Anybody here a cancer survivor or know somebody who is going through the struggle?

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I'm 20 years old and was diagnosed in December 2010 with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a blood cancer. In June 2011 I received chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. I have been in remission since about October.

I wanted to start a thread for others to come, so that you know that you are not alone and so we can talk about things, if you're comfortable doing so. I'm comfortable talking about myself and if you have any questions I would be willing to answer them!
 
well man I shared my dads story with ya in chat. Keep your head up and give all the cute nurses your number lol.
 
My sister had a rare type of malignant brain tumor at age 24. Thankfully she made it through surgery, chemo and radiation and is pretty much back to her normal self. It was scary times for a while there though. So far things have been clean, but I always worry about it.
 
A guy i went to high school with has cancer. He also goes to my church and i talked to him a few weeks back. I asked him how he was doing and he said "im hangin in there, taking it one day at a time". He has just recently started chemo and hopefully he can recover.
 
My mother in law had breast cancer and went through surgery to remove it, then radiation and chemo. She is doing great now, you wouldn't know she ever was that sick. I wish you and everyone all the blessings that she received. Our family could never thank Cancer treatment centers of America enough. He doctors were and still are great.
 
I've got a wee bit o' the colorectal cancer that had the audacity to metastasize to my liver and I will be dealing with that for the rest of my life, but hey, at least it won't be forever.

Good luck to you.
 
well man I shared my dads story with ya in chat. Keep your head up and give all the cute nurses your number lol.

Thanks for sharing his story! And lol, gotta love it.

Glad to hear you are doing better.

Thanks man, appreciate it!


Interesting. I'm curious if this could with skin rashes that are reactions to medicine?

Good on you Massachusetts. Helping others helps the helper too!

That's what I'm all about!

My sister had a rare type of malignant brain tumor at age 24. Thankfully she made it through surgery, chemo and radiation and is pretty much back to her normal self. It was scary times for a while there though. So far things have been clean, but I always worry about it.

I am very glad that she made it and is doing well! I'm sure that it was very helpful for her having a support system there, because I know having a support system is a huge part of the recovery process. You can't battle these things alone. How long has she been in remission?

A guy i went to high school with has cancer. He also goes to my church and i talked to him a few weeks back. I asked him how he was doing and he said "im hangin in there, taking it one day at a time". He has just recently started chemo and hopefully he can recover.

Good luck to him! Chemo can be a pretty brutal process. It may just be an IV drip and you may not necessarily feel the side effects right away, but you can bet it will effect you at some point. A friend of mine though, has had chemo so many times that his body is pretty much so used to it now that it isn't even effective as treatment. It sucks. I think the best thing you can do as his friend is just be there for him, talk to him.

My mother in law had breast cancer and went through surgery to remove it, then radiation and chemo. She is doing great now, you wouldn't know she ever was that sick. I wish you and everyone all the blessings that she received. Our family could never thank Cancer treatment centers of America enough. He doctors were and still are great.

That's the amazing thing. A lot of people are sick and you wouldn't even know it unless somebody told you. It isn't always an illness you can see, sometimes it's the invisible illness.

I've got a wee bit o' the colorectal cancer that had the audacity to metastasize to my liver and I will be dealing with that for the rest of my life, but hey, at least it won't be forever.

Good luck to you.

Thank you very much sir and good luck to you. I'm wondering, is there a timetable for treatment for this? I'm not exactly sure about colorectal cancer at all, I don't know much about it. Also, have you had any treatment thusfar?
 
I've got a wee bit o' the colorectal cancer that had the audacity to metastasize to my liver and I will be dealing with that for the rest of my life, but hey, at least it won't be forever.

Good luck to you.

Oh dear.. Any metastasis is a bad sign.. Would you happen to know your KI-67 level?

And to OP and anyone else who has gone through it, you are all the reason as to why I am pursuing my career path.
 
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I am very glad that she made it and is doing well! I'm sure that it was very helpful for her having a support system there, because I know having a support system is a huge part of the recovery process. You can't battle these things alone. How long has she been in remission?

She was diagnosed with the aggressive gemistocytic astrocytoma not long after she gave birth to her son and he is 6 years old now, so it's been about 5 years. Without surgery they said she had 6 months to live at the most I believe. Thank God though, the surgery was successful! Those were some dark days for me.
 
She was diagnosed with the aggressive gemistocytic astrocytoma not long after she gave birth to her son and he is 6 years old now, so it's been about 5 years. Without surgery they said she had 6 months to live at the most I believe. Thank God though, the surgery was successful! Those were some dark days for me.

For every dark night there is a brighter day!! Five years in remission is a huge milestone for cancer survivors and she should be proud, and you should be proud of her as I'm sure you are.

I know surgeries can be stressful and sometimes not go as planned, but it amazes me these days to know how modern medicine has made living a long time not only a possibility but a reality for many cancer patients.
 
My Mom had a very rare blood cancer the name of which escapes me entirely for some reason a few years back. She only took chemo in oral form that I know of and she's still kicking away at 84 although her hands and feet became a bit knarled as a result of her having it so long before it was diagnosed.

I myself had Hodgkin's Disease back in 95-96. I luckily avoided major surgery, but they were considering it pretty seriously. Not a lot of fun, especially the radiation which I put a stop to before the treatments were over but I finished most of it.

The advancements being made are truly spectacular, if I got mine ten years earlier my chances would have been very much worse. I also unfortunately know a couple people who weren't so fortunate.
 
i had a cousin who died unexpectedly in less than nine months after being diagnosed with lung cancer even though she never
smoked. my uncle died of leukemia in 1996 when he was in his 70s and he managed to live a while due to blood transfusions. my
mother is a survivor of breast cancer, is in her eighties, is healthy, clear headed & spry, and has delt well with the partial masectomy.
 
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My Mom had a very rare blood cancer the name of which escapes me entirely for some reason a few years back. She only took chemo in oral form that I know of and she's still kicking away at 84 although her hands and feet became a bit knarled as a result of her having it so long before it was diagnosed.

I myself had Hodgkin's Disease back in 95-96. I luckily avoided major surgery, but they were considering it pretty seriously. Not a lot of fun, especially the radiation which I put a stop to before the treatments were over but I finished most of it.

The advancements being made are truly spectacular, if I got mine ten years earlier my chances would have been very much worse. I also unfortunately know a couple people who weren't so fortunate.

I'm sorry to hear about these experiences. However, I am glad that both of you are still here today. The hearts of champions. How are you doing now?
 
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