Question about Symptoms

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  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #42
    NoTimeForCancer said:

    To add to MeinMississippi's

    To add to MeinMississippi's comment, as someone who had UPSC I was told specifically I could have nothing with hormones as it feeds this particular cancer.  I think that is why one of the warnings seen on tv with the ads states, "have had uterine cancer".  

    From what I've read, the

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  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #43
    TeddyandBears_Mom said:

    Try vitamin E suppositories.

    Try vitamin E suppositories. They are inexpensive and really help. I get mine on Amazon. Also, drink a lot of water.

    Love and Hugs,

    Cindi

    Thanks. I do drink lots of

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  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #44
    ConnieSW said:

    I'm so glad

    the two of you linked up. This board is a wonderful place and I'll always be grateful to Linda P. for getting it started. 

    It seems to be a great board.

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  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #45
    I saw the gyn today, and he

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  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #46
    Thank you, everyone. I do not

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  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    edited December 2017 #47
    After a lot of thinking, I've

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  • Amatullah
    Amatullah Member Posts: 36
    #48
    HorseLvr said:

    After a lot of thinking, I've

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    I remember....

    I was so terrified at the idea of getting a hysterectomy  and ended up being really surprised that it wasn't a big deal.  I was on my own and didn't need anyone to help me.  I was so relieved.  I always swore I wouldn't get chemo and yet I got chemo and radiation and that hasn't been the nightmare I thought it would be either.  I have lupus, fibromyalgia and graves disease and I felt pretty angry at first that I got to add cancer to the list.  Then I decided that living was way more important than feeling ripped off.  I hope you reconsider and get your health taken care of.  Not knowing is a stressful way to live.  But it is your choice and only you know what is most important to you.  Our prayers and thoughts are with you HorseLovr.

  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #49
    I just need to forget about

    I just need to forget about all this, as my mind is now playing tricks on me. My gyn really grilled me last time on discharge, kept asking if it was pink. It wasn't. Now, the last couple days, I've been getting a very, very light pink discharge. Psychosomatic, I'm sure. So, I  need to stop everything, put it out of my mind and just get back to a normal existence. I still have not been able to figure out how to delete my profile.

  • ConnieSW
    ConnieSW Member Posts: 1,688 Member
    #50
    Just need you to know

    that it wasn't psychosomatic when it happened to me.  I stuck my head in the sand for 2 weeks after the discharge started telling myself as long as I wasn't bleeding, I was ok. Then it turned pink.  Also, I think we all agree that the period while we were waiting for a diagnosis was a very anxious one for us. I can't imagine choosing to live in that uncertain time .  It was horrible. 

  • CheeseQueen57
    CheeseQueen57 Member Posts: 933 Member
    #51
    We would all like to deny we had/have cancer.

    Your choice. But you might be denying yourself a chance to live by not dealing with this early. And you might later have to deal with double the pain and suffering and limiting your options. What about your family and loved ones?  This might be a simple fix or this might be life threatening. Under your choice you’ll have to live every day not knowing. 

  • MAbound
    MAbound Member Posts: 1,175 Member
    #52
    HorseLvr said:

    I just need to forget about

    I just need to forget about all this, as my mind is now playing tricks on me. My gyn really grilled me last time on discharge, kept asking if it was pink. It wasn't. Now, the last couple days, I've been getting a very, very light pink discharge. Psychosomatic, I'm sure. So, I  need to stop everything, put it out of my mind and just get back to a normal existence. I still have not been able to figure out how to delete my profile.

    Glad you're still here

    I've been kind of kicking myself for not thinking of and suggesting this earlier. About 25 years ago, the mother of my son's best friend started having these panic attacks that made her feel like she was having heart attacks. They were very scary, debilitating, and would strike out of the blue. It was interfering with her ability to care for her three young sons. It turned out that panic attacks are often caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain for which there are medications to easily treat them. Going to a psychiatrist who is an MD(not a psychologist) got her attacks quickly diagnosed and treated and she said it was like a miracle for her. I'm wondering if that might be something for you to look into for yourself. Your fear of sedation/anesthesia seems to be clinically out of proportion to what's reasonable or rational and poses a real threat to your life and well-being. We can all feel your fear and anxiety that's torn between a potential cancer diagnosis and the prospect of what you'd have to do to get through diagnosis and treatment. You're coping now by deciding to retreat, but I doubt rhat your fears are going to go away by doing that. Please check out this other possibility. Living with such fear is not really living, is it?

  • evolo58
    evolo58 Member Posts: 293 Member
    #53
    Please also remember that in

    Please also remember that in MOST cases, if caught early, the long-term prognosis is pretty good. My mother had Stage 1 adenocarcinoma in 2009 .... quite alive and kicking today. Yes, some of us were blessed with the nastier varieties, but most women do not have these. The only way you're going to know is via biopsy and treatment, if needed. 

  • barnyardgal
    barnyardgal Member Posts: 272 Member
    edited December 2017 #54
    As evolo58 said, it can often

    As evolo58 said, it can often be cured of caught early, or if it is endometrial adenocarcinoma. I am 3a, and was actually bleeding, not just pink. After a hysterectomy the cancer is gone for now, but I need to finish up my chemo and then have some targeted beam radiation treatments. If I do all that, I have an 80% chance (though I am a statistic of 1!) of being just fine. Going thru this stuff is not easy and it is scary, but for me it is worth it. I hope you feel comfortable with whatever you decide, and it is always a very personal decision and not easy.

  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #55
    evolo58 said:

    Please also remember that in

    Please also remember that in MOST cases, if caught early, the long-term prognosis is pretty good. My mother had Stage 1 adenocarcinoma in 2009 .... quite alive and kicking today. Yes, some of us were blessed with the nastier varieties, but most women do not have these. The only way you're going to know is via biopsy and treatment, if needed. 

    I know, but I can't get past

    I know, but I can't get past the surgery issue. I don't think I can put myself through that.

  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #56
    MAbound said:

    Glad you're still here

    I've been kind of kicking myself for not thinking of and suggesting this earlier. About 25 years ago, the mother of my son's best friend started having these panic attacks that made her feel like she was having heart attacks. They were very scary, debilitating, and would strike out of the blue. It was interfering with her ability to care for her three young sons. It turned out that panic attacks are often caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain for which there are medications to easily treat them. Going to a psychiatrist who is an MD(not a psychologist) got her attacks quickly diagnosed and treated and she said it was like a miracle for her. I'm wondering if that might be something for you to look into for yourself. Your fear of sedation/anesthesia seems to be clinically out of proportion to what's reasonable or rational and poses a real threat to your life and well-being. We can all feel your fear and anxiety that's torn between a potential cancer diagnosis and the prospect of what you'd have to do to get through diagnosis and treatment. You're coping now by deciding to retreat, but I doubt rhat your fears are going to go away by doing that. Please check out this other possibility. Living with such fear is not really living, is it?

    Thanks for the suggestion,

    Thanks for the suggestion, but it's not a panick attack. I had one of those coming out of anesthesia the last time I had surgery, and it was totally different. I do not want anything about a psych on my medical record. However, I have asked a psychologist that posts on a debate board I have been a member of for a number of years if I can ask for some advice and he said yes. 

  • HorseLvr
    HorseLvr Member Posts: 102
    #57
    ConnieSW said:

    Just need you to know

    that it wasn't psychosomatic when it happened to me.  I stuck my head in the sand for 2 weeks after the discharge started telling myself as long as I wasn't bleeding, I was ok. Then it turned pink.  Also, I think we all agree that the period while we were waiting for a diagnosis was a very anxious one for us. I can't imagine choosing to live in that uncertain time .  It was horrible. 

    In my situation, though, it

    In my situation, though, it didn't happen until after my dr really grilled me on the colour of my discharge. Which is why I'm thinking it's psychosomatic. The othe bleeding has been going on for years (sporadically).

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