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Need hope: Neuropathy from chemo
Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Sep 29 8:27am | Replies (151)Comment receiving replies
@tessie63. I so agree that anything size cyst on an organ should be followed closely! This is especially true for ovaries.
How wonderful that you enjoy sports on TV and your hometown football. Word games are fun and having your iPad handy whenever you want makes it very easy to enjoy those.
I'm a survivor of uterine cancer - 2019 with a recurrence in 2021. At this point my treatments have been surgery (hysterectomy) in 2019 and radiation therapy in 2021-22. I haven't had chemotherapy and at this point I feel my journey has not ended so who knows what will be in my future? I have follow-ups every four months and my next appointment will be at the end of August. My radiation oncologist told me that if I have another recurrence or primary cancer in the pelvic area it would be awhile before anything shows up. They are following a thyroid nodule that showed up in a PET scan last year - it has not changed - and lung nodules that showed up in a CT scan in April this year. I go to Mayo Clinic in Rochester and I've been pleased with my care and knowing that they will follow up when they say they will.
My favorite activities are being outside - thus the name, naturegirl5. I like to putter around in my garden in summer and snowshoe and x-country ski in winter. I live in the Upper Midwest and we have lots of snow so there are always winter activities to do.
What advice do you have for how you have arrived to this place in your life with such acceptance and gratitude?
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I am so sorry to hear about your ongoing battle with cancer and I’m sure your treatment with radiation takes a toll on the emotional and physical aspects of your body. It would be nice for you to get it over with already and carry on with life.
I live in cold Saskatchewan, Canada. I prefer the warmer months here but, unfortunately, that is the shorter season here.
You are indeed lucky to be treated by the clinic in Rochester. I was there for the treatment of sarquidosis years ago. Our health care system sucks here! My friend has been waiting for over two years now to have her colonoscopy. For most of us, going to the US is just too expensive. The surgeries here have been held up due to Covid and we are experiencing a lack of nurses and doctors now to man the hospitals. Many were burnt out and just did not return. If your doctor recommends any number of tests you could wait months to get them. It’s
sad for so many who need care now and can’t get it.
I wish you the best of health in the future. You sound like a strong very upbeat person. Remember, we are both on the right side of the grass, for now anyway so we just have to make the best of each day. If I sometimes feel life is not fair I go off by myself, taking a good supply of kleenex, and have a good cry about it. It makes me feel so much better! Keep in touch.
Carol