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I am breaking down and letting them put a port in. I need your pros and cons please
I have read good things, but I've also read nightmare stories about them coming undone, moving, one person said theirs came out, which I don't even know how that would be possible. I think it will be for the best, but I would like to hear from people that have actually had one, used it, and your results good or bad. Too…
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The Cost of Kindness
I have been thinking about this a lot. People say it costs nothing to be kind. If that were true, likely many people would be much kinder. The greatest "cost" of kindness is engaging and connecting with another person. We have morphed into this world where "Grumpy Cat" says "I hate people." It's become the norm to gripe…
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
Only side effect has been peripheral neuropathy
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Really was jealous of Greg
Got off the phone with my surgeon a bit ago. Blobby the mass is a recurrence of the endometrial cancer. Da mn it! Still processing. I'm off to make follow ups with my surgeons and call my chemo guy. You've heard of Love in the Time of Cholera? Now we have Cancer in the Time of Pandemic.
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Have you considered that your outlook on your entire cancer situation will affect how you view each
Your port: Do you consider it a piece of a foreign object inside of your body, or do you consider it a tool that is a great piece of modern technology that is helping to save you? Chemo: do you consider it a poison that's trying to kill you, or do you look at it as the wonderful juice that's killing your cancer and setting…
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Other Care | ct scan
Had my CT scan and they have found some nodule in my stomach now. Redoing CT scan in 3-4 months to see if it grows. Said they can't rule out that its not cancer. Here we go again.
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Celebration | Anniversary
Having my deadly cancer controlled for 5 years in March 2019 was a day I thought I'd never see. I was literally planning my funeral in March 2016. But here I am. 5 years into my cancer journey. I owe it all to God and am thankful for the oncologist who gave me options.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
nausea, constipation, mood swings, sensitive to cold and hot, nose bleeds, water tastes bad, lack of appetite, unable to focus or drive vehicle
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
FOLFOX with Avastin is very hard on body. I don’t feel normal until day9
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The overall public ignorance about everything to do with this coronavirus is just amazing to me
I continue to read post after post online from people that I used to think were average, intelligent people. But when I read things like, this is all a hoax that was brought on by the democrats and it will magically disappear after the election. Or one person said that "they heard" that an unused box of 10 testing swabs…
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I can already see that I am going to have a body covered with scars after this is all over.
What have you done to minimize the scarring? Are there any creams that will help?
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Has your doctor, ENT, Oncologist, radiology oncologist ever called you out of the blue and asked if
Today, my clinical trial doctor, (I have one for the trial, oncologist, ENT surgical oncologist, now) called today to ask if I could "come on down to the clinic". Like it was around the block. He apparently doesn't know that I am 3 hours away. I will have to have a talk with him about that. Anyway, my office mgr. asked…
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Has anyone had a liquid biopsy?
Biopsies are one of the first tests that tell us what type of cancer we have, or if it's cancer at all. Liquid biopsies are one of the newest types today. Our blog post today has more about what they are, how they are done, and what they can tell us. Click here for the article>> https://bit.ly/2Odfwbu
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Have any of you taken the drug Zarxio to keep your WBC up?
My blood counts have been consistently running low and my doctor said that if they are low again the next time he will start me on Zarxio. I've never heard of it, of course, I've never heard of a lot of medical things until this started. Just wondering if anyone here has taken it and if there were side effects from it.
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Oh No | Just Diagnosed
I was one week from a hip replacement surgery and they found MM
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When you were diagnosed with cancer did you think it was a death sentence?
I have been told to 'relax, it's only skin cancer". But I've also read so many cases of people who died from melanoma, (skin cancer). So when I was diagnosed I was convinced that this was it. I've slowed up on that line of thought now, but I'm still filled with fear.
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searching for good news, good success with treatments for stage III prostate cancer, anyone?
I have just been diagnosed, this has me worried. I am looking for inspiration from others that have beaten a stage III diagnosis. Are there any here?
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OK people, I'm scared, don't know what to do. I need surgery but because of covid nobody can come
I will be alone going in, when I wake up, and even for 14 days in the hospital. I won't be able to see my kids, any family, or anyone period. I am about to cancel it. I don't know what to do.
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Have you ever noticed that when you're in the car headed to or from treatments, check ups, scan, etc
An the subject in the song usually doesn't make it? So this got me thinking, how many songs are there that talk about cancer, in a positive or negative way/outcome in the song? Let's see how many we can come up with. Here are two that were on the radio this afternoon: Kenny Chesney "The Good Stuff" Tim McGraw "Live Like…
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Ms. Jane, our prolific writer/researcher, has a great post to fuel the flames about the "wearing a m
Take a look at it here. This is written with the cancer patient in mind. Take a look at the article at this link>> https://bit.ly/2NUbULk
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anybody else going to spend the 4th in the hospital?
This sucks! Even though there's not much going on out in the world because of the covid virus, and we had canceled our plans to have family and friends over to our house, it still would be better than this! A late night bout with uncontrollable pain took me to the ER, I've been here all night and was admitted but still no…
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Pain killer effectiveness - I am on some what I think are mild dose hydrocodone pain killers 300 mg.
When I take one they don't seem to do much. I do get a little deadening of the pain, but nothing, like I thought, would happen. I thought the pain would stop. I get just as good of a result from two 500 mg Tylenol. Does anyone else get these results from prescription pain meds?
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Chemotherapy
I had extensive side effects, primarily debilitating nausea
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Chemo Lung Damage
Hi, My wife Chong has stomach cancer that was treated with FolFox chemo. The cancerous tumor disappeared after 6 rounds of chemo but a pleural effusion revealed that cancer had spread. We thought that the fluid was causing her difficulty breathing but with palliative chemo and a lung drain she no longer has significant…
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Taxol Nail Side Effects
I am just about to finish up taxol treatment, but since the start my finger tips have been swollen and my nail beds have been effected. Currently most of my nails seem to be detaching from the nail bed and leaking fluids all the time (due to swelling?). I was wondering if anyone else has had this side effect (my doc said…
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Needed to share these 2 videos
I soooo agree with this and more.Can't even go to the markets to buy food without a mask.No delivery is available.Shelfs are empty,etc.I net a brother in Christ inside the market with no mask.They just didn't catch him ,i guess.When we started talking I found we were in the same Spirit. He also tells them that the…
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Celebration | No Multiple Myoloma cells found in blood since last year.
continue with Revlamid (cancer capsule) & a 30 minute once a month bone infusion for strengthening the bones; in addition to the other daily meds. Physical side of things-activities: now doing Pool Physical therapy; still knitting, spinning, getting more mobile slowly. Still not driving due to limited arm movement.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy | Revlamid
Diarrhea, dizziness, lethargic, no strength, easily tired,
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With Covid cranking up and going crazy again we are canceling our family annual July4th cook out.
This will be the first time in 10 years that we don't all get together. We will have 40 to 50 people at our house for this annual party. It's disappointing to not be able to do it, but we feel it's mandatory with my diagnosis this year. Is anyone else canceling their plans?
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I just wanted to write an update about my jou...
I just wanted to write an update about my journey on here, because I know the only time I really reached out for help, I was in a really bad place and felt hopeless. For the longest time I kept on being told that "unless something drastically changes" I would not live to be the age that I am now. According to one of my…
