A stupid question

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Good Evening everyone,

I know that no question is supposed to be " stupid " but this one, I

promise, really is stupid. Nonetheless, here goes:

How do you die from thyca?

I'm new at all of this, so please forgive my being so blunt about it,

but I'm just been pondering this lately. I mean, is it that the thyca

cells migrate to other places and disrupt the normal functioning of

that particular body part or organ? If it goes to your bones and is

left untreated, does it take over your bones and cause them to break?

If it goes into your lungs, does it fill up your lungs and keep them

from having enough room for air?

Again, I do apologize and I'm truly not trying to be morbid. I'm just

trying to comprehend this " thing " that's in my body.

I'm in an " angry " stage right now and to tell you the truth, I don't

even want to be " cheered up " or " talked out of " my mood right now.

Somehow I just need to " be " angry right now. Have you ever felt that

way? Like your mad, and you just " want " to be mad? And you don't want

your spouse or your sister or your friends to try to cheer you up?

Well, that's where I am today.

My sister came by my house today and told me that her friend who is

an onocology nurse told HER not to worry about anything because thyca

is highly CURABLE and is the BEST cancer to have.

In my present mood, of course, that was NOT what I wanted to hear

today. I told her that while I appreciate her attempt to be so

positive about all of this, that I'm really getting tired of people

just " brushing off " my thyca and saying things like: " it's not like

having REAL cancer. "

She said that she wasn't trying to " be positive, " she was just

stating a fact because this nurse friend of hers works with cancer

patients every day and she said that thyca is just

an " inconvience, " " a nuisance " that will only get in my way for while

just until the RAI is over.

You know guys, I really try to be polite about it, but I must admit

it's getting harder. I wanted to scream and say, " Oh yeah? Well, come

and step into my shoes, in fact, walk a mile in my shoes and then we

can talk. Then, tell me it's not " real. "

It's so easy, I guess, for them to deny something or call it " piddly "

whenever it's not happening to them.

Well, thanks for listening.

--Chris

papillary w/ follicular variant dx. 4/7/01