Just asking , any others here live a life with cancer?
 

This isnt some thing i like to talk on for the fact most my friends and alot are gfy people hate for me to talk on it .
But fuck man the shit any more i go threw is unfucking real .

Just wondering how much it fucked your life as well . I will time staped a year ago and must not be wrong for the fact i only get worse and worse .
I am to the point i never want to eat all i do is throw all up time and time again , just asking if there is another that did or is going throw this what the fuck are you doing to keep your self from jumping off the roof top to end it now .
I dont want and dont like people to pitty me , so i not tell alot but time and time again i have busisness meetings and ether can make it or have to go for i start getting sick man what a life
:( :2 cents: :(

Sorry to hear this, fortunately I am in good health and could have no understanding of what you are going through. Times must be tough for you, but it says a lot that you can talk openely and you are living as normal a life as you can...

My respect to you for that!

Prostock.....my mother had breast cancer and thank God, she's now in remission. She was lucky enough not to have to go through chemotherapy, but the radiation has caused a little damage. She was just given the ok (after 5 years) that all is well, however to keep checking for anything abnormal.

What's causing you to still feel sick? The medication?

Hang it there! This is not to be silly but smoking pot stops nausau.
I was never as sick as you but I have Diverticulitis before i had surgery i never could digest my food so in the morning I was always sick...a couple hits and the nausau was gone

There are doctors that will prescribe for medical needs i believe chemotherapy patients fall under that but it is difficult to find them

well for me it started in the lungs , liver now looks to getting hit it is failing big time , my body never sys so going to shit ( fuck the name to long and i spell like shit ) that make a oh mighty pain for me , the worse part i cant take meds it has a great facter to kill me . I want let them cutt me for the fact every person i know died in 6 months .
For me i am dealing with it i lived a great life and cant bitch , just one thing that makes me sad my son is just 4 months old and feel i done fucked him out of life and his father . that is all that keeps me going is him at the same time keeps me sad

how old are you?

:(

prostock, hang in there bro, I sorta know what your going though, my mom was diagnosed 4 years ago with colon and liver cancer and was terminal, she's been though hell these 4 years BUT she's NEVER gave up. Next month she'll try a new laser surgery, it's her last at bat in this battle so we're all pulling and praying for her.


My thoughts now also include you.

if you want talk hit me up
Danny

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if you need someone to talk to ICQ me buddy
your icq doesnt work

i dont have cancer but i have a daughter and my mother
has cancer

Man, hang in there. Don't know what else to say. :(

no, but give me 20 yrs , im a smoker.

As many of you who've been in the business know, I'm a (colon) cancer survivor too. Luckily, mine was caught at the very early stages (just had polyps) and I still get medical checkups every 6 months, but have had no recurrences yet. I got lucky that I didn;t have to go through chemo treatments. Cancer runs rampant in my family, I've lost my grandfather to prostate cancer and my cousin (4 years youngerthan me) lost a testical to testicular cancer.

I urge everyone to go out and get checked for for prostate cancer and just generally get a physical once per year.

prostock, I'm very sorry to hear of your illness. I was amazed at how keeping a very positive attitude was and the importance of keeping my family close. It's not easy to stay positive when are sick, but try to stay focused on any positives.

Ok, so, here is my one serious post for the year...

I've had a cancer when I was younger
fortunately I was able to beat it
healthy diet and excerice to the best of your ability go a long way to helping fight that shit.

I have a close family member dying of cancer - and it's really horrible
I try to get them to the doctors but they wont go (coz they had it cut out once before but it came back)

try and get in touch with a cancer group in your area meet some other ppl who also have cancer see - good to taolk to ppl who understand and get some ideas also on how to cope etc
it really helps :thumbsup

Are you talking to your doctor? I had a relationship with someone years ago who battled cancer. He had a terrible time with the first surgery and round of chemo. When he was diagnosed with a metastisis, he told his doctor that he was considering not doing anything and just dying because the first round had been so bad.

His doctor was able to help us with pain management (he didn't like to take pills, so we did a lot of stuff IV through a catheter implanted just under his skin during the initial operation) and anti-nausea medication.

I learned to change how I cooked for him too. I made a lot of smaller meals and did a lot of what they did in the hospital. I made small cups of jello/pudding/chopped fruit and small servings of meats and grains and veggies. It was all about eating just a couple bites of different things at a time. Trying to eat a whole meal in one sitting was too difficult for his body to process.

Also tried to keep spicy things out and tried to only eat natural things. Not too processed like no white bread, white rice or junk food. Removing processed foods was a big help with the nausea and metal taste in his mouth after eating.

We were really surprised that there were so many things available for nausea and pain that nobody was telling us about. You've got to go in to your doctor and say "Gimme!" to get them.

Good Luck

FWIW, this article is over 4 years old and a couple of my attitudes have changed regarding the last half of the article ;-)

http://chronicles.netpond.com/110299/page4.html

but it details when I found out about my cancer and how I beat it into submission with humor (and a lot of family support)

I know exactly what you are going through.

I had 2 operations & 6 months of chemo,,followed by 1 year of radiation,, for an aggressive lymphoma that wraped it's self around the base of my brain and extended down into my lungs.

This happened 8 years go when i was 24,,,right after i got married to a nurse,,,(thank God).

I know it sucks big time and most people can only sympathize but ya gotta keep your mind off it and go on with your life.

Just keep telling yourself that ya gotta get better for your family.

PS The doctors also told me there was a 99% chance I would never have kids,,,8 years later my wife is now 7 months pregnant with our son.


PSS - Smoke some pot,,,it really helped!

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, a far less agressive cancer than you have. I have been clean now for 3 years since a radical prostectomy. Still I sweat every blood test.

Good luck and do not give up hope the body is a wonderful thing and I have seen it beat cancer in many people.

my second cousin JUST turned 35... Hes terminal and was just put on a respirator... but had esophageal and it was not found until stage three. ITs pretty much spread all over his body at this point. Hes not afraid to die... but the pain really sucks. If I was ever terminal I would not let them put me on a ventilator . :(


Now that I've shared my negative news I would like to say that you CAN win. Either way, suffering is not forever.

ouch that sucks man... hope you get well soon.

My friend's step-brother was recently given 3-6 months to live after being diagnosed with cancer. He decided not to go through with chemo and for them to pull the plug when the time comes.

All I can say, prostock, is for you not to give up. Ask for support from your friends and family. You should never feel like you are alone in such a moment of crisis. Talk with your doctor for alternative pain killers if the ones you are taking now are not helping. Take a step back and enjoy just being alive.

My prayers are with you and if there is ever anything I can do for you, just let me know.

I've had 5 lumps removed so far and just found 2 more

my sis (3 years older) is terminal (or so they say), she's a fighter extraordinaire just like me .. only time will tell


hugs and best wishes to you

Wow sad to hear that so many people have been through this shit. But you can't give up, gotta have hope that you can beat this thing otherwise its a lost cause. Best wishes to you, seriously. :(

prostock...thank god i am in good health, but i have lost several family members to it (so im at high risk)
I hope you fight and dont let thatr shit beat u...:)

:(

My father had MS. The doctors told him he would end up crippled from it and would eventually be confined to getting around in a wheel chair.

My mother is a big believer in alternative treatments, even though she is an RN from college. She put him on a whole regime of dietary changes and vitamins.

Now this will sound quacky to most people, but she also had a friend who was born with some incredible natural healing energy abilities. It was very supernatural type of skill. She could lay her hands on someone and using her mind and some kind of energy field she said she can tap into literally zap whatever is there causing the problem.

So my father figured what the heck, certainly can't hurt anything. He went to see this women. She sensed where the problem was originating in his spinal cord put her hands over it and he said he felt a rush of electricity zapping into his back and he arched forward from it.

He went in to see his Neurologist a couple weeks later for his progression checkup. They shot xrays and the doctor was looking at them and said these can't be his x-rays, I'm not seeing the same thing as last time. Someone in the lab must have sent up the wrong patients film. They checked but it was my father's and he never had any more MS attacks after that and he was completely free of it.

get well soon :)

prostock, you should email me, shemp at shemp dot com.
i'd like to talk with you over the phone......
i posted this last year, but it seems appropriate to repost it again.
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Some bad stuff can happen to good people you know.
in my whole life, i was never out of work, on unemployment welfare, whatever. I had a great home and a wonderful family.
Just over three years ago, i woke up one morning and i didnt feel too good... really weak and tired. I had some strange bruises on me, that i didnt remember getting. I went to the doctor and within a couple of hours, i got the C word. Cancer, not just regular cancer, oh no thats too simple, i had Leukemia, with the Philadalphia disease thrown in as well. No known cure, " i hope you have your will in order" the doc said.
i used to look like this
http://www.shemp.com/robpic.gif
after chemo and radiation, i looked like this
http://shemp.com/rob2002pic.jpg

and now after 4 years of treatments, i can eat again and taste food. I can get out a little now and i have gained back 35 of the 80 lbs i lost. the depression and hopeless feelings that you have are common, all of us that survived have experienced them too.
You must never give up, keep fighting...oh ya, and wear a hat too ;)

http://www.shemp.com/shemphatlg200.jpg

I forgot about Not being able to taste anything,,,,Although 8 years later i still have no feeling in my finger tips and toes,,,not to mention that most of the veins in my arms collapsed which makes me look like a crack head.

Hit me up Prostock - You know my icq from many previous chats.
I didn't know you had this, but I did know you had a problem.

Jim,

My mom passed away from pancreatic cancer and had bouts with breast cancer. I can sympathize and feel for you.

I wish you and your family the best.

Gene

the num feeling you are dealing on sorry cant say the name tho this is a thing i am going threw and it isnt good ether , more less for those that dont know this and to put in a way we all understand , our nervers are dying and the pain this makes is unreal ( well for me it is )
when i wake up and you didnt know me and only saw me walking you would think i am around 80 if you only saw the wast down , the thing for me is that i cant take med and i really shouldnt drink tho i do , why for the fact it kills the pain when i wake up

people dont be a fool like me i hated docs and i never went and prob if i would have i not be so sick today , :2 cents: :( :2 cents:

I too am a cancer survivor. I had cancer when I was 9 (the year was 1964...way before radiation and chemo). I was originally given 6 months to live, then was given "experimental" surgery, with a 75% guarantee that I would lose a leg. Needless to say, I survived and did not lose a leg, however, my Mom tells me that she has never seen someone fight something harder in her entire life (I guess that's what makes me a tough old fart now :thumbsup

Hang in there man...if you can beat it, and you want to beat it, you will...

Jim, I feel for ya geez.

...Just get your arse over here to see us then we can pick your spirits up.

I'll expect to see you within a few days mate :thumbsup

brain tumor, right occipital lobe...I refused the radiation part of chemo and did just the chemical part. I was on bed rest for a little over 6 months and my weight BALLOONED (unlike others who lost...usually due to the radiation tho). I am still fighting the way the bed rest screwed up my metabolism and I still have MRI's every 4-6 months. I had a relapse scare in November of last year, but I was given a clean bill of health....for now....

It sucks, badly....if you need to talk, I am USUALLY hiding on ICQ