The cancer survivor's restorative thread

[Msturbator]

Cancer free

10 years! Breast cancer, had a lumpectomy and everything is right as fuck.

 

[csdan69]

Kidney Cancer

About 3 years ago I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. 2 large tumors in my left kidney, malignant. 1 large tumor in my spleen, benign and malignant cancer on the lining of my badder. They scraped my bladder and successfully removed all of the cancer. Later they removed my kidney and my spleen. I was told they got all the cancer and I was good to go. Asked the docs if there was anything special I needed to do, was told no, just get yearly checkups. I eat what I want, love spicy foods, and do what I want as well as taking all the meds I used to. I take no meds related to cancer and I feel great. Should mention I'm 70, so feeling great considering my age.

 

[csdan69]

Moving on down

I find it interesting how when I originally posted on this thread I was #14. I come 4 hours later I'm on last page, last post at #152. I'm kind of new on Lit, so I guess I don't quite get it. Do you have to be buds with the person that started the thread or what...just curious

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

I find it interesting how when I originally posted on this thread I was #14. I come 4 hours later I'm on last page, last post at #152. I'm kind of new on Lit, so I guess I don't quite get it. Do you have to be buds with the person that started the thread or what...just curious

Wormhole?

 

[von_Bismarck]

Wormhole?

Probably just looking at the wrong thread page, bro.

 

[csdan69]

No doubt your right. My mistake

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

No doubt your right. My mistake

I forgive you.

 

[von_Bismarck]

I forgive you.

It's healthy to forgive.

 

[oggbashan]

I have cancer but I won't be a survivor.

My symptoms started with Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome which interferes with the messages between my brain and my eyes, mouth and balance. It is a rare sign of small-cell Lung Cancer.

The diagnosis is that it is terminal and I am having pallative chemotherapy to try to slow or even reverse the Lambert-Eaton but it won't stop the lung cancer.

 

[von_Bismarck]

Ogg, you're one of the great ones around here. Seriously.

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

I have cancer but I won't be a survivor.

My symptoms started with Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome which interferes with the messages between my brain and my eyes, mouth and balance. It is a rare sign of small-cell Lung Cancer.

The diagnosis is that it is terminal and I am having pallative chemotherapy to try to slow or even reverse the Lambert-Eaton but it won't stop the lung cancer.

None of us will survive, so we have that in common.

 

[oggbashan]

None of us will survive, so we have that in common.

I've lived long enough...

 

[thør]

I've lived long enough...

:respect:

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

I've lived long enough...

You've done much, just the snap-shot of it that I have seen.

 

[Gypsytag]

When people get real cancer it is terrible.

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

When people get real cancer it is terrible.

Who has fake cancer?

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

Prayers for someone I know that's having cancer surgery tomorrow. I'm taking her. This will be her ~15th surgery.

 

[von_Bismarck]

Cancer is a terrible thing.

Even sadder that there are people in the world who fake it for attention and money.

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

Waiting and waiting....

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

At what was supposed to be my last follow up MRI they found a 7 mm something that wasn't there last year. So I have to have another fucking MRI.

 

[OneAuthor]

At what was supposed to be my last follow up MRI they found a 7 mm something that wasn't there last year. So I have to have another fucking MRI.

That sucks. I hope it is benign, or at least very treatable.

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

That sucks. I hope it is benign, or at least very treatable.

Could just be the doc scamming another mri out of my insurance co.

OTOH my neighbor lady had to have more breast surgery. Not good.

 

[oggbashan]

The four sessions of chemotherapy I have had have reduced the cancer cells according to the results of the scan reviewed by my specialist on Monday.

That was NOT supposed to happen. The decision to go ahead with chemotherapy was finely balanced and it was palliative only - to improve my quality of life but was not expected to lengthen my projected life expectancy.

The Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome is a sign of aggressive small-cell lung cancer which is supposed to be difficult to slow and generally impossible to stop. Yet my cancer has retreated.

I am now an official medical anomaly. I already was rare, being the only person with Lambert-Eaton in my county and the only one they had ever encountered, but now I am proving the text-books wrong as well.

I have two more scheduled sessions of chemotherapy to go, then a further scan, and in February the specialist will review my progress as well. If the cancer continues to retreat or hold a steady state, radiotherapy might be considered. That was previously seen as pointless since I was not going to survive very long.

Now? Who knows?

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

The four sessions of chemotherapy I have had have reduced the cancer cells according to the results of the scan reviewed by my specialist on Monday.

That was NOT supposed to happen. The decision to go ahead with chemotherapy was finely balanced and it was palliative only - to improve my quality of life but was not expected to lengthen my projected life expectancy.

The Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome is a sign of aggressive small-cell lung cancer which is supposed to be difficult to slow and generally impossible to stop. Yet my cancer has retreated.

I am now an official medical anomaly. I already was rare, being the only person with Lambert-Eaton in my county and the only one they had ever encountered, but now I am proving the text-books wrong as well.

I have two more scheduled sessions of chemotherapy to go, then a further scan, and in February the specialist will review my progress as well. If the cancer continues to retreat or hold a steady state, radiotherapy might be considered. That was previously seen as pointless since I was not going to survive very long.

Now? Who knows?

 

[HisArpy]

The four sessions of chemotherapy I have had have reduced the cancer cells according to the results of the scan reviewed by my specialist on Monday.

That was NOT supposed to happen. The decision to go ahead with chemotherapy was finely balanced and it was palliative only - to improve my quality of life but was not expected to lengthen my projected life expectancy.

The Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome is a sign of aggressive small-cell lung cancer which is supposed to be difficult to slow and generally impossible to stop. Yet my cancer has retreated.

I am now an official medical anomaly. I already was rare, being the only person with Lambert-Eaton in my county and the only one they had ever encountered, but now I am proving the text-books wrong as well.

I have two more scheduled sessions of chemotherapy to go, then a further scan, and in February the specialist will review my progress as well. If the cancer continues to retreat or hold a steady state, radiotherapy might be considered. That was previously seen as pointless since I was not going to survive very long.

Now? Who knows?

Anomalies are people too. 2020 is the year you're personally going to kick cancer's ass.