New to this, but getting experience real quick

Hi to all out there and my sincere best wishes to the same

I have only recently joined this elite club and have paid my membership dues in full. When I first heard the nasty "C" word, it most certainly came as far more than just a shock. It was a smack upside the head of the most gargantuan proportions. I very quickly realized that my prognosis allowed me to move to the front of the line. No longer did I have to wait in line for an ultrasound or a CT scan, I kinda felt privileged, (or something like that).

    It all started out with a thing under my tongue that I thought was most likely a thingy, or a cousin to a coldsore, what I knew about it was I didn't know about it. After going to my GP and VERY quickly being referred to an ENT specialist, who (thank you very much) took a biopsy and indeed confirmed that the "thingy" had to go. In short order that was taken care of and due to the guidelines set down by the Canadian Cancer Society (I think?) it turned out that the thingy was a bit too big and required radiation therapy to bring the whole ugly mess back in line with what was acceptable to me and the rest of the world.

    At this point in time I am finishing my second week of RT and have four more to go. As all of this info and dates and guidelines and reccommendations and health care items that are my responsibility to pick up, and other items that are handed to me are all bombarding me, I was ever so grateful. The biggest reason for my misplaced happiness was that I didn't have time to whimper and try and pull a "poor me" act to try and find someone sympathetic to my plight which was truly a blessing as I discovered therre is always way more than enough time to to wallow in self pity if that is what you choose to do. I do intend to add to my entry down the road, but find myself out of time presently and have to cut my chat short for now.

    I do look forward to my next entry as I will be able to further explain my situation and experiences as I saw them unfold. What truly caught my attention was my perception of how and what I needed to do next as far as my treatment was concerned, as far as I could see and bear witness to, all I had to do was keep breathing and my fully capable medical system far more than truly took care of the rest. I can not say what a relief it was to not have to worry about what I did or didn't do. As I saw it so far, all was far more than taken care of and made dealing with my crappy hand of life that I was being dealt with so much easier to take. Make no mistake, I was still able to wallow in self pity and as well was far more than capable of digging a pit of depression far deeper than was required. Just having the helpling hand and lack of financial woes was so much a breath of fresh air that made waking up each day so much easier to do that I can not descibe how grateful I really and truly and at this point in my life. Make no mistake, I have a far more than a few things to piss and moan about, yet I thankfully do not have to dwell on those trivial details currently.

Will be in touch very soon and look forward to hearing from other people amd their experiences. Be in touch soon, Wayne