Cancer survivors - Page 736

HerRoyaLioness · ‎03-13-2010

bow - it really wasn't addressed at my appointments because I don't do it. Most of the the time, I have my mouth closed and breathe through my nose. Every once in a while I must have my mouth open though, because I will wake up with my mouth as dry as cotton!

I always nose breath unless I have a cold or something. I've heard it's healthier.

Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

@JackieHN Oh boy, I'm sorry Fran lost her best friend. I can't imagine knowing someone for 90 years - they saw alot of change together.

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

Jackie, that was me picking on you with the white coat syndrome. 😁

The rain has kinda started. Had sprinkles on the way home from work. Sky doesn't look good. Going to rain off and on until Sunday night. My lawn is dry dry dry, but I don't need the rain all at the same time.

Hot is horrible. Hope the weatherman was wrong Pam.

One of my super Saturday items went on back order, so I cancelled it. I don't mind buying knowing it's on back order, but I have no patience for in stock items going on back order. This isn't something normally stocked.

Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

I don't know that anyone here will have the answer to my inquiry. I learned something that was really upsetting to me today. The department I work in has lots of people - we occupy more than one floor in a building. I learned today that a woman I speak to often (we are not close though) is going through cancer treatment, with her 16 year old daughter.

As I understand it, the little girl (16 is a baby to me) was a heavy bleeder during her cycle. She was experiencing severe pain around the Easter holiday, her Ma took her to doctor, doctor recommended ER and one thing led to another and a diagnosis of uterine cancer.

Has anyone heard of a child developing uterine or reproductive cancer? As I understand it, a female cousin on her father's side (it would be her paternal aunt's daughter) that is a year or so (14 or 15) was also diagnosed with uterine cancer.

There's no other way to say it - I'm stupified.

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

@Bird mama wrote:
@JackieHN Oh boy, I'm sorry Fran lost her best friend. I can't imagine knowing someone for 90 years - they saw alot of change together.

Thanks for bringing that up birdmama. I lost track of MIL. I can't imagine having a friend that long. My first friend was a neighbor. We hung out at like 4, until we went to high school. I was sent to a Catholic high school and she went to the public high school. We went our separate ways. She went with a new crowd. She got pregnant at 16 and has been in prison at least once for drugs. It's funny how things happen. Would things have been different if we both went to the same high school? Things that make ya go hum.

I met a girl that first year of high school and we've been friends ever since. She knows where some of my skeletons are and I know where some of hers are. 😎

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

Birdmama, I don't personally know anyone who has had uterine cancer. I have no idea about age. I don't see why someone young couldn't have it. It was lucky she told someone about her periods and they listened. I told my NP about my periods and lead to believe it was nothing to worry about. I started having problems in 2010. I wasn't diagnosed with uterine cancer until 2015.

HerRoyaLioness · ‎03-13-2010

Hi birdmama - how awful for your co-worker's daughter - I have not heard of anyone that young having uterine cancer and I have been in the OB/GYN "business" for over 20 years. That is very unusual. I have seen pre-cancerous cervical lesions on teens, but not uterine cancer. I hope for the best for her, that the treatments will work and she can be cancer free. She has her whole life ahead of her yet.

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

@HerRoyaLioness. Girls are getting periods earlier. That some how must attribute to it.

Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

@GCR18 Hope this isn't TMI, lol. I come from a line of bleeders, difficult reproducers and a touch of endometriosis. If the women in my line could get pregnant they darn near bled to death after.

I started the whole 'maturity' process late - maybe 15. Suffered on again and off again for nearly 30 years. When we progressed to transvag ultrasounds and CA-125s I told my doctor, that's it - it goes - it all goes. That was nearly 10 years ago and sure I have sketchy bone density (refused HRT) but I wouldn't change it if I could go back.

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

JackieHN · ‎09-23-2011

Birdmama, terrible news about your co-workers daughter. I can't even guess what caused it. I've seen cervical lesions among the young probably caused by HPV but never uterine ones. We can only pray that her treatments will be successful.

My childhood friend paid a visit last night. We were discussing how all of the Dr's are squashing yearly vaginal sonograms. There must have been some sort of study that showed false positives or something. She also informed me that she has a long history of osteoporosis. I said ain't letting it get that far. Still too young for all of this. Just hope my teeth don't rot out of my mouth with the boniva.

Fran is doing OK.