Posted by llrrrpp on June 30, 2006, at 14:19:21
In reply to Re: I don't want to die yet!, posted by Deneb on June 30, 2006, at 12:06:05
> I've decided I don't want to die yet!
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Good, I'm fond of you> I'm beginning to think my doctor doesn't care if I live or die! I might have cancer and I can't even get an appointment. They don't care about me. They've forgotten about me even though I keep calling and calling their office.
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Deneb, they care about you, but they have told you that they don't think that you have cancer. They even did the needle biopsy at your request, because they care about you.> Meanwhile, I think I found more lumps. I don't know what to do! Soon I won't even have a family doctor because she is going into retirement.
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Lots of women's breasts become lumpier at different points in their cycles. It's important to do breast self-exams in the same way, at the same time, and notice whether a lump or abnormality has been present consistently for at least a month or two.> I'm going to slowly die and no one gives a darn! (other than Babblers and my family of course).
Deneb, if you were dying, your doctor would be treating you more aggresively. They don't want their patients dying. They are people too, and they want their patients to live long happy lives.
> Does anyone know what the symptoms of metastasis to the bones are? My back is cracking a lot lately when I lean back on my chair. :-(
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Someone in my family had cancer as a young adult s/he was sick for a long time first with swollen glands, (months) then with asthma and flu-like symptoms (several more months) then with extreme fatigue (like, in bed 20 hours a day), nose bleeds, diarrhea, persistent cough, muscle aches and pains, stomach pains, nausea, night sweats, and fever. sh/e had metastasis to the lungs, liver and lymph nodes by the time s/he began treatment. Now s/he has been in remission for 15 years and is leading a normal and productive lifestyle (more productive than me!)> Maybe my tremors are caused by a brain tumor.
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> Scared. :-(More likely, your tremors are caused by your psych meds. Please talk to your p-doc about your tremors and ask whether they are caused by your meds. Ask if there are alternative meds that might work better. And also talk to your pdoc about your concerns about cancer, and possibly whether hypochondria is a symptom or side effect of a psychological disorder or treatment. I know that this is fairly common in depression for example. It's causing you a lot of pain, worry and suffering, and I hope you can find some relief.
your friend,
-ll
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