30 years & have cancer warnings

Well I'm 30 years old, and for a while now I've been told to "watch out" as quite the few immidiate family members have cancer....... 90% survived their struggles............. about a year or so ago I have had these pains in... just gonna say in me. My GP has been screening me and keeping an eye out.

Before my move here, the "pre cancer" was spotted, so I have been biopsied every 4-6 months now. The "pre cancer" has grown more and more each visit, my last visit was two weeks ago.
My specialist already confirmed it's already a high risk and will wait until my results but it's now not just pre cancer.

I haven't told many people here.............. they don't know me enough and they can be cruel. It's my son & father whom I'm waiting to tell but will wait until I find when my procedure is........

This procedure I'm scared of, well I'm scared entirely of the whole thing.....

I'm thinking optomistic (or at least trying) and see things in a way where my parents/aunts/uncles were so strong that this will be something that I can do. If only my body will listen and stop growing and heal............... and it not come agian.

But working in health care , I know what's to come.... but when it comes to yourself and health care............. it's a blank. Forget all the things you normally tell clients, forget how to support.

Anywhoo........... I'm just looking for more people who have gone through some health problems and worked through it, nothing expecting much ............ just on this island I'm pretty much a lone, besides my dad (who's never here) and my son.....

Oh and looking for good pain reliever tips, for that same time frame (year or so) this pain is getting worse!

 

i feel for you. im going in for a testicular cancer exam soon. i'm so scared that i don't even want to schedule

 

Having a procedure does not mean that you have it, so ride it out. That they are being proactive is a good thing but it does not mean you are in danger.

As far as pain management if you are in the health field you also know a panel can help with that and will access you and then prescribe what is a norm for your situation or condition. It involves screening and controls but it is doable.

You did not specify your abnormal cells or the location of them so it is rather difficult to help you.

There are survivors here on the boards and we all wish you the very best with prognosis.

 

Schedule it as the earlier we are all identified the better the results are if we need treatment.

 

Just go and be checked when you're supposed to be

I have precancerous cells on my cervix and I'm supposed to be biopsied every 6 months but I don't
I also have a mole on my back which they think could indicating skin cancer, but the mole itself is so large my primary care practitioner won't remove it and there isn't a dermatologist within an hour that will remove it and I can't be arsed to deal with it

Don't be afraid, I'm not

 

That was my last visit , i already got these results and know what it is and isn't.... and i should have been more direct sorry .... I'm allergic to most medications and was looking for something non pill form!
I mention it is not pre cancer anymore, my specialist said its past that and is in my cervix.
Question, does that mean no more babies?
the parts they are removing arent small at all..........

i appreciate the replies

 

That one I can help a little with.

I had cervical cancer in my 20's and it progressed in my late 20's to vaginal as well. It started as a pap smear with irregular cells, cervical dysplasia. My cells were rated as a 3 and three specialists recommended that I have a hysterectomy. I would not agree to that and found one that instead would follow a different treatment course with me.

I had extensive Cryotherapy for a period of a year and when the cells kept recurring I chose instead to do a Cone procedure where they removed 70% of my cervix.

The Cryotherapy did eliminate the vaginal cells. The cone procedure bought me enough time to have my two children.

After the birth of my second the cells were active again and then I chose to have a hysterectomy. That was after close to 10 years of treatments and then having my two children. So the removal of part of the cervix does not mean you can not have children but the possibility is there that they might have to stitch the cervix closed if you do become pregnant. It is a fairy simple procedure and it helps to support the weight of the fetus. I was fortunate in that I had small babies and my cervix supported the weight without having to do that.

I have known others who had only Cryotherapy and it did clear up all cells and new growth never indicated further cells. So there is a possibility that you could be fortunate enough to have that treatment work for you. It causes some cramping but it is easily managed without a lot of medication.

I still think that you need to be refereed to a pain management specialist as they will be able to assist you given that you have intolerances for certain medications. They will tailor for the pain and also treatment with the consideration of your sensitivities.

Take really good care of yourself and pamper you a little. That is all part of healing and the better place you are in physically and emotionally, will help your body to heal.

 

I am going to presume here...........

Please do your follow ups on this as early detection is a huge factor in treatments if you need to have them.

I want you around for years to come to read and see what you write and think so please follow up on those appointments and do what you need to, to be healthy.

Our best defense is early detection.........so follow up.

 

I've already decided that I will never treat cancer or organ failure.. so should it lead to that I'm comfortable with my decision to do absolutely nothing

 

What A Stupid Post......You Are Only 20, And Already You Want To

Throw Your Life Away Should Anything Go Wrong....

Grow The F**k Up....



Cheers Glen.

 

While i can understand what you are saying , i can also understand Glens sentiments , You are young you have a chance to survive dont throw it away .

I feel the same way as you do , as does my wife .If one of us is diganosed with cancer we will both refuse chemotherapy .I have seen what it does to people , you are sicker with the chemo than with the cancer so thanks but no thanks , just give me some tabs for the pain and let nature take its course.

It is a deeply personal decision and can understand that others may believe in chemo , thanks but no thanks.

 

Chemo Makes You Want To Throw Up, And You Lose Your Hair, But With Bloody

Good Odds Of A Total Recovery.....Cancer KILLS You OUTRIGHT....

No Contest Really....



Cheers Glen.

 

Like i said it my choice , i will not go through all that and then it fails , if they could gaureentee at least a 90% sucess rate i would say ok lets try , but at the moment i dont like the odds .I seen what i did to family members of mine and sorry no friggen way i am going through that .

My next door neighbour got the cancer started in his shoulder and spread to his lungs , 6 months on chemo , he died while on chemo , it didnt work for him .It maybe prolonged his life but his quality of life was terrible , bedridden , to weak to even eat , drink .So who are we prolonging the life for the individual or the family .I have seen it fail to many times to see it as a wondercure

I have signed a DNR order on my life as well, when its over its over .

 

have been reading something recently in the press about doctors/gp's over here in the uk, most of them have said that they will refuse cancer treatment if its for anything life threatening, because the treatment can be so invasive, ravage the body, hard on the patient with minimal results in the end. they'd rather live a shorter life than one made longer, but feeling iller.
quality, not quantity,

some cancers though caught early can be 'cured', thinking testicular, prostate, cervical, breast.
as regards cervical cancer after having smears was told i had precancerous cells that they wanted to treat, but having also read that sometimes they go of their own accord i elected to wait and be checked every six months and eventually i was given the all clear, still go for checks yearly now though. i was lucky.
good luck to anyone with a cancer diagnosis, whatever decision you make has to be your own with all the information available to you to make that, lets face it, none of us want to die before our time, but sometimes thats just how it is.
i too have dnr on my notes if the shit hits the fan.

 

That is a choice that you have the option of making and it is your decision in the end.

Most people will have a difficult time understanding that someone who is young would not try treatments. At 20 you should have a lot of life left to live.

A choice that when faced with a prognosis that is difficulty make to say the least.

Hopefully you will not have to make that decision but if you do need to, I hope that you have peace with whatever you decide to do.

 

I can understand both sides of the issue and there are valid points to be made for each position.

Chemo and radiation are not a fun time but then cancer in general is not a pleasant experience. Those who refuse treatment do not necessarily go out any easier than those who have had treatments and then a recurrence.

There are so many improvements in the drugs used to help with the side effects of chemo now that were not available even a year ago. So while chemo does ravage the body, the cancer is already doing the same. Some side effects may be permanent but like all else in life depending on your frame of mind things can be managed and coped with.

Result vary depending in great part the will and determination of the person. Those who go into treatments with the view that they are dying do not tend to do as well, even with just coping as those who are taking treatments so that they live life.

Treatments are also often offered to ease the pain and discomfort rather than being held up as a cure. Sometimes the shrinkage of a tumor can make a difference in the quality of life but it is not cured.

Quantity and quality are a personal measure and what it means is individual.

It is a personal choice to take treatments or not.

I am glad I did take treatments. Two years were really difficult but I got through those and have had 3 good years since. I plan on having a lot more good years.

 

It's easy to say what one would do when one is healthy . It's another to be in the situation and facing death . Things become a lot clearer then. Life isn't just taken for granted anymore , and the will to live is stronger than the will to die . And I honestly believe you would choose life , or at least show up for the fight .

I too have seen the horror of chemo being worse then the disease . And have seen loved ones say no more of it . And I can say I would have done the same at that point , but at least they tried , and gave it all they had . And I have seen it work also , with little side effects in others who beat it.

The key to beating cancer is early detection , possitive attitude and the best oncologist and medical team you can find . To know the potential is there and be told to keep tabs on it . And say I don't care , that I just don't understand . It's either a form of depression or denial . Most cancers can be treated if found early enough.

Like everything in life our choices not only effect us , but the ones who love us too . And we owe it to ourselves and them to try to fight it when discovered early . Anything less , is a little selfish i.m.h.o. . When it may have been beaten if we tried . It's litterally the difference between life and death .

In the end it's a personal choice , that far to many of us have to make today . I would show up for the fight and at least try . If not the outcome is pretty fucking obvious , when it may not of had to be .

Congratulations heat, and well done . Your children are thankful you chose life and the fight for it . Proof that sometimes it works . Three years and a lifetime to go , that's wonderful .

 

Yes I understand I'm young, and yes it is still early stages. Within a week (maybe two because I need to be here this week due to dealth in community) I will then go to hospital and they will remove as much as they can.

I have yet to speak with my doctor as I put my own health aside , andbeen beside another this week.... to me he was important and b eing there for him and his family during his last days meant more.

Friday is when I see the doc to book everything and see what else to do
i did find my pain control thank you, as it has been bugging me more lately.

 

Yeah, it's a decision I made peace with before I even found out that I have precanceous cells, but when I made that decision I didn't know I had them. When I found out, my decision didn't change and I still stand my ground on my option to not treat it

It's not an immature decision and I'm not apologetic for it, it shouldn't matter if I'm 20 or 70, who knows it I would grow into something great or into a serial killing sociopath, it's just something that I've chosen not to live with, treatment wouldn't be worth it to prolong my life by probably a few months just to live as a zombie. Noooo thanks

 

Well, just so you know, there is no chemo if it's precancerous. They don't even use it for Stage 1 cervical cancer. All it would involve at the precancerous stage is going in to a doc's office and having a few cells zapped off. It takes 15 min. It's 100% curable at this stage and wouldn't just proling your life "for a few months" and as there would be no chemo or radiation, you're not going to live like a "zombie."

As someone who survived a liver transplant at 19 and currently have CIN 2 (like Stage -2 Cancer) on my cervix, I'd say you're being rather melodramatic. Yeah, what I went through sucked, but I'm still alive and fully functional, and I think back to all the amazing experiences I've had in the 7 years since that I never would've had if I had your attitude. You can't throw your life away because of the threat of physical pain. If you had Stage 4, I'd understand, but precancer? Come on.