Do you have cancer,if so what kind and how do you feel?

Question

Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

The type of cancer i have is called Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (a.k.a PNET). It is a rare tumor usually found in children and young adults. It is related to ewings sarcoma. Mine is a tumor against the left side of my chest wall, and pushed up betwen my ribs into my breast. To try to put into words how one feels is hard. I have been dealing with my diagnosis and going through treatment since April 2006. I am only 20 years old, and had just finished college, and got my life together. For the most part i am optimistic, and just look forward to the end of treatment. So far i have gone through chemotherapy from may 2006 - dec 2006, and just started 5 weeks of radiation. Next step is surgery where they will remove part of my sternum, ribs, the tumor, part of the pericardium (outside sac of the heart), and part of the breast tissue. ALl in all, there are times when things get overwhelming, as i am dealing with things other than just the cancer, but i truly believe that half the battle is attitude and outlook. Throughout my experience, i have tried to have as normal a life as possible, even working the last two months of my chemotherapy, remained living in my own place, and stayed independent. I believe this has helped me through this. THe best way to put it is yes, i may have cancer, and yes i may be battling it, but that does not mean i have to let it run or ruin my life. I honestly am happier now, even though i have cancer, than i was before. I look at life differently now. And i am just to stubborn to leave this earth yet, cant get rid of me that easy :P lol. And laughter really is the best medicine. Enjoy life whether you are healthy or not, let nothing go unsaid betwen people, and dont have regrets!!!

As for physical side effects, i have felt pain, nausea, fatigue, dizzyness.

Answer 2

I have Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. How do I feel?

Well, that depends. If I am in the hospital, surrounded by the smells of chemo and sickness, I am depressed. I am suppossed to be fighting, but I can't even lift up my head. I am vomiting and my hair is gone and I am losing weight because I can't hold down anything, even water. I am tired, I sleep so much that I don't even know when it's night and when it's day. I am depressed and lonely and scared. Not scared to die, but scared to feel anymore pain than I already do. Scared to lose hope.

But out of the hospital, in remission, I am a different person. I am a fifteen-year-old girl, a ninth grader. I hate chemistry and I love math and Latin. I sing, I write songs and stories, I train dogs. I am a vet tech, an honors student, the proud owner of a Shetland Sheepdog and a Hybrid Chevy Silverado. I want to be a teacher and a wife and a mother of ten. I am a devout Mormon and I want to be a missionary. I hate homework and speeding tickets. I fight with my parents sometimes, I am bossy to my little sister sometimes, but that's normal. I AM NORMAL! I am a fifteen-year-old kid with hobbies and hopes and fears and dreams like everybody else. I have things I love and things I hate, just like everybody else. I hate it when people treat me like I'm dying of cancer. I AM NOT "DYING OF CANCER!" There is not an assassain lurking in my closet with a loaded bazooka. I am not a time bomb. I am not dying. I am LIVING with cancer. And I do my best every day to LIVE!

Answer 3

I don't have cancer personally, but I have known a lot people who have. It depends on what type of cancer you have. The general symptoms of cancer are tiredness, weakness, loss of appetite, fever, and weight loss. Some cancers cause pain, such as bone cancer because it deteriates at your bones. Other cancers such as a brain tumor may cause you to illusinate. I hope this helps!

Answer 4

i have breast cancer,had a mastectomy,lymph node removal.total 3 surgeries.the pain is from the lymph node removal,Terrible,its from the sensory nerves in arm being cut,radiation,chemo to follow.emotionally draining,only hope is to get well,and see my new grandaughter grow up.i'm 44
i had no symptoms ,was discovered by mammogram,calcifications

Answer 5

In 1990, I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma, stage 3-B, but I've survived. My doctors were great people, but they really couldn't tell me squat about cancer. I felt a little ripped, actually, and would look into alternative medicine if I were you. Email me. Best of luck