Re: Hello All, I'm New Here

July 8, 2004

-- I am sorry to hear that you are in this situation. But

when looking for support this board is the place to go. My dad was

dx a year ago next week as Stage IV. He has been having treatments

ever since. Keep yourself healthy as well.

Kristi

> Hello Everyone,

> My name's and I am a 21 yr old nursing student from

Kentucky.

> In march my mother was dianosed with colon cancer. The news came

as

> a shock to everyone because she was never sick a day in her adult

> life. The hospital admitted her almost as soon as she arrived in

the

> ER March 2-2004 and by March-5-2004 they were doing surgery. She

had

> to have 7 blood transfusions during this ordeal, and her doctor

told

> her with all the test results and everything if she would of

waited

> another week she would of possibly be dead. Her color had went to

a

> pale shade of yellow, she was weak, and sickly. She's 55 and not

one

> to compain about anything. The problem was we don't have health

> insurance so she never went to the doctor. A four hour surgery

> turned into a six hour wait that had everyone on the edge of our

> seat, finally they came out told us everything was fine they had

> just encounted problems during the surgery. The surgeon informed

us

> later that the cancer had ate through the colon wall, up to the

> intestine, wrapped around a kidney, attached itself to the abdomal

> wall and was just about entering the pancreas. Thankfully they

were

> able to stratch it away from the other organs. Mom pulled through

> the surgery to suprise the doctors, she didnt even spend a day in

> ICU/PCU she was moved to another room and was out of the hospital

in

> 10 days after the port a cath was impanted. The insision was

> extreemly slow to heal and then came the chemo. The cancer

dianoses

> was stage IV colon cancer. Her oncologist wanted to hold off on

> radiation til after 6 months+ of chemo. First they wanted her to

get

> a mamogram- she went through that they ended up finding something

> doing a biopsey and thankfully it turned out to be nothing. Then

the

> chemo, so far my mother cannot tolarate the chemo they keep trying

> new things and lower doses but her white blood cells bottem out

> evertime.

> I'm a only child and so very close to my mother. Its been so hard

on

> me being there and seeing her so sick. I am trying to be strong

for

> her and myself but its hard. During this journy i started with a

> nervous breakdown which landed me 10 days in the psych ward and

> being dianosed as Bipoler. So i just need some support. Thanks.

>

July 8, 2004

-- I am sorry to hear that you are in this situation. But

when looking for support this board is the place to go. My dad was

dx a year ago next week as Stage IV. He has been having treatments

ever since. Keep yourself healthy as well.

Kristi

> Hello Everyone,

> My name's and I am a 21 yr old nursing student from

Kentucky.

> In march my mother was dianosed with colon cancer. The news came

as

> a shock to everyone because she was never sick a day in her adult

> life. The hospital admitted her almost as soon as she arrived in

the

> ER March 2-2004 and by March-5-2004 they were doing surgery. She

had

> to have 7 blood transfusions during this ordeal, and her doctor

told

> her with all the test results and everything if she would of

waited

> another week she would of possibly be dead. Her color had went to

a

> pale shade of yellow, she was weak, and sickly. She's 55 and not

one

> to compain about anything. The problem was we don't have health

> insurance so she never went to the doctor. A four hour surgery

> turned into a six hour wait that had everyone on the edge of our

> seat, finally they came out told us everything was fine they had

> just encounted problems during the surgery. The surgeon informed

us

> later that the cancer had ate through the colon wall, up to the

> intestine, wrapped around a kidney, attached itself to the abdomal

> wall and was just about entering the pancreas. Thankfully they

were

> able to stratch it away from the other organs. Mom pulled through

> the surgery to suprise the doctors, she didnt even spend a day in

> ICU/PCU she was moved to another room and was out of the hospital

in

> 10 days after the port a cath was impanted. The insision was

> extreemly slow to heal and then came the chemo. The cancer

dianoses

> was stage IV colon cancer. Her oncologist wanted to hold off on

> radiation til after 6 months+ of chemo. First they wanted her to

get

> a mamogram- she went through that they ended up finding something

> doing a biopsey and thankfully it turned out to be nothing. Then

the

> chemo, so far my mother cannot tolarate the chemo they keep trying

> new things and lower doses but her white blood cells bottem out

> evertime.

> I'm a only child and so very close to my mother. Its been so hard

on

> me being there and seeing her so sick. I am trying to be strong

for

> her and myself but its hard. During this journy i started with a

> nervous breakdown which landed me 10 days in the psych ward and

> being dianosed as Bipoler. So i just need some support. Thanks.

>

July 8, 2004

Hi :

I deeply feel the pain that you are going through. It is never, ever

easy to see anyone that we love suffer or hurt. We want to make it

all go away and yet, are powerless to do so, and that's what it most

frustrating. In addition to having my husband have colon cancer

stage III, my mother was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer two

years ago. It has been quite a battle for her and it breaks my heart

to watch her, but she is strong and willing to fight and I must

admit, putting up a pretty darn good one.

I know it's difficult to remain strong, especially when you are only

21 years old and life is just beginning. But whatever age, it's

never easy and there are many people on this board who share your

pain. I too am an only child whose father died 13 years ago so I

also am very, very close with my mother. She just turned 70 and a

very young 70, which makes it all the harder, at least for me. My

only advise to you is that you've taken the first step towards

helping yourself thus enabling you to better help your mother by

coming to this board. It's a great place to share your feelings,

vent, become more knowledgeable, and just kind of let it all hang

out. Take care of yourself because if you don't you won't be able to

help your mother and she will have to deal with worrying about you

too when right now she needs to concentrate every fiber of her being

on fighting this damn demon. She is lucky to have such a caring

daughter and I know, first hand, that that in its own way brings her

much comfort. Stay as strong as you can and when you feel like you

are going to loose it, take a long walk or come to this board.

There'll always be someone here to listen.

Big hugs,

Monika

-- In colon_cancer_support , " "

<sweetyoungamanda@y...> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,

> My name's and I am a 21 yr old nursing student from

Kentucky.

> In march my mother was dianosed with colon cancer. The news came as

> a shock to everyone because she was never sick a day in her adult

> life. The hospital admitted her almost as soon as she arrived in

the

> ER March 2-2004 and by March-5-2004 they were doing surgery. She

had

> to have 7 blood transfusions during this ordeal, and her doctor

told

> her with all the test results and everything if she would of waited

> another week she would of possibly be dead. Her color had went to a

> pale shade of yellow, she was weak, and sickly. She's 55 and not

one

> to compain about anything. The problem was we don't have health

> insurance so she never went to the doctor. A four hour surgery

> turned into a six hour wait that had everyone on the edge of our

> seat, finally they came out told us everything was fine they had

> just encounted problems during the surgery. The surgeon informed us

> later that the cancer had ate through the colon wall, up to the

> intestine, wrapped around a kidney, attached itself to the abdomal

> wall and was just about entering the pancreas. Thankfully they were

> able to stratch it away from the other organs. Mom pulled through

> the surgery to suprise the doctors, she didnt even spend a day in

> ICU/PCU she was moved to another room and was out of the hospital

in

> 10 days after the port a cath was impanted. The insision was

> extreemly slow to heal and then came the chemo. The cancer dianoses

> was stage IV colon cancer. Her oncologist wanted to hold off on

> radiation til after 6 months+ of chemo. First they wanted her to

get

> a mamogram- she went through that they ended up finding something

> doing a biopsey and thankfully it turned out to be nothing. Then

the

> chemo, so far my mother cannot tolarate the chemo they keep trying

> new things and lower doses but her white blood cells bottem out

> evertime.

> I'm a only child and so very close to my mother. Its been so hard

on

> me being there and seeing her so sick. I am trying to be strong for

> her and myself but its hard. During this journy i started with a

> nervous breakdown which landed me 10 days in the psych ward and

> being dianosed as Bipoler. So i just need some support. Thanks.

>

July 9, 2004

,

You have my support. You MUST take care of yourself in order to help

your mother.

Hugs,

Sharon