Fighting terminal cancer vs. not fighting it

I sit comfortably without it and say I would die out of principle to not have the healthcare industry pilfer all my assets before death with their scam costs for everything. Being in an ER reminds me of a dealership service garage. But it's easy to say until you are actually in that situation. Still hope I would stay strong enough to tell them I'll die and leave my kids my money and not their scam industry for an extra few months.
 
Seen a lot of cancer in my social circle, give me the palliative care and let me die on my own terms. I'm not writing a book or working on some invention that'll change the world, a few extra months isn't going to change anything and I'd rather enjoy the time I have left as much as I can.
 
Man I hate thinking about stuff like this. I've seen some close love ones go through chemo and it's beyond sad. It's just one of those scenarios you can't be certain about unless you actually experience it. I simply don't know and don't want to find out
 
its easy to say "oh id do this" when i dont have terminal cancer, but i'd like to think anything less than a 75% success rate to beat it id just say let me die naturally with out chemo/radiation, just load me up on oxys so i can be zombied out as much as possible the next so many months. again tho, things may be different if a doctor told me i have to make that decision for real. i feel at 42 my life has already peaked, im'a die anyways, fuck it lets get it over with. I believe in Christ, Heaven, and feel i've lived my life being a semi good person. but i'd like to stress yet again, its easy to speak so confidently when i know my life isn't altered, about to end, and ill wake up tomorrow.
 
You're gonna be sick regardless, best to give it a go. I have seen it firsthand unfortunately.
 
This is my life
I’ve been fighting cancer for 11 years now

So long that I’m pretty much out of treatment options
I’ve had every type of cancer treatment pretty much
The strongest chemos, surgeries, whole body radiation, stem cell transplant, immunotherapies, etc
I was diagnosed with advanced stage 4 blood cancer in my early 30’s

Now I just get low dose chemo to try and keep the cancer down, then take breaks till it’s spread a lot again
I’m about to start back up again, but only a few more chemos I can try cuz you can’t be on them forever, usually only a set time frame and dosage
I’ve made it into remission a few times, but it just comes back within a few months
I haven’t paid a dime for any treatment, I just get what treatments I can get covered

My doctor says most people in my position usually tap out and stop treatment and just ride it out
It’s a balancing act, but you have to keep fighting
I probably only have a few years left realistically if everything goes well
I’ll fight till I’m dead, I’m not going out the coward way
I won’t lie it’s hard as hell sometimes and I’ve wished I was dead more than I can remember lol

My life has been pretty lame the last decade, i don’t do much at all
Mostly just go for walks when feeling up to it and watching sports
And shitpost on here
Less and less friends come by every year, everyone is busy with life
I have no kids or wife so it’s not too bad that way if I pass

🖕😤🖕FUCKCANCER🖕😤🖕
 
Buy a gun and one bullet, and when it gets too much……shoot a stranger.
 
Renard said:
The real meaning of "chemo" is that you're poisoning or irradiating the body but hoping the cancer goes away before the person dies. It's barbaric. A real treatment would involve supporting the body's natural ability to heal. If the body is poisoned and irradiated, how could it possibly fight anything optimally? In the event the person survives, their immune system and their cognitive abilities ("chemo brain") are permanently fucked up. The whole thing doesn't even make sense but just like everything else that doesn't make sense the normies happily lap it up.
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OK, Bob Marley
 
Renard said:
The real meaning of "chemo" is that you're poisoning or irradiating the body but hoping the cancer goes away before the person dies. It's barbaric. A real treatment would involve supporting the body's natural ability to heal. If the body is poisoned and irradiated, how could it possibly fight anything optimally? In the event the person survives, their immune system and their cognitive abilities ("chemo brain") are permanently fucked up. The whole thing doesn't even make sense but just like everything else that doesn't make sense the normies happily lap it up.
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I hope people don't think this guy knows what he's talking about. Because he doesn't.
 
My uncle had cancer. He got chemo for a few years, surgery, got better, then it came back with a vengeance and he died kind of suddenly.
My mom also has it and is much better, but she's battled it for years along with the side effects of treatment.

I honestly think I would just rather let the cancer take me. Maybe we're not meant to live like this.
 
I have two adult kids and I would have them know I fought like hell to stay alive even if it wasn’t the smart thing. Even if I suffered, but they knew I didn’t quit, it would be worth it, albeit, tough for them to watch, know I went out like a g.
 
Thepaintbucket said:
Man I hate thinking about stuff like this. I've seen some close love ones go through chemo and it's beyond sad. It's just one of those scenarios you can't be certain about unless you actually experience it. I simply don't know and don't want to find out
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I was thinking the same when i clicked on this thread and posted what happened to my step father. What makes it even worse is he was 10 years older then i am now.
 
Well mym mum had cancer, took all the chemo as instructed ...and is still here about 15 years later.

My advice is to STFU and do what the doctor says, unless it's stage 4 and you're fucked either way, then I'd ride it out and go have as much fun as I can with the time I have left.
 
Renard said:
The real meaning of "chemo" is that you're poisoning or irradiating the body but hoping the cancer goes away before the person dies. It's barbaric. A real treatment would involve supporting the body's natural ability to heal. If the body is poisoned and irradiated, how could it possibly fight anything optimally? In the event the person survives, their immune system and their cognitive abilities ("chemo brain") are permanently fucked up. The whole thing doesn't even make sense but just like everything else that doesn't make sense the normies happily lap it up.
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If you understand the slightest thing about the nature of cancer you would know why your method wouldn't do a damn thing.
 
Renard said:
The real meaning of "chemo" is that you're poisoning or irradiating the body but hoping the cancer goes away before the person dies. It's barbaric. A real treatment would involve supporting the body's natural ability to heal. If the body is poisoned and irradiated, how could it possibly fight anything optimally? In the event the person survives, their immune system and their cognitive abilities ("chemo brain") are permanently fucked up. The whole thing doesn't even make sense but just like everything else that doesn't make sense the normies happily lap it up.
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I pray you're talking about immunotherapy and not peppermint oil, kombucha and yoga three times a week.
 
My mom is currently battling Stage 4 lung cancer, which has spread to her brain and liver. She underwent radiation on her brain, and it has significantly reduced the tumors. Her medications are helping, though they leave her feeling very tired. Not long ago, she suffered a stroke, which resulted in a loss of mobility on one side of her body. Before that, she experienced a brain aneurysm. To add to the heartache, we lost our brother, her firstborn, just a few years ago.

There are moments when I catch myself staring at her, and when she notices, she gives me a smile. Witnessing her strength to smile through all of this is nothing short of remarkable, and it helps me keep things in perspective. Right now, she’s receiving physical therapy twice a week, and I also go over to help her twice a week. With four sessions each week, her workouts are light, but we are already seeing some progress.

Although I don’t believe AI will provide an outright cure for cancer, I do believe it will play a major role in the development of new medicines and personalized treatment plans. The future of cancer research looks promising.
 
If I didn’t have kids I would choose quality of life over prolonging it. However, I do have kids so I would go the prolonging route and just put on a tough face in front of my kids if I was suffering.
 
there's probably a chance that chemo works, so it's not as simple. We all gonna die, but nobody wants to die prematurely.
 
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