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May 03, 2002 - 12:20 pm
I had colon cancer back in 1988,had the chemo and the five year monitering afterwards |
Joined: Mar 2002
RE: Totally confused
Confused,
What stage was your colon cancer?
I know others who say they worry every time they go to the doctor too that their cancer will return. I guess what they do is every time they think of a reoccurance, immediately get it out of their mind and think positive thoughts. Your mind is a powerful thing. Instead of living in "what ifs", live in the moment. You never know if you'll be hit by a bus tomorrow or what have you. Everyone (whether they have/had cancer or not) needs to live day by day. Good luck.
Joined: Apr 2002
RE: Totally confused
Hi, it was long enough to be in my body for about 18 months. My weight had dropped down by at least 100 lbs, and i was told i had 2 months to live if i didn't have it taken out.
I will live in the moment, and will enjoy life alot more.thanks for the advice
Joined: Nov 2001
RE: Totally confused
Hi Wiseone,may I join your club.I'm into year five as a survivor of stage three with 6 pos nodes,although I have no signs of the disease I can't get over the feeling that it is hiding in a dark place just waiting for me to get careless. The one bit of information that keeps haunting me is a statement made by a researcher. He said that you have to be quite unlucky to develop cancer as it usually requires a combination of around 9 things to go wrong all at once for cells to mutate, What worries me is that if it has occured once do you still fullfil the criteria for further mutation. I guess i'll just wake up again tomorrow and see how i'm going. Cheers Ron
Joined: Mar 2002
RE: Totally confused
I am not sure as I am a newer diagnosis, but I have heard from several individuals, that this is a nagging question that is at the back of their minds. One individual has been cancer free for 20 years. I know when I overcome this first and only bout I will carry that concern with me the rest of my life but it will not force me to change anything. I will be forever grateful for the life that has been given to me.
Joined: Apr 2002
RE: Totally confused
As will I,and as will every cancer survivor.Ever since this happened to me, i've learned to live in the moment, and enjoy life to its fullest.
Joined: Apr 2002
RE: Totally confused
I'm with you. I had my suregery back in 97' and I still think about it. I know it has not been long and all, but I think that it is something that is with us for a long time. It sounds awful I know. Me and my mother were diagnosed with the same thing only a year apart, her first. Now I have two boys that I wonder everyday, "are they going to have this too?". Its not easy. I dont know if you have kids, but my biggest worry is them. If something else happens to me, so be it. But I wont be able to stand it seeing one of them go thru it. It would be unberable.
As for your question, Is it normal? I dont think so. It should'nt be normal that people have to go thru this. I had feeling come back up after being asked to participate in a Relay For Life recently. For a long time I had blocked it all out. Then I came to realize that I have to face it. I have to watch what I eat, and most of all that it is a part of me.
I should stop now. My feelings towards this can get out of hand.
I hope that this helped.