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Its confirmed, i have cancer :B
7 years ago
Thanks for all the well wishes on the last post yall, but as of my latest doctor visit this morning, it's officially cancer.
Now i don't know what stage it's in, yet. They're still testing the biopsy sample and i still need to meet with specialists and surgeons and all that stuff. But surgery, radiation and chemo are all in my future now.
I don't THINK it's stage four, but i honestly can't be certain about that. But if it's not, my recovery rate is like between 75-100% with proper treatment. So let's all hope it aint stage 4, yeah?
2019 is going to involve a lot of doctor visits and a lot of me being exhausted and sickly, but i am determined to survive this thing. Happy new year, yall.
Now i don't know what stage it's in, yet. They're still testing the biopsy sample and i still need to meet with specialists and surgeons and all that stuff. But surgery, radiation and chemo are all in my future now.
I don't THINK it's stage four, but i honestly can't be certain about that. But if it's not, my recovery rate is like between 75-100% with proper treatment. So let's all hope it aint stage 4, yeah?
2019 is going to involve a lot of doctor visits and a lot of me being exhausted and sickly, but i am determined to survive this thing. Happy new year, yall.
Many, many more people get cured of cancer than you hear dying of it... you just don't hear about them.
From experience, this is going to be a rough ride, but surviveable, and beatable.
Giving up is not an option :)
Coupled with a little bit of 'well good now people wont keep telling me its probably nothing at least' cuz wow.... i was real fuckin sick of hearing THAT...
Hugs
Bunners
so theres some concern there but hey .... i got this.
im actually not super freaked out about treatment, honestly. like what scares me most of all is needles/shots/blood draws... and tho i'll need plenty of those i am sure, apparently the chemo i'll be put on is in pill form and the radiation is just like a quick in & out daily blast (following my healing from surgery) so ... its less intimidating than it could be for me haha
like, its not as scary as rabies treatment would be to me.
the IV chemo was the kind i was afraid i'd need... so hearing it comes in pill form for this cancer was like. whew.
Take care, and YOU'VE GOT THIS!
i'll absolutely look into them. even if there's not a center near me (big problem is i don't drive...) maybe they have resources i can use to make sure i am able to get to/from radiation appointments or whatever
I really hope it’s not stage 4 and I hope your recovery goes well, that stuff can really floor some people.
I really hope it’s not ganna do the same to you but here’s hoping it’s gone for good once you get treated! This isn’t something that should have been slapped onto ya on top of everything else
almost like sexism and transphobia in medicine conspire to make it REALLY HARD to be taken seriously >.>
pain in the tit (red flag!!!) was "just your biological clock ticking"
nipnop dimpling (red flag!!!!!!) was "probably just the hormones"
it wasnt until i saw a top surgeon who quite obviously was used to talking to transmasc patients about their bodies and breasts that someone -finally- took me seriously and asked for imaging to be ordered. and even then the doctor ignored his request for diagnostic imaging and got a routine mammo at first... so it took another week before -anyone- started moving on this.
Got plenty of entertainment to sustain you during treatment?
Hope it isn't as tiring as it could be!
since treatment's prolly gonna last me all year i'll have to keep finding new stuff. for now tho i got smash, pokemon let's go and a couple books. and i'm still going to keep trying to do the comic, i mean. i did it when i had a (non cancerous) tumor growing in my hand, so...... why not?
Might be good to set up a comfort nook somewhere, so you can be as cozy as possible when you don't feel well!
Here's hoping this is your only time dealing with it.
You're gonna kick ass though dude! I believe in you. :>
Happy New Year and I wish you the very best.