first follow-up appt scheduled for Monday Mar 7 with a GYN and another with an oncologist. Scared! Numb. Living in limbo. walking dead.
Celebrating b-day today with cancer
Today is my husband's birthday. He has cancer and we are celebrating his birthday tonight. For the first time ever, we did not make prior plans and are doing this last minute. I am thankful he feels like going out and grateful he has reached this annual milestone. Having a birthday is a gift, and I thank heaven. Thank you,…
A healing attitude
As survivors, at one point in our lives--whether it was last decade or last month--a wicked, foreign agent wedged it's way into our body. This is such a violent happening toward our balance, and for many of us; it may take the entirety of our time on earth to recover this equilibrium. However, it is so crucial that we…
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Only Child- Depressed Parent- Help
Hi There, My Dad died of brain cancer 4 years ago this month (we only had 2 months to speculate, 3 weeks to fully prepare). I thought things would get better by now, but my mom is still stuck and unable to hold down a job and her life. She doesn't view me (the only child) as a "positive" thing in her life. She says her cat…
Frustration
Hello everyone. I'm not sure if it's premature to be joining this community or anything like that but I need an outlet that I can express how I'm feeling in a place where I won't be judged or diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or something. A little bit of information about me: I just turned 30 on October 1st of this year,…
So Scared
I know I am not alone, but I am feeling it. My husband has been battling aggressive cancer for the last two years. We have done radition, on our thrid round of chemo and all ready have gone through three surgeries. The last one being a major on were he has ended up with two bags. They told us it wouldn't come back for a 1…
Broken
Hello, I'm 21 years old and about 5 months into battling stage 4 lymphoma. I recently just finished my chemotherapy treatment and will be awaiting to hear results in november. Treatment has been difficult and at times unbearable.. but recently I find it harder than it has ever been. Yesterday my girlfriend of 3 years…
Rituxan Side Effects
I have RA and started taking Rituxan in July. Since that time I started experiencing a terrible itching rash in my groin. My doctor prescribed two different ointments that I used. When the first one didn't work she prescribed another. Neither of these worked. From that point on I followed her suggestion and stopped using…
The Cancer Conflict Movie -
Hi everyone, I am Tom and I have been making a film about cancer. The documentary is following two people, one who's chosen chemo while the other alternative therapy, while exploring the question 'why does the UK have the lowest cancer survival rate in Western Europe?' It's all about people's relationship to their…
Doctors in family not helpful, is this normal?
Wow, does anyone have doctors in your family who offer any wisdom or insight beyond what your doctor provides? In my experience, the answer is NO and I wonder if they purposely take a hands-off approach? The situation is my husband got his diagnosis two weeks ago. His sister and brother-in-law are both oncologists at a…
Advanced Gall Bladder Canceer
i was diagnosis end last week with highly advanced gallbladder cancer. I am 69. Went to Doctor for back pain, but otherwise felt fine. I have received very little encouragement about treatment. The only treatment I was told about was chemo. I am trying to get in to a big city hospital with clinical trials. Any words of…
Please help me help him..
Hi all, My boyfriend has Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, which he was diagnosed with about a week before we officially started dating (after he'd chased me for about a year).. So, I had to decide, knowing how hard this was going to be, if I should get myself involved in this or not. He's so worth it, so obviously,…
Vulvar Cancer
Vulvar Cancer
Cancer and family
Hi there, this is my first time posting. I just want to know if other people have felt similar things. My family totally dropped the ball and so did my husband. My sister showed up with my brother in law and she proceeded to just sit on my couch after my total thyroidectomny, removal of 6 lymph nodes and one of my…
Thinking about leaving
Short summary, married 4 years to a lovely man who lost his first wife to lung cancer very suddenly. It devastated him and his 4 lovely girls (all over 21) and I adore them all. However, my onco gave me months to live and I am trying to decide what to do for the best, I am from England and have lived in Canada for the past…

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