Cancer Sucks

[lauralynne]

UGH. I hate cancer! HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT!

Just had to vent...it was a very long night.:tissue:

 

[mishellyshel]

i agree.........& i'm sorry 4 whatever u r goin thru.

 

[lauralynne]

Thanks, Michelle!
My grandmother (paternal side) had a breast biopsy done last week and it has come back malignant. She'll go to the specialist today to find out what course of treatment needs to be taken. Her sister has also been through this about 25 years ago.
I lost my grandmother (maternal side) almost 11 years ago (at age 56) to Lung Cancer, and my mother-in-law (at age 46) almost 3 years ago to Pancreatic Cancer.
It is just so sad and I hate seeing anyone face any battles with cancer.

 

[Rickman]

I, too, am sorry for your situation, but remember, it could always be worse!
I'm a 6 year survivor of non-Hodgins lymphoma - tumor removed by surgery, and a 6-month chomo treatment - gone - hopefully for good!
My mother is a different story - terminal - started as liver, now into her lungs, and chemo almost killed her, as it was too much for an 82 yr. old woman [mother of 9] in her condition. She's doing much better without it, but we know it's just a matter of time! She's at home with a caretaker, doing pretty good, considering!

 

[Chinniechantel]

I am very sorry you are dealing with such a horrific and terrible disease. I wish you and whoever is effected and will keep you in my prayers.

 

[Snickers]

Colon cancer runs on my dad's side of the family. His mom (49), brother (60ish), niece (51) died of it. My sister had it at the age of 41. She's been in remission for 7 years this coming July.

I'll keep you and your grandma in my prayers.

 

[Laurie]

Laura I totally understand your pain, fear and sadness.
My beautiful sister, Lisa, is dying of breast cancer. She is 44 years old and will not live to see her 45 birthday which is in the beginning of September. What I've come to know is more than cancer sucks, the treatments for cancer suck too.
Lisa struggles everyday to stay alive for one more day. See my once vibrant, energetic and beautiful sister turn into a yellow hollow shell of herself breaks me heart.
May everyone going through this or anyone with loved ones going through this, find the peace of Christ. I know Heaven is a far better place than here for my beautiful sister.

 

[lauralynne]

Laurie, thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement! And thank you to everyone else too. Prayers are always welcome and appreciated.

Update from yesterday:
The specialist said they will operate next week to remove the mass and biopsy some of the lymph nodes around that area. He said he didn’t think it had spread anywhere else yet. Then, when they get the results back from those biopsies, they will determine the course of action to take from there. The surgery isn’t scheduled yet, but it will be next week. There is a chance during surgery that by removing the mass, some of it could break loose and thus spread, but, it’s a better option that only doing chemo and radiation and leaving the mass there.

 

[Rickman]

The first surgeon I saw said the same - biopsy, chemo, and radiation. Second said "it's like rust on a car, as long as I'm in there, I'm taking it all out!" I went with the second, as radiation scares me more than cancer, especially around the throat/jawline/base of skull! Full recovery took about 9 months, including 6 months of chemo, as he had to cut some facial nerves, and the right side of my cheek felt numb that long!
Good luck with it, just remember, it could always be worse!

 

[lauralynne]

You're right. My stepdad had melanoma about 20 yrs ago and has gone through radiation on the left side of his neck. On one occasion, the radiology tech set the amount of radiation too high. (I can't remember what he was supposed to get, but it was set at basically 25x the power it should have been.) He ended up with 1/2 an ear and horrible scar tissue down his neck and over part of his shoulder.
This was all man moons before he and my mom got together (and he has since had some grafting done), but I asked why he didn't go after the hospital. He said, "Well, the way I look at is that if they hadn't gone overboard by accident and done this, then maybe they wouldn't have gotten it all and I would have gone through much more in the long run." What a positive outlook.

 

[Jenn]

I have some close family members that have died from cancer. Colon and breast cancer seems to run on my dad's side of the family. I watched my grandpa slowly die from colon cancer, because he had refused to see a doctor. I watched him waste away in the hospital. I don't think he wanted to live because my grandma had died from breast cancer years earlier. Even at 5, I can remember my grandma confined to the couch during a visit, too sick to get up. Cancer does suck, it's terrible. It slowly takes a healthy vibrant person and leaves behind a shell of what they once were. And treatment for cancer seems to be just as bad as the illness itself.

I always believe in the power of the mind, and that it can really help get a person through tough times. I think the power of the mind can really help determine how healthy a person is, and can overpower sickness.

 

[macygray]

We have lost...5 or so in the past 2 years to cancer? Family...Many scares too amongst friends.

Granda was the biggest for me last year. Its a disgrace.

 

[addictedtochins]

Yes cancer certainly does suck! 2 years ago today my mom passed from a brain tumor and it's a terrible painful way to go. And I recently found out a wonderful man I know who operates a childrens Christian camp has terminal brain cancer as well.

 

[lauralynne]

I'm so sorry! I hope time eases your pain. It's so hard~

 

[Rebecca]

The son of a lady from one of my other boards just posted saying she passed away last night. I liked her a lot, but we weren't super close. It is just hard because whenever cancer takes someone out of my life, I am reminded of everyone else I've lost to the disease. Tonight is so very notsome.

 

[lauralynne]

Well, as if that wasn't enough...I found out last night that my grandfather (the husband to my grandmother who was just diagnosed w/ breast cancer) has skin cancer. I don't know the details yet, but am a little shaky as these things sometimes come in "3's"

 

[lauralynne]

Grandmother's surgery to remove the cancerous mass and surrounding lymph nodes (for biopsy) is today. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

 

[addictedtochins]

Ok, I will. Keep us updated

 

[Sandi]

Hope everything goes well for your grandmother's surgery.

 

[Laurie]

Laura, I'm thinking of you and grandma! Please keep us updated!