kangaroomom

Hugs, healing vibes and prayers. How are you doing?

Hello Kangaroomom,

I just want you to know that you can survive this so you can be there for your beautiful animals. I love animals too and am one year younger than you; I was diagnosed early in 2014, had surgery and chemotherapy. I had my 3-month scan and checkup 2 weeks ago and the doctor found no traces of cancer. So please take the advice of Greg and the others who posted on your wall to find people who can help you take care of the animals while you go take care of yourself. I send you peace and healing thoughts.

Hi Kangaroomom, I'm so sorry about your dx. I know you are scared, I was too. I was dx with stage IVa vaginal cancer at age 52 in sept 2011. I went through concurrent chemo & radiation to shrink the tumor (which it did!), then had surgery. My surgery date was feb 3rd 2012. So far I've been clear, no signs of recurrence.
Vaginal cancer is a rare one, not a lot of info or people who've had it to talk to. If you have any questions or just need to talk or vent, I'm here for you. You can do this, hang in there!! Keeping you in my thoughts & prayers.
Babe

Hi, I live in TX but am originally from WI. Diagnosed with Ovarian cancer in March 2014 and we are about the same age. Let me know if you have questions that I can help with!

Hi, just wear a mask when you're handling hay- grain-or cleaning, so you don't breathe in any germs and dust. Most hays have a certain amount of mold. and dust. Wear a good outer layer of clothes, so their scurf doesn't get on you body much- that can prevent healing.. same with cleaning your barn-pens whatever you have up there. I don't handle livestock anymore, but I had friends that still fed their saddle horses, or rode out while hay was out for winter supplement.

I've had lots of friends that did the above with cancer surgery and different treatments. I was told not to be around animals because I have cancer on my face, surgery and radiation there. I slept with my coonhounds. One reason is that they just do not give anybody kisses. Never have, and probably never will- 8 years without kissing is a sign. I slept with the sheet and quilt over my head, on my side with my back to them, to prevent them accidently from stretching or turning around and touching my face with a paw.

My oncologist heard the head nurses chewing me out, and he told her to knock it off. I survived the surgery before I was in their clinic, and i was halfway through radiation without any problems, so let me be happy. As someone that has sheared sheep, angora goats, and alpacas, shed my horses out in the spring, I'd say- just be careful -don't groom after surgery until fully healed, wear a mask when feeding, don't lift anything heavy-you might not feel very weak, but your body still can't handle it.

Oh, cancer and radiation patients can catch diseases from the skin being broken by the bite of many animals. Nobody told me that- but I wasn't supposed to be around animals. if you get nipped or scratched, don't put a bandage on it. If a clear liquid comes out, get to the ER.

My hounds had raw hide bones. One went to bed without hers. The Bluetick had his. I didn't want 2 hounds, a 100 lbs each fighting at 2 AM or whenever. I woke the Blue up- said -BONE-which they normally give it to me. He shook his head -NO-. It fell out of his mouth, and he went Chomp, Chomp. I said- OUT, OUT, and they both ran, opened the door and put themselves out. I locked the door so they wouldn't come in. They can open all doors, kitchen cabinets, but leave the fridge alone.

I told my son that I had to go to the ER. He said, "Which dog?" I said, "ME" He went back to bed. I kicked his door in- and screamed. He got up again and took me to the ER. They gave me small dose Augmentin. I was hospitalized 3 days later for pasteurella multocida. I didn't know that I shouldn't have worn bandages, as the ER said that I needed to have. I never was charged for that ER visit.

So good luck. Rest-wear a mask for a while after treatment ends, because our systems aren't working too well.

Hi there kangaroomom. My wife was diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer stage 3C last October..........not unlike your Cancer. Today she is a little beaten but unbroken, Free of disease and resuming her career. You will share some of her treatment path and were here to help you understand and deal with things.............Be positive !
I always wonder how people pick their site names....our is a nick-name my wife was given as a child.......how did you come up with Kangaroomom ?

Hi kangaroomom and welcome! I have a similar cancer to yours. I'm sure your head is still swimming with all the information that's been dumped on you. Hopefully you're starting to sort through it all and make some decisions. It can be overwhelming at first, I know. That's where WhatNext and the terrific people here can be such a great resource for you. Ask questions, check out links and articles, read up on everything and get all the information you can before talking to your doctors.

In case you're feeling hopeless or depressed, that's normal but you are stage I. My cancer was stage IV and my wonderful medical team has me in remission now, and my scans have been clean for nearly a year. Medical science has some great tools and resources at their fingertips so please don't lose hope.

We're here if you have questions or just need to talk. There are some things that only another cancer patient can truly understand. Please feel free to post on my wall if you need or want to chat more. Hugs!

Greetings. Welcome to What Next. There are lots of great people here. If you have any questions, please use the question tab above -- that way the entire network will have access & you'll get a quicker response. The beginning of all this is the scariest time. Your mind is probably awhirl. Once you and your oncology team come up with a treatment plan, you'll likely feel better. Most of us here experienced that -- once we had a plan in place, knew what to expect & geared up for the fight, it was a lot less scary. I hope you reach that point soon. Glad you found us but sorry for the circumstances that led you here. Wishing you the best.

See you just joined whatnext and welcome. When is your surgery? Do you have any one to help you and with your animals?

Welcome to the site. Believe me when I tell you I was scared to death when I too was diagnosed in Sept. 2013 with Stage III ovarian cancer. My family found this site for me and everyone has been very helpful in answering my questions and sharing their experiences. You say you have not started treatment yet, make sure you get a good gyn/Onc to head your medical team. You say your Cancer has metastasized , if you are stage I that is at a very early stage and usually highly treatable depending on type. None of the treatments associated with this xxx disease are easy, but they are all DOABLE. More and more Cancer is being treated as a chronic disease,but as I said, your stage is many times successfully treated. I hope you will reach out, all of us are here for each other.Take care, talk snytime.

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