told me two years to live

Josie21 said:

So sorry

Hi Muffingranma,

To say I am sorry does not seem to be enough.  It's bad enough to be fighting this horrible disease, but to carry the burden of your family's financial future must be hard to bare.  I hope that you can focus on taking care of your health at this time.  No one knows how long we have on this earth.  Your son's might get jobs tomorrow and then you spent valuable energy worrying about something that took care of itself.  I truly hope that happens for you and your family.

You and your sons will be in my prayers.  If anyone needs a hug it is you, so I am sending you many, many virtual ones.

Ginny

My radiologist gave me a prescription for Silver Sulfadiazine cream. I used it for the first time last night. My skin is so burnt it is peeling off, and then it is very  raw. I  have  two more weeks to go, I may have to do scans after that, then off to my lung doctor and getting cataracts taking off . He can only do one eye. I had a stroke behind one eye ,so he won't mess with it. Getting the cataracts off one eye will help me see some. My grandson comes in my room to say hello and that he loves me. I want to take him out to eat or do something with him.  We have him on weekends, he has been a good boy. I hate when I  feel so weak that I can only lay in my bed. I  just feel so weak and I hurt in my chest area and under my arm. When I went in his office and he said I only had a few months to a year, maybe two at the most really floored me. I   didn't know what to say after all the surgery's and being drained of fluid all the time. I was hoping for good news. I pray for everyone going through rough times with cancer and other illnesses. Thank you for responding. I hope you and your family are doing ok. I wish I would hit the lottery I would buy a house and a food truck lol dreaming again. We probably all would like that. My sons would have their business.  I pray for everyone battling cancer that they win, Thank you for caring. Thank you for the hug. Here's a hug for you

Josie21 said:

So sorry

Hi Muffingranma,

To say I am sorry does not seem to be enough.  It's bad enough to be fighting this horrible disease, but to carry the burden of your family's financial future must be hard to bare.  I hope that you can focus on taking care of your health at this time.  No one knows how long we have on this earth.  Your son's might get jobs tomorrow and then you spent valuable energy worrying about something that took care of itself.  I truly hope that happens for you and your family.

You and your sons will be in my prayers.  If anyone needs a hug it is you, so I am sending you many, many virtual ones.

Ginny

My radiologist gave me a prescription for Silver Sulfadiazine cream. I used it for the first time last night. My skin is so burnt it is peeling off, and then it is very  raw. I  have  two more weeks to go, I may have to do scans after that, then off to my lung doctor and getting cataracts taking off . He can only do one eye. I had a stroke behind one eye ,so he won't mess with it. Getting the cataracts off one eye will help me see some. My grandson comes in my room to say hello and that he loves me. I want to take him out to eat or do something with him.  We have him on weekends, he has been a good boy. I hate when I  feel so weak that I can only lay in my bed. I  just feel so weak and I hurt in my chest area and under my arm. When I went in his office and he said I only had a few months to a year, maybe two at the most really floored me. I   didn't know what to say after all the surgery's and being drained of fluid all the time. I was hoping for good news. I pray for everyone going through rough times with cancer and other illnesses. Thank you for responding. I hope you and your family are doing ok. I wish I would hit the lottery I would buy a house and a food truck lol dreaming again. We probably all would like that. My sons would have their business.  I pray for everyone battling cancer that they win, Thank you for caring. Thank you for the hug. Here's a hug for you

Angie2U said:

I think you really need to

I think you really need to talk to your rads oncologist and stop rads for a few days or weeks.  I know people that have had to do this as their skin was burning too bad. 

Take care of yourself and focus on living! 

Wishing your sons good luck also.

Hugs, Angie

My radiologist gave me a prescription for Silver Sulfadiazine cream  My grandson comes in my room to say hello and that he loves me. I want to take him out to eat or do something with him. I told him soon as I get a little strength we would do something together  We have him on weekends, he has been a good boy. I hate when I  feel so weak that I can only lay in my bed. I  just feel so weak and I hurt in my chest area and under my arm. When I went in his office and he said I only had a few months to a year, maybe two at the most really floored me. I   didn't know what to say after all the surgery's and being drained of fluid all the time. I was hoping for good news.  I knew this kind of cancer caused by the radiation I took for my cancer five years that gave me this cancer had nothing that could work against it  But it was still hard to hear. I pray for everyone going through rough times with cancer and other illnesses. Thank you for responding. I hope you and your family are doing ok. I wish I would hit the lottery I would buy a house and a food truck lol dreaming again. We probably all would like that. My sons would have their business.  My sons had to help out with there dad who also had cancer and a bad heart . He died suddenly with a main stem stroke.  He had no insurance nor do . I we couldn't get insurance because of medical issues I pray for everyone battling cancer that they win, Thank you for caring. Thank you.

ladyg said:

I feel so bad for you and

I feel so bad for you and what you are going through. Do not dwell on the 2 year thing because they really don't know. What you need to do right now is concentrate on taking care of yourself. You should definitely talk to you rad onco about stopping for at least a few days. You need some time to heal before you get any worse. I sure hope they have told you about using creams to help. Aquaphor is a good one. I will keep you in my thoughts and send you some positive healing energy.

Hugs,

Georgia

Ritzy said:

I am so sorry...

I wish I could just wrap my arms around you and tell you everything will be ok.  I don't even have the words to express how sorry I am and how I wish I could just wave a magic wand and make your cancer go away and your sons get really good jobs, so, you didn't have to worry about finances too. 

No one has an expiration date on them..no one!  I know it must be difficult to have rads again, when that is the cause of the cancer.  You shouldn't have to suffer with them though.  There are so many creams your rads onco can prescribe for you to help, or, even stop the rads for awhile to let your skin heal.  No rads onco should ever let a patient burn bad.  Please speak up and ask for help..please.

I am glad that you updated us, but, so very sorry for everything going on with you.  I will be praying for you and your family.  I know that we pinkies all will.  Keep us updated.

 

Sue

 

My radiologist gave me a prescription for Silver Sulfadiazine cream. I used it for the first time last night. My skin is so burnt it is peeling off, and then it is very  raw.  It hurts in my left chest area and under my arm. He said if it was fluid build up I  couldn't have it drained now., not till after radiation. I may have to do scans I  have  two more weeks to go, I may have to do scans after that, then off to my lung doctor and getting cataracts taking off . He can only do one eye. I had a stroke behind one eye ,so he won't mess with it. Getting the cataracts off one eye will help me see some. My grandson comes in my room to say hello and that he loves me. I want to take him out to eat or do something with him. I told him soon as I get a little strength we would do something together  We have him on weekends, he has been a good boy. I hate when I  feel so weak that I can only lay in my bed. I  just feel so weak and I hurt in my chest area and under my arm. When I went in his office and he said I only had a few months to a year, maybe two at the most really floored me. I   didn't know what to say after all the surgery's and being drained of fluid all the time. I was hoping for good news. I pray for everyone going through rough times with cancer and other illnesses. Thank you for responding. I hope you and your family are doing ok. I wish I would hit the lottery I would buy a house and a food truck lol dreaming again. We probably all would like that. My sons would have their business.  My sons had to help out with there dad who also had cancer and a bad heart . He died suddenly with a main stem stroke.  He had no insurance nor do . I we couldn't get insurance because of medical issues I pray for everyone battling cancer that they win, Thank you for caring. Thank you for the hug. .

Pink Rose said:

I don't know how your rad

I don't know how your rad oncologist and techs could let your skin get like you say it is.  That is just not right.  This is my opinion, but, I can't believe anyone in the oncology field would not have some compassion and concern if one of their patients skin was peeling off and raw.  Your rads, in my opinion, should be stopped, at least until your skin heals up.

This is unbelievable and I am so sorry. 

And like Ritzy said, none of us have an expiration date stamped on us.  We're all terminal, we're all going to die from something someday.  Don't let that 2 years stick in your head.  You could have many more, as, your onco does not know.  Many bc survivors have lived way past what they were told and are still living. 

Lots of gentle hugs,

Rose

My radiation doctor said not to do it for the one day. He said he has to stay on top of it.The cancer is called Angiosarcoma it keeps coming back about every three months. It's radiation cancer from the radiation I took five years ago for the breast cancer then. Since August of 2012 I have had the four surgery's my last was February fifteenth. I can't have anymore surgery in that area. He said he knows it hurts but is trying to blast any cancer left in any blood cells in that area. I hope it works then at least I may have the two year's. I  thank everyone for there prayers and hugs. I pray for all my cancer friends and others with other cancers and illnesses. I look at houses on line and pretend there mine and how I would arrange them, it keeps my mind occupies for a while from things. I hope everyone has a better day. Hugs and prayers for all