Cancer

My husband is going for a PET scan on Jan. 2nd to see how much further his Cancer has progressed. Anyone have experience with this type of test? Can you get the results the same day, or do you have to wait?
Please serious answers only.

2006-12-21 08:02:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I removed my two posts I had before. I want to thank the ones that were sincere. I believe in prayer and I hope you will all continue praying for me and my daughter. Oh, and yes my husband is dying of Cancer. I am at home watching him sleep, sometimes it just gets to be too much. You come out to a site like this (brainless site) and it is a relief sometimes. Why are some of you so cruel?

2006-12-21 07:39:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know about the jewels but what about the breast?

2006-12-21 04:27:59 · 22 answers · asked by Brevin 2

I am grew up in a home of smokers until I was 20. Just wondered if the exposure during my early years would increase a chance of lung cancer later in life. I am 35 now.

2006-12-21 03:59:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know much about cancer, but supose you had a form of it that could kill you at any time, but may also never affect you.

2006-12-21 03:29:17 · 9 answers · asked by luv2help 2

I would like to know if anybody has had surgery on their kidney for the removal of cancer? The Drs. are very up and up on my recovery, but I am wondering if it will take a lot of time to recover? I am hoping for the best, I know that I am in the best hospital in the world that treats this kind of desease, but still I am nervous. Please pray for me and my family! I want to wish all of you happy holidays. Thanks for helping me with my toilet problem, i got so many answers, I will try all of them all. God Bless

2006-12-21 02:32:23 · 11 answers · asked by alicia s 1

2006-12-21 01:58:37 · 3 answers · asked by skwva2006 2

2006-12-21 01:47:58 · 4 answers · asked by skwva2006 2

2006-12-20 21:56:51 · 2 answers · asked by cross 1

I had a tumor 2x2.5x3cm in my thryoid.. total removal of thyroid has been done two weeks ago. It was diagnosed as hurthle cell variant of papillary cancer. What is the usual protocol in australia for this? Has anyone had cancer in their thyroid and NOT had RAI??

2006-12-20 18:55:24 · 4 answers · asked by sunfires_heart 1

2006-12-20 17:58:22 · 5 answers · asked by DeDe x 1

My son has a swollen lymph node in his neck. I took him to the doctor and he said," It's just a swollen lymph node." It has been there 2 months. Should I get another opinion?

2006-12-20 17:31:37 · 6 answers · asked by worried417 1

In other words, excluding a very bloody bowel movement, what is the other common complain that people who are then diagnosed with colorectal cancer, brought to the doctor, since blood in the stool can be caused by many things and 99 percent of the time is diagnosed as something other than cancer ( although blood in the stool you should ALWAYS see a doctor no matter what)...Anyways i had a friend who had constant diahrrea, and he was getting it everyday for a while, and his bowel movements where in crazy amounts daily...like 4-6 plus in a day, everyday in the form of diahrreah...so i was just wondering..he was also a rare case as he is under 30 years of age!!( and 90-95% of colon cancer patients are aged 50 or older statistically) , but is fine now though thanks to modern medicine. anyways this has been on my mind lately, and im pretty young to think of this stuff as my doctor told me ...(19), but i always worry about this stuff for some reason.

2006-12-20 15:27:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I just found out that one of my friends has Hodgkinsons disease and is going for radiotherapy. Since it is radiotherapy and not chemotherapy does it means that it less severe? I don't don't much in this area so any information will be greatly appeciated. Thank You.

2006-12-20 14:53:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

the last two days i have found blood in the water after going poop. i dont know if its colon cancer or what i ate. im going to the doctor tomorrow to see what it is. but what are the symptoms of colon cancer

2006-12-20 14:24:49 · 7 answers · asked by jackison408 1

I have read in a pamphlet given to me at school that 1 joint contains enough harmful materials as 12 cigarettes. Thus the chance of getting lung cancer is higher. Is this true? I have read numerous Q & A's on this site that say otherwise.

2006-12-20 13:56:54 · 20 answers · asked by the_franchise_2008 1

2006-12-20 12:12:11 · 2 answers · asked by ANDREW L 1

He had two cancerous brain tumor...I don't know for how long..or why nobody ever cared!!! I was only 16 and I noticed how my grandpa started to do things backward and would back to one side...and would forget a lot of things....and all this happened in two or 1 week...no one wanted to believe me what I was saying....they said.."you'r grandpa is old that why he acts like that..." one day when he fell in the bathroom they took him to a doc and he had two big tumors in his brain...all of this happened in so little time...He had a brain sugery and the oncologist and surgeon prepared "us" for the possible sugery outcomes...one was loss of sight...loss of speech..memory loss...permanent brain damage...At that time and only at that time everybody in our family came to be with him...He came of of the surgery a new man...loss most of his speech ability and he doesn't remember names of things or places...It is so frustrating...I hate Cancer!!! I hate it!!!

2006-12-20 11:42:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard that when barbqueing the drippings that falls on the coals somehow causes cancer when you eat the meat.

2006-12-20 11:29:15 · 7 answers · asked by nicole g 1

I am an RN with advanced degrees and my husband is an MD, but we're not knowledgable re: hematology and oncology, so we'd love a truly professional insight, if possible.

2006-12-20 11:17:28 · 2 answers · asked by carol s 1

My dad had oral cancer and recieved radiation to his neck and mouth. Now he has to eat through a tube because he cannot swallow anything. He continually has to spit because he can't even pass what little saliva he has. He doesn't have any problems breathing and he doesn't feel any pain when he attempts to swallow, but he just can't do it. When we asked the doctor, he said it was just a matter of time before my dad got better. That was nine months ago, and there's practically no improvement. Is there anything that can make the healing process go by faster, or is there a possibility that the damage to his throat is permanent? What kind of treatment could help open up his throat?

2006-12-20 10:51:17 · 5 answers · asked by aleandbunny 2

What do you call a cancer doctor?

2006-12-20 10:22:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think i have a brain tumor!!im not sure though.i have the stiff neck and pressure on my cheeck bone but im not sure of the others ones!so what are they?

2006-12-20 10:21:18 · 4 answers · asked by i hate me more (^)*_*(^) 1

In August 2004 his ankles swelled and became black & blue. There was a pungent odor from his feet and his flatulance. The doctor concentrated on Congetive Heart failure but came up inconclusive. Nothing was done, not even an antibiotic. On Nov. 3rd 2006 he went for a routine checkup for feeling weak. They found his red and white blood count down. By Dec 3rd his kidneys failed, liver failed, his blood had become poison and it attacked his cerebrum. the Dr claims from the bone marrow biopsy the cancer had consumed 80% of his body. I don't see how a healthy 49 y.o. man can walk in a hospital and 30 days later be gone with such a severe prognosis unless the swelling of his ankles was the initial warning and the doctor never checked for this. He never had a fighting chance to begin chemo before he died. Does anyone out there know how long it would have taken for Lymphoma to become that devastating to his body?

2006-12-20 09:58:58 · 3 answers · asked by David M 1

Hi there, am having a tough time with this one. I donated my bone marrow to a 17 year old boy with leukemia a couple years ago and found out recently that he's had a relapse and that my marrow didn't work. It was also recently that I was given his information and he was given mine (this process is usually anonymous for at least a year after donation). It breaks my heart to think what he and his family are going through. And I feel incredibly selfish, guilty and cowardly, because I'm afraid if I call, they might ask me to donate again. I know it small of me to think of it. But it was a very painful procedure for me. I can't bear the idea of saying "no" if they ask. Yet, I don't know how much longer my recipient will live and whether I should call and say hi and show that I do care despite this.

Not sure what to do, I feel time is running out. But don't know if I should give them space. Please help.

2006-12-20 09:27:59 · 11 answers · asked by roamer 2

Mam got breast cancer 2 year ago and survived I later learned that My gran (breast) and grandad (stomach) died from it as well. Since then I have had a massive in fear of cancer as I have learned about the 1 in 3 stat at any age which I am very concerned about. This stat plagues my every thought and I have dropped all plans of getting married and having kids as I fear for my future and bringing kids into a gamble like that especially as breast cancer looks genetic.

Is this a phoeba or madness? please be serious.

2006-12-20 07:45:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is not a question. All i am asking of everyone who reads this to pray for my 20 year old boyfriend (if you believe and or pray). he is having chemo for testicular cancer and is going to lose all of his hair quickly. The doses he is getting are almost the strongest there is. He is very depressed. Please keep him in your prayers. TAHNKYOU!

2006-12-20 07:42:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cancers can happen at any age at any time so if you have a none smoking 21 year old with lung cancer and an 80 a day 80 year old none sufferer both with no family history. Why doesnt the 80 year old get it first? Same goes for any other cancer. I Hear about colon cancer in healthy 20 year olds with no family history and old unhealthy people with history that dont get it.

Is cancer really about bad luck instead of diet, habits and history?

2006-12-20 06:55:14 · 4 answers · asked by neil p 1

I have three normal sized moles on my breasts. But they all have tiny pin-prick sized dots on them. The dots are black and there are about 3-5 on each mole. Is this a sign of skin cancer? Or am I being paraniod?

2006-12-20 06:39:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to talk to someone that has gone through this, please!

2006-12-20 06:22:34 · 7 answers · asked by Montecar3 3