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Cancer...Is the pain or the mental battles the worse?
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:41 pm
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Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:42 pm to TigerinPurgatory
Sorry to hear. What kind?
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:43 pm to TigerinPurgatory
Pain if it's you
Mental if it is a loved one
Mental if it is a loved one
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:43 pm to TigerinPurgatory
Neighbor said chemo
Cancer was nothing
If he had to go through another treatment he would’ve tapped out
Cancer was nothing
If he had to go through another treatment he would’ve tapped out
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:44 pm to TigerinPurgatory
Terminal or treatable?
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:44 pm to TigerinPurgatory
shite man,,
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:44 pm to TigerinPurgatory
quote:hope you get right with the big guy
TigerinPurgatory
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:47 pm to SuperSaint
You just don’t know when to turn it off do you
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:51 pm to TigerinPurgatory
No first hand experience but one survivor said you feel very lonely, like nobody in the world understands what you're going through.
So....mental.
So....mental.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:51 pm to TigerinPurgatory
Depends on the type. Many aren’t painful. But, I watched my wife die from liver cancer that had metastasized from her breast. It was an awful way to go. Mentally and physically. Very unfair for such an angel
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:53 pm to TigerinPurgatory
Been thru it, you can do it! The good lord doesn't give you anything you can't handle. Worse thing for me was the guilt I felt for causing worry to my family. You got this !!!!
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:54 pm to NorthEnd
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But, I watched my wife die from liver cancer that had metastasized from her breast. It was an awful way to go. Mentally and physically. Very unfair for such an angel
damn,, Im in tears so very sorry
Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:59 pm to cubsfan5150
He really doesn't and it's a trait him and Oweo share.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 9:02 pm to TigerinPurgatory
Only pain I had from mine was a bout of colitis that was caused by a cancerous lymph node interacting with my intestine, then lower back pain when a tumor started pressing on the right kidney - wound up having to get that removed from the damage after it was over.
Chemo by far sucked arse the most. I lost about 50 lbs going through twelve cycles of cisplatin/etopocide. Still have mild neuropathy in my toes and fingers, nonstop tinnitus, and some skin thing I'm going to get checked out next week with a dermatologist.
The mentally hardest part was the 36 hours leading up to treatment, having to willingly submit yourself to it. When I went in for my last stem cell transplant at Tulane, I cried. Grown arse 40 year old man broke down in tears outside the cancer center because it was so horrible to go through again. I kept family away from the hospital for the weeks I was in there because I didn't want them to see me in that condition, it was horrible. I had toooons of support while I was going through it - family, friends, even here in the GMT every morning.
Mentally it's tough fighting that, I definitely recommend therapy while going through it. At Tulane they have a guy named Aaron that is really good, he knows his role is mainly to be the open ears for the patient to vent and possibly point people in the right direction for assistance. He popped in my room several times while I was in quarantine for a month at a time.
Chemo by far sucked arse the most. I lost about 50 lbs going through twelve cycles of cisplatin/etopocide. Still have mild neuropathy in my toes and fingers, nonstop tinnitus, and some skin thing I'm going to get checked out next week with a dermatologist.
The mentally hardest part was the 36 hours leading up to treatment, having to willingly submit yourself to it. When I went in for my last stem cell transplant at Tulane, I cried. Grown arse 40 year old man broke down in tears outside the cancer center because it was so horrible to go through again. I kept family away from the hospital for the weeks I was in there because I didn't want them to see me in that condition, it was horrible. I had toooons of support while I was going through it - family, friends, even here in the GMT every morning.
Mentally it's tough fighting that, I definitely recommend therapy while going through it. At Tulane they have a guy named Aaron that is really good, he knows his role is mainly to be the open ears for the patient to vent and possibly point people in the right direction for assistance. He popped in my room several times while I was in quarantine for a month at a time.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 9:04 pm to TigerinPurgatory
For me, it was the all the testing and uncertainty as it was diagnosed and staged. When treatment finally began it felt like I (we/they) were finally doing something. There was a plan in place.
That said, there's all kind of cancers and all kinds of treatments. Some are infinitely more, or less, painful than others. None are any fun, but if you're fortunate, you'll just be aggravated with all the bullshite for a period of time. The aggravation continues as the monitoring goes on, but its way less aggravating than treatment.
Honestly, I think it's probably tougher when a loved one has it.
That said, there's all kind of cancers and all kinds of treatments. Some are infinitely more, or less, painful than others. None are any fun, but if you're fortunate, you'll just be aggravated with all the bullshite for a period of time. The aggravation continues as the monitoring goes on, but its way less aggravating than treatment.
Honestly, I think it's probably tougher when a loved one has it.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 9:05 pm to TigerinPurgatory
Daughter found out she had cancer just after Easter. After chemo she wasn't the same person. Died next Feb. That's what was hard.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 9:06 pm to Horsemeat
Got the neuropathy also, never put it together that the tinnitus may be a result of the chemo. 12 rounds of Chemo, 6 surgeries, some radiation , still contend what I put my family thru was what hurt the most.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 9:09 pm to VernonPLSUfan
thats awful, Im so sorry
Posted on 6/18/23 at 9:17 pm to OWLFAN86
My mom who is 59 just got diagnosed with ovarian cancer last week. Perfectly healthy and just came out of nowhere. Had shortness of breath is what lead to discovering it. Fluid around heart and a little around the lungs. She’s hardheaded and meeting it head on. I hope she beats it; she deserves more time with her grandbabies who are 3 & 5.
Posted on 6/18/23 at 9:33 pm to peaster68
Not all cancers are the same, but...
I had a friend who was about 35 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She went through more shite than she deserved, but lived for about 20 more years.
Your mom may respond well to treatment and be fine. Keep a positive attitude because she's probably scared shitless.
I had a friend who was about 35 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She went through more shite than she deserved, but lived for about 20 more years.
Your mom may respond well to treatment and be fine. Keep a positive attitude because she's probably scared shitless.
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