How have you come through the time from when you first knew about the cancer? How has it been?
How do you look at your state?
2007-10-15 22:52:23 · 5 answers · asked by Becks 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I am not a cancer patient. But some of my close relatives have had cancer. In both cases we did not suspect any cancer though it were in advanced stages. On seeing or feeling some discomfort we had to go to Doctor, who on further tests and evaluation confirmed the disease and started treatment.
As your question is not speaking about particular cancer i am unable to explain further. There are more than 200 cancers and they have individually different symptoms. But in most of the cases people do not expect it to be cancer and only after visiting the doctor they get the THUNDERBOLT and completely get shocked. -
2007-10-15 23:02:57 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, let's see. I was diagnosed when I was 29 years old and 8 months pregnant. I also had an 18 month old daughter too. I was not so much afraid of dying as I was not being in my family's life. I was induced the next day and had a healthy little girl. The following two years were spent having surgeries and doing treatment. Basically back then I was just doing whatever I had to to increase my chances of the cancer not coming back. It really wasn't until I was done with all of that when I crashed and burned. I have since been put on antidepressants, and I am looking forward to the time when I don't need them anymore, which I believe is soon.
I am finally getting comfortable with where I am in life, but there is a little bit of hesitancy since I don't want to get too cocky and be caught off guard again if it were to come back. I do have a blog that I have been writing in, but someone reported me one time for posting the address. If you are interested, let me know and I will email the address to you. It is interesting to go back and read the thoughts I had at the time, and compare them to now.
2007-10-16 03:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by BriteHope 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been diagnosed twice and I wasn't particularly shocked either time, actually I was sure before the docs told me. The first time through treatment was relatively easy but I was very concerned about my kids. The second time was much more grueling physically, but my kids were older so I wasn't so worried about them.
How do I look at my state? Well I'm definately a little worse for wear so to speak and this cancer will likely get me in the end, but we all die. I'm OK, my limitations are minor and life is pretty good.
2007-10-16 02:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was diagnosed with Cancer some time ago...yes it was a shock...and just as big a shock to find that it had spread to my bones some 5 years ago....but positive thoughts help a great deal, not feeling sorry for yourself and having positive people around you....nothing worse than people who don't see you from one year to the next coming over to you with that anxious look saying, How are you? Oooo you look well.
So I am positive....there may be a time not to be...but I am sure I will deal with that when it arrives.
2007-10-16 00:18:02 · answer #4 · answered by Knownow't 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT WAS HARD AND A LONG WAY TO GO THOUGHT WHAT I DID,,,, I WAS VERY SICK FROM CHEMOIN AND OUT OF HOSPITALS EVERY28 DAYS ANY WHERE FROM A WEEK TO 2 WEEK STAY FOR 1 YEAR IT WAS VERY HARD AND I WAS MOSTLY ALONE THOUGH IT BUT I HAVE BOUNCED BACK TO MY OLD SELF STILL FREE TIRED AT TIMES BUT ID DO IT ALL AGAIN JUST TO STAY ALIVE LOSTING MY HAIR WAS THE HARDEST THING WTH CHEMO
2007-10-17 15:42:39 · answer #5 · answered by prettyconcreteangel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋