I have breast Cancer-Am I Dying?
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I think your doctor can give you better info on this than anyone here.
Google support groups but when it comes to medical advice, please consult your doctor.
Good luck
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i hope you won't die.
good luck to you.
cut off your boobs
i'm sorry but i don't understand that ur avatar(picture) is a man but u have breast cancer
Your dead Call a lawyer and get a grave plot , if you dont choose chemo !THERE are many advances so dont be affraid of modern medicine
Go to chemo, and fight this! You can do it, don't give up! My mother in law was told that she had six months to live after she was diagnosed, she fought and fought and had chemo and she has been cancer free for over 15 years now! Best wishes and I will pray for you!
Breast cancer is not a big deal these days. You should not even think that it will take your life, for there is exceptionally good treatment available all over the world. And who or whatever gave you the impression that you will die of chemo or radiation - rubbish. I suggest you google some good websites on breast cancer and learn more about this ailment. After this, please make up your mind as soon as possible to take treatment. And remember, you cannot enjoy life with cancer - but you can by getting rid of it, and lead a normal healthy life. Good luck.
If you have just been diagnosed then I would go ahead with the chemo and radiation. My aunt was diagnosed a couple of years ago with breast cancer. She took chemo and radiation but the place she went to did not do tests to make sure they cancer was really gone when they stopped the chemo and radiation. She is now battling cancer in much of her body but she is still taking chemo sometimes and radiation too. I would recommend going to chemo because if you don't then you may not make it through. Just make sure that they do the appropriate testing and scans when they say your cancer is gone. If there is a really good cancer center around you I would go to it. My aunt go to St. Louis which is about 2 hours away from her house. They are much better than they mediocre treatment she was getting here. I will be praying for you. A lot of people make it through this cancer with no problems.
Call your local hospital now and ask to speak to someone on the oncology floor. Get the number for a support group of breast cancer survivors. PLEASE do it. There are so many breast cancer survivors who have gone through what you are going through and there is a national group that wants to reach every person out there and help.
Please call and talk to them. There are answers to your questions and who better than those who have gone through it themselves. Make the call. You will not be sorry.
I hope not!
Go to www.breastcancer.org and start reading. Hopefully it will answer some of your questions. There should also be a breast cancer survivors group around you. Find it and get the support you need.
Good Luck!
Never Give Up!
I sugest you should go and talk to a doctor! I guess the best way to solve it is to have a surgery! Otherwise, you should try with chemo because you deserve to live! Don`t be scared, have faith!
My mom was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer this time last year. She had the masectomy. 2 types of chemo, and radiation. It was a horrible year for my por poor mother. As we approach the anniversary of her diagnosis, her hair is growing back (and it is curly!) she has a little numbness left in her arm from the taxol but she still functions. Most of all, I have my mommy. I am a grown woman and could probably find the backbone to survive without her but I'm glad I still have my mother. She will go have scans in august to see if it has come back. Teh doctor said if does come back it is usually early. She is considering a masectomy on her other breast just to be safe.
It is all about attitude. My mother said that she refused to lay down and die. She felt like it sometimes but she wouldn't do it. If you ignore the cancer, it will grow and you will die. If you treat it/fight it you have a chance at the rest of your life. If you have children of any age, regardless of your current relationship with them, fight it. They want their mommy too. Even if you haven't heard them say it in a while.
many women battle breast cancer every day. many women live to tell about it, and many more do not.
it depends on what kind of person you are. i know one lady who said she wouldn't go to chemo because all her hair would fall out. the doctor said if she started chemo right away she had a fighting chance, but she said no, and eventually got really upset, heard about some wack rip off miracle cure involving peach pits in Mexico. she drove up and down there, it didn't work. she died. but I'll always remember her.
her favorite quote was: "sometimes life just gives you a sock in the nose." she had a shirt that said it and everything.
whatever you decide, you've already made an impact on the people you know in life, so while its all up to you, you shouldn't feel so afraid. in the end, the world will still turn. if you want to fight, if you want to be in the world, then you have to want it, and want it bad. sometimes people dont always have it in them. i can respect that, and so can everyone else.
i'm sorry your scared, and i know you have it in you, to do what you want to do. but nobody can make up your mind for you, and nobody can make you want something that you might not want.
Chemo therapy is actually mustard gas which kills many healthy cells along with the cancer cells. The American Medical Association is stuck on chemo because it's good for their business. It's a rather sad state of affair with the AMA in so many ways. I just lost my mother-in-law to ovarian cancer. She wouldn't try 'alternative' treatments and went with the usual chemo. It can prolong your life, but there are better ways to proceed that will possible cure you. My father had talked of something he said was available on the internet to cure cancer. Some natural substance that killed cancer cells only and left you healthy cells alone, unlike chemo. My mother-in-law was never interested in anything alternative so I never found out about it. Please do some research on the internet to look for a natural cure. I wish I could be of more help. Good luck:)
Obviously since you know you have breast cancer you have talked to a doctor. What did they say? In many cases if you catch it early you can recover, although many times it does result in losing a breast. But one thing is for sure. If you do nothing it will get worse and yes your life would definately be in jeopardy. In any case, whatever your options are you need to do something to try to get better whether its chemo or whatever options there are. I know you are frustrated, scared and upset but you have to get your mind right and focus on how you will fight this and doing what you can to overcome this.
I think you should seek the advice of your oncologist. They are in the best position to answer your questions.
Things may not be as bad as you think. My partner was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago when she was 33. She had surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy and is alive and well and living a perfectly normal life. We've gone on to have two beautiful children.
My partner is a hairdresser and speaks to many women who have been through this. I was amazed at justhow many - women I'd known for years but never knew they had this in there past.
Speak to your doctors - they should be able to put you in touch with a local support group.
It is a scary time, but do stay positive.
God bless.
best advice is to listen to your oncologist. if you don't have one, get one.
breast cancer is still one of the most curable forms of cancer, IF you don't wait too long to get treatment. sure it will be damned uncomfortable for some time, but in the end, wouldn't you rather have many years of a pain free life, than maybe 6 months to 2 years of pain and suffering as the cancer invades every other portion of your body?
i won't lie to you and tell you that chemo and radiation are easy, they aren't, but they won't kill you. you may feel like dying as you are going thru them, but please know that though the cure seems like it is worse than the disease itself, it really isn't. You have every right to be scared and lost, hearing the word cancer applied to your life is just earth shattering!
as you begin your journey on this rollercoaster called cancer, make sure you have your family and friends close to you as you are going to need all the love and support you can get. you will need someone to take you to your chemo and/or radiation appointments as you will NOT feel like driving afterwards, you will need someone to stay with you for a few days afterwards as you will be too sick from the treatments to fix yourself meals, get yourself something to drink, etc.
from what my husband experienced, some of the chemo drugs just make you kinda of tired, and that is about it, but then there are others that will kick your butt and for about a week after treatment you feel as if you have the worlds worst case of stomach flu you can imagine. in most cases these days, they do give you anti-nausea medication which does help to some extent, but doesn't alleviate all of the nausea symptoms. make sure you have plenty of soft foods in the house such as ice cream, puddings, etc, also make sure that you keep Ensure in the house as it is a great meal supplement for when you just can't make yourself eat anything. it is very important for you to keep your strength up during all of this.
just know that your life is always worth trying to save, if chemo is the route to take for that, then that is what you do. remember, as much as you may hate to hear this, attitude is everything in beating this disease. if you go into this with the mindset that you are going to win, there is a very good chance that is exactly what is going to happen. don't be afraid to ask your doctor for anti-depressants as you are going to need those as well.
AND, on the bright side, you won't have to shave your legs for months and months (I only say this because a friend of mine told me that was the one benefit she found to undergoing treatment for breast cancer at the age of 30).
if you need anymore suggestions of things to eat and/or keep in the house please get in touch with me at dogwood.acres@yahoo.com
No you are not dying. I have had breast cancer twice and I am still very alive. I can not offer medical advice since I am not a doctor but if your doctor says you should have chemo and rads then you should do it to save your life. If you don't the cancer is likely to spread and it will become a life threatening situation. If you don't feel comfortable with your doctor get a second opinion.
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You don't say what type breast cancer, whether it has spread into the lymph nodes, what stage you were diagnosed at and many other important aspects of info that would help answer your questions. I understand the hysteria that can sweep over people when first diagnosed with cancer, but just because you have breast cancer doesn't mean you have a death sentence. My mother had breast cancer 10 years ago and is cancer free and doing fine today. My one bit of advice is not to waste time feeling sorry for yourself or worrying about insurance or finances. One of my closest friends knew she had a lump but didn't go to the Dr because of lack of insurance. When she finally went to the Dr she was told her cancer would have been easily treatable if she had come in sooner but because she waited her prognosis was now grim.
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Dear Mysterious, I am a 2 time cancer survivor. See your oncologist and begin your treatments and have faith in God that you will survive. If there is any problems, contact Cancer Treatment Centers of America but I believe you will be fine. I went through advanced 3rd stage carcinoma that had spread and had augmous stem cell transplant (seedlings from your body) and 2 rounds of high dose chemo in 96 a total of 35 days in an isolated room in Indiana Univeristy Hospital and I'm just great today. I'll pray for you to have a speedy return to health in Jesus name Amen.
No you are not dying.
I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer 12/2003 and I am very alive today 2½ years later. Under the care of surgeons, oncologists and a radiologist, I went through a mastectomy, chemo, rads and reconstruction. You need to work with your doctors to devise a plan for you and the type of cancer that you have.
Don't give up this is a curable disease you need to fight back early and completely
If you don't do any treatments, then the cancer will likely spread and kill you. However, If you educate yourself on your type of breast cancer and work with your doctors to come up with a treatment plan that you all feel good about, then your odds of living for a long time increase every day. Doctors are continually researching and working on new treatments, so if one treatment doesn't work for you there most likely is another one available to try. Don't give up just because you have "cancer." You can still live a long life. I am living proof. I was diagnosed with a highly malignant brain tumor in 1996! If I had believed all the literature I read back then, I would have died within 10 months. I listened to my doctors, did the chemos , radiation, and 4 surgeries, and I am still going strong today!! Definitely learn all you can about your disease and the current treatments that are being used as well as the treatments being studied. Knowledge IS power!
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personal experience, and I keep a watch on health news
I am a two year breast cancer survior. Go for treatment. It's not fun but there is a lot of life to live. Go ahead and do it.
I know you are scared and that is ok. You'll go through many emotions no matter what you decide to do. You'll have tons of people telling you that you should feel this way or that or shouldn't. Cancer is a *****, period!! Research, research, research. Get a 2nd opinion on options if financially feasable. It's going to be your personal choice on chemo, surgery, radiation, or an alternative method. Not everyone lives who goes through chemo and not everyone dies. My mother passed away in Sept from it. It spread everywhere. After watching her suffer for 3 years, I would never have chemo. Personally, I think 20 years or so from now we will discuss how barbaric it was to treat cancer this way. That is my opinion though. Someone else with a mother who lived through it going through chemo may see otherwise. I had thyroid cancer last year. Although people always tell me it is the best cancer to have if you are going to get it, I get angry. I can still have it go elsewhere. I don't know, they don't know. Please do get involved with one of the organizations for support. Even if it's to yell that you are pissed off, it is probably needed. Sometimes, friends and family members can say crap that makes you more scared or angry. Survivors have another view. You may develop a sick sense of humour. That is ok too. You do whatever it takes to get through this mentally and well as physically. I wish you well. And to the person who wrote this ----"Breast cancer is not a big deal these days." Did you bother to read what you wrote? Lord, I sure hope you didn't really mean that. I am going on the assumption that you didn't mean it to come out that way and withold what I really wanted to say.
i no how you feel i was diagnosed April 2005. with breast cancer i have had 5 rounds chemo then mastectomy, then 5 more rounds chemo, then 6 weeks radiation then this chemo herception. which i had 3 times of it and they had to stop the treatment bc i now am having heart failure..I'm just now getting my hair back Ive not had any hair for a year,,,OK first what stage is your cancer and what have you had done so far?you cant ignore it .how has the cancer spread so far .. e- mail me if you wont to talk.it can spread throughout your entire body.by the way i have to go in july for all the scans over again.. im still in treatment.shoooooo..
Yes, you are dying, we all are, but at different rates. Your fear is natural and you need to find out what stage of breast cancer you have. Metastatic Breast Cancer is not a death sentence anymore for many women live with breast cancer for many years. You need to see your physicians and have a conference about what you need to do to increase the chances that you can live a normal life span. You may need radiation and chemotherapy and maybe some hormonal therapy. But you need to get some real answers and then make your decisions based on what you know and what your doctors are telling you. You might want to go to a nationally recognized Cancer Center for treatment or to an approved Medical School Cancer Center. You also need to put your faith in God and not yourself. For we are finite mortal beings who do not have the knowledge to know what is best. God is our shield and protector, He has all knowledge and is all powerful and in Him shall we trust and confide. Faith is a strong ally in your fight.
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