What is your experience with friends/family taking chemotherapy?

[F1980]

So far, what has been your experience with knowing people that have chemo? How much of them have been successful in treating cancer?

I don't know a single person who has been taking chemo that has beaten cancer. I was going to say one, our secretary at work. She has been taking chemo for a decade, as long as I've known her. But her life is falling apart, she's lost all her hair again and things are looking dim. We all feel very sorry for her. She's only in her 30s.

Do you guys know anyone that has had cancer and totally beat it with chemo or any other cancer treatment?

 

[Osculater]

So far, what has been your experience with knowing people that have chemo? How much of them have been successful in treating cancer?

I don't know a single person who has been taking chemo that has beaten cancer. I was going to say one, our secretary at work. She has been taking chemo for a decade, as long as I've known her. But her life is falling apart, she's lost all her hair again and things are looking dim. We all feel very sorry for her. She's only in her 30s.

Do you guys know anyone that has had cancer and totally beat it with chemo or any other cancer treatment?

I think @fingercuffs went through chemotherapy

 

[MichiganMMA1978]

My dad, diagnosed at 36 years old with a brain tumor. Chemo and radiation for years. The tumor shrunk and never got bigger again, but the treatment shrank his brain as well, and at 49 he showed symptoms of a stroke without actually having a stroke, died a few weeks later.

 

[crabmeat]

A former coworker went through chemo for Hodgkin's lymphoma and made it. The was over 15 years ago and he's still fine. Dude was in excellent shape and was hellbent on defeating it.

 

[Bornstarch]

My mom was diagnosed with colorectal cancer January 2017. She did chemo and radiation therapy. She only lasted 6 weeks until she passed away.

 

[TheChance]

I know a few people and they are all still alive, the first one that comes to mind is a friends wife that had stage 3 colon cancer, surgery, chemo and radiation and has been cancer free for 12 years.

 

[NoSmilez]

It depends on the protocol for the particular cancer. Some protocols are harsher than others. Some people get chemo for autoimmune diseases like Lupus.

 

[TeTe]

A former coworker went through chemo for Hodgkin's lymphoma and made it. The was over 15 years ago and he's still fine. Dude was in excellent shape and was hellbent on defeating it.

I went through chemo was I was 14 years old for non-hodgkins lymphoma.

That was 30 years ago

 

[HereticBD]

Not personally, but it always seemed a bit risky to me. Using something like radiation to kill cancer cells seems a bit counter productive, but what the fuck do I know? If they don't actually have a cure, you're gonna have to make a decision on whatever method they've got and pray that it works. Cancer will definitely kill you, so roll them bones on whatever they got, I guess.

 

[ferrisjso]

It works depending on context but it sucks really really bad.

 

[TheTickG]

So far, what has been your experience with knowing people that have chemo? How much of them have been successful in treating cancer?

I don't know a single person who has been taking chemo that has beaten cancer. I was going to say one, our secretary at work. She has been taking chemo for a decade, as long as I've known her. But her life is falling apart, she's lost all her hair again and things are looking dim. We all feel very sorry for her. She's only in her 30s.

Do you guys know anyone that has had cancer and totally beat it with chemo or any other cancer treatment?

Mom had it 24 years ago. Chemo plus surgery. She's doing good.

 

[fingercuffs]

I think @fingercuffs went through chemotherapy

It was a lumpectomy then radiology for a month, I got off lightly. I still take drugs every day because it will likely come back but a pill a day doesn't matter.

 

[Meatspin]

I know a few who beat breast cancer, and one pancreatic cancer that sadly did not

 

[Kindjal]

Buddy has a glioblastoma ( brain tumor ) , inoperable , taking chemo pills , harsh . Without the pills he would have been gone in about 6 weeks of diagnosis . Average survival rate is around a year . Some people have terrible pain from the swelling and go into a coma . Incidence of brain cancer is increasing .

Prostate cancer is one type that if caught early enough can be completely taken care of and won't come back like so many types of cancer do .

 

[Swiftie]

At the end of 2020 I was diagnosed with gastric malt lymphoma. I didn't have chemo, but had 16 rounds of radiation on my stomach. Currently my cancer is in remission but I still have follow up scans until 2026. I consider myself lucky because my cancer was treatable and I didn't have to do chemo. Yes, radiation sucks. I felt weak and lost 25lbs. I also have three dot tattoos. You get tattoos so they can line up the radiation machine every morning. It definitely humbled you and makes you appreciate life. What got me the most is I thought I would be called into an office and told the results. Nope, I got my biopsy results via an app.

 

[El Panteron]

My father went through it but it was very brief, took only a couple of weeks for the cancers to kill him. The whole ordeal was a nightmare, but I wouldn't blame chemo for it.

 

[Ponchik]

My dad did it, and didn't last a month. Don't really know how he was coping with it, since we weren't allowed to visit because of covid restrictions.

We did talk on the phone every day, but to him having a conversation that was longer than 2 sentences always felt like a chore, so getting some in depth info was impossible. Guy just preferred to suffer in silence and peaced out without drama.

 

[Long Dark Blues]

My mom was diagnosed with lung, liver, and bone cancer; she was given between two months and two years to live.

She went through multiple rounds of radiation and chemo.

She lasted nine months.

Yesterday was the third anniversary of her passing.

 

[HelloJapan]

The effectiveness of chemo is usually dependant on numerous variables; type of cancer, how aggressive it is, how early it's caught, your age, your health, etc.

It's interesting reading people's antidotes. One of my cousins was recently diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, the size of his fist. They did some radiation, chemo, but quickly realized it was a waste of time. He's in his early 50's, but has never been a very healthy guy. Not sure if he had early symptoms he ignored or what (seems that's possible). Him, his wife and kids have moved back to my aunt and uncles home for his final days. Super nice dude, my heart goes out to him. This makes me think of this thread:

- https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/i-have-two-weeks-left-to-live.4331096/

I just turned 50, did my first prostate check for cancer. Came back negative. I asked my doc, how often should we do it? He said every year or two, I said "every year it is". You take control of your health, as much as you can. They're now recommending guys age 40 and up get checked. Dudes - get it done. It's not a huge deal to do, and might save you (literally) a world of hurt.

 

[TeTe]

I just turned 50, did my first prostate check for cancer. Came back negative. I asked my doc, how often should we do it? He said every year or two, I said "every year it is". You take control of your health, as much as you can. They're now recommending guys age 40 and up get checked. Dudes - get it done. It's not a huge deal to do, and might save you (literally) a world of hurt.

Especially because they can detect prostate cancer through blood tests now. The FDA is even working to approve a colon cancer blood test too.