Funny how "De-sensitised" we become to cancer

Tina Brown
Tina Brown Member Posts: 1,036 Member
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Thought I'd share my little experience with you to illustrate how we can become so used to having cancer that we ALWAYS assume everything that goes wrong in our bodies "MUST BE CANCER"

I had to go for a follow up cervival screen because my routine test came back with "changed cells" Well my first thought was.................. "Oh the cancer has spread" and the second one was............... don't need to go because I already have cancer"

I said to the nurse "Do I still need to attend because I already have Peritoneal Cancer which is very similar to Ovarian?". The nurse reassured me that my changes were very borderline and in no way connected.

After being examined the nurse suggested that my changes were indeed very borderline and (in her opinion) nothing to worry about and were probably a results of a virus that may or may not have been cause by the CHEMOTHERAPY having an effect on my white blood cells.

Still waiting for the offical results but a good example of how NOT EVERYTHING IS RELATED TO CANCER.

Tina xx

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  • Mum2bellaandwilliam
    Mum2bellaandwilliam Member Posts: 412
    #2
    Hi Tina,
    Look at me in the
    Hi Tina,

    Look at me in the week, another example of it! Not sure if you saw my post, but mum has a hernia, I could feel the lump in her tummy and immediately you think the worst!
    It is difficult not to think christ, it has got to be to do with cancer, but as you and Carlene say it isn't always about cancer!
    Liz x
  • kellyh33
    kellyh33 Member Posts: 287
    #3
    Mum2bellaandwilliam said:

    Hi Tina,
    Look at me in the
    Hi Tina,

    Look at me in the week, another example of it! Not sure if you saw my post, but mum has a hernia, I could feel the lump in her tummy and immediately you think the worst!
    It is difficult not to think christ, it has got to be to do with cancer, but as you and Carlene say it isn't always about cancer!
    Liz x

    Hernia?
    I can feel something in my Mom's stomach too. It is a rather large lump, she keeps asking me what it is. I keep saying I don't know but I just assumed it was the tumor. I am hoping that is a hernia just like your mom has.
    Mom goes for her 6th treatment on Monday and a CT scan on the 22nd. Please send positive vibes our way, a little prayer couldn't hurt either.
    Her name is Saundra.
    Thank you,
    Kelly
  • Mum2bellaandwilliam
    Mum2bellaandwilliam Member Posts: 412
    #4
    kellyh33 said:

    Hernia?
    I can feel something in my Mom's stomach too. It is a rather large lump, she keeps asking me what it is. I keep saying I don't know but I just assumed it was the tumor. I am hoping that is a hernia just like your mom has.
    Mom goes for her 6th treatment on Monday and a CT scan on the 22nd. Please send positive vibes our way, a little prayer couldn't hurt either.
    Her name is Saundra.
    Thank you,
    Kelly

    Kelly if you scroll down you
    Kelly if you scroll down you will se my post , it is called 'is this normal' Carlene has put some advice on there, on how to tell if it is a hernia.please go to your docs as well so they can check your mum out .
    My mum has her 6th treatment on Friday, so they are at the same stage more or less. Has you mum had surgery?
    Sending positive vibes your way xxx

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