Hi how are you... you are right surviving cancer is an individual process... not comparing yourself and being honest with yourself is a strength ... your right you have gained wisdom. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us.... we appreciate it 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
2001 found a pea sized lump left side of neck, went straight to drs as I just had an overwhelming feeling of doom;worry. Sent away with antibiotics...went back 1 month later with a golfballs size lump...more antibiotics...(my first trip to gp was april I got diagnosed October. It spread to my thymus gland...started ABVD lost hair, weight and scared. Finished treatment, ctg scan =clear yay! 9 months later familiar lump and each day there were new lumps! Biopsy confirmed it had returned but twice as aggressive. Given 40% chance of survival...started instense chemo in isolation, stem cell transplant and 31days of radiotherapy. 1 year anniversary clear 5 years clear 10 years clear 15 years letter of oncologist that I'm cured😊 Unfortunately my anxiety levels are through the roof! Have a enlarged auricular lump so back on sntibioyics- bloodtest clear. Hoping it's just a reaction to an ear piercing! It's so strange because if I have a cough, in my head it's lung cancer A spot on my skin? It's skin cancer My life revolves around worry. I think the worry will remain. However I live each day feeling so privileged. I beat cancer twice! Good luck xx
Thanks so much for saying that so honestly and eloquently. Whenever I see or hear a story about someone who regards their cancer or other personal tragedy as a blessing in disguise it makes me want to put my fist through the computer screen. I wonder if it is a defence mechanism - the idea that their illness may amount to purposeless suffering could be so terrible that they can't admit it to themselves or to others. I had a long illness (not cancer) and I basically reached the same conclusion you did.
The loneliest fucking place to be to be frank. You're on your own, fighting for your survival. Chemo is horrendous. Certainly not grateful for having that disease.
Yeah I agree. I can usually see in hindsight how I learned something from tough experiences. That's not the case with my lymphoma though. Feels like a lot of suffering and wasted time for no reason.
Thank you for sharing your experiences .. it is helpful for people to know what to anticipate and how they might feel. Glad you pulled through strongly! Would love to be able to chat with you on some specifics ie experience during chemo if you’re okay with it
Like you, the only positive I had was meeting some really good people. I used the subreddit /r/cancer and we ended up starting a discord server. It was a little ecosystem of support for all my treatment. Of course the nature of the beast, we lost a few good people, but I'll keep that as a positive to have known them. You're welcome to join if you wish :P
I'm glad to hear you also met some really good people through your cancer experience. That sounds like a lovely space and little community. I'd love to know the discord server to maybe join at a later date. There are times when I really want to be involved with patient communities and then other times when I don't want to be exposed to anything related to cancer. But it'd be nice to know of one I could join if I'm feeling like I want to engage with other patients/survivors. Thanks for commenting and I hope you've been well!
Isenda Thinks discord.gg/z6q7Dwz - luckily, like you, we don't always want to talk about the disease all the time, and have more so focused on just offering support. Whether it be a venting platform, finding someone to game with, or share movie ideas. When I was going through 3 months of abvd, I can't tell how many countless times I'd vent in there. Next thing you know, we're talking about ghost busters or something. I've stuck around after treatment just to offer what they offered to me.
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Hi how are you... you are right surviving cancer is an individual process... not comparing yourself and being honest with yourself is a strength ... your right you have gained wisdom. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us.... we appreciate it 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
2001 found a pea sized lump left side of neck, went straight to drs as I just had an overwhelming feeling of doom;worry. Sent away with antibiotics...went back 1 month later with a golfballs size lump...more antibiotics...(my first trip to gp was april I got diagnosed October. It spread to my thymus gland...started ABVD lost hair, weight and scared.
Finished treatment, ctg scan =clear yay!
9 months later familiar lump and each day there were new lumps!
Biopsy confirmed it had returned but twice as aggressive. Given 40% chance of survival...started instense chemo in isolation, stem cell transplant and 31days of radiotherapy.
1 year anniversary clear
5 years clear
10 years clear
15 years letter of oncologist that I'm cured😊
Unfortunately my anxiety levels are through the roof!
Have a enlarged auricular lump so back on sntibioyics- bloodtest clear. Hoping it's just a reaction to an ear piercing!
It's so strange because if I have a cough, in my head it's lung cancer
A spot on my skin? It's skin cancer
My life revolves around worry.
I think the worry will remain. However I live each day feeling so privileged. I beat cancer twice!
Good luck xx
So glad to hear you beat cancer twice. The heightened anxiety/worry can be hard to live with :( Thanks for sharing Cat.
Thanks so much for saying that so honestly and eloquently. Whenever I see or hear a story about someone who regards their cancer or other personal tragedy as a blessing in disguise it makes me want to put my fist through the computer screen. I wonder if it is a defence mechanism - the idea that their illness may amount to purposeless suffering could be so terrible that they can't admit it to themselves or to others. I had a long illness (not cancer) and I basically reached the same conclusion you did.
The loneliest fucking place to be to be frank. You're on your own, fighting for your survival. Chemo is horrendous. Certainly not grateful for having that disease.
Yeah I agree. I can usually see in hindsight how I learned something from tough experiences. That's not the case with my lymphoma though. Feels like a lot of suffering and wasted time for no reason.
"Feels like a lot of suffering and wasted time for no reason" - Exactly how I feel Adam.
Thank you for sharing your experiences .. it is helpful for people to know what to anticipate and how they might feel. Glad you pulled through strongly! Would love to be able to chat with you on some specifics ie experience during chemo if you’re okay with it
Hey Ai. Feel free to ask me specifics in the TH-cam comments section. I don't have any other social media channels. Thanks for commenting!
Yes. Life is short. Very nice video
Yup! Thanks, Queen Paula Banks.
Spongebob you are such an idiot.
Like you, the only positive I had was meeting some really good people. I used the subreddit /r/cancer and we ended up starting a discord server. It was a little ecosystem of support for all my treatment. Of course the nature of the beast, we lost a few good people, but I'll keep that as a positive to have known them. You're welcome to join if you wish :P
I'm glad to hear you also met some really good people through your cancer experience. That sounds like a lovely space and little community. I'd love to know the discord server to maybe join at a later date. There are times when I really want to be involved with patient communities and then other times when I don't want to be exposed to anything related to cancer. But it'd be nice to know of one I could join if I'm feeling like I want to engage with other patients/survivors. Thanks for commenting and I hope you've been well!
Isenda Thinks discord.gg/z6q7Dwz - luckily, like you, we don't always want to talk about the disease all the time, and have more so focused on just offering support. Whether it be a venting platform, finding someone to game with, or share movie ideas. When I was going through 3 months of abvd, I can't tell how many countless times I'd vent in there. Next thing you know, we're talking about ghost busters or something. I've stuck around after treatment just to offer what they offered to me.
Thanks. :) Sounds perfect.
I can relate x
I hope you're well Ruby.
Isenda Thinks Thank you. Your consideration towards me and how I am doing, put a smile on my face today.