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Does cancer freak anyone else out?


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I have this weird hang up with cancer. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac so the concept of a disease that can affect literally anyone, spread to their brain and kill them within months just makes me paranoid. On top of that I watched someone I love die of it very slowly, and it was ever so traumatic. It makes me super paranoid. I can't even watch TV shows with cancer in them. I don't even like it being brought up in conversation. If I ever got it I'd blow my brains out because it terrifies me. I'll just get a tremendous amount of hookers and cocaine, find a high cliff and jump off

 

tl;dr? Ignore this thread.

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Yes. It seems like the symptoms can be so vague that I often wonder "oh fuck is this cancer" when I can't quite pin down my symptoms. There isn't a lot of cancer in my family on my mom's side (I have like one  great great aunt who died of childhood leukemia and a couple of smoking induced lung cancers) but I have absolutely no idea about my dad's side so sometimes when I go to the doctor it's just hanging out there in the back of my mind.

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1 minute ago, QueenoftheDorks said:

Yes. It seems like the symptoms can be so vague that I often wonder "oh fuck is this cancer" when I can't quite pin down my symptoms. There isn't a lot of cancer in my family on my mom's side (I have like one  great great aunt who died of childhood leukemia and a couple of smoking induced lung cancers) but I have absolutely no idea about my dad's side so sometimes when I go to the doctor it's just hanging out there in the back of my mind.

I'm glad I'm at least not alone. People think I'm overly paranoid. Maybe I am, but I don't think my fear is entirely unfounded. You always hear these fucked up anecdotes like "Oh my stomach hurt for a few days and it turned out to be leukemia"

It's like WTF

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2 minutes ago, katt_goddess said:

I've had tumors removed in the past. The future will forever be clouded because of that. But I can't let that keep me from doing things on a day to day basis because there could very easily be a day where things will change. 

I sincerely hope you stay cancer free for-fucking-ever

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Yeah, it's crazy. I watched my mom go from relatively healthy to dead within 18 months. Cancer is a fucked up thing. But as long as you're getting checked for the things you need to be checked for, when you're supposed to be checked for them, you have a decent shot.

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I look forward to laughing at a doctor trying to recommend treatment options. I'd rather take the "Get out of life free(ish)" card, thanks.

Instead of racking up that sweet medical debt, let's just jump straight to chipping away at those funeral costs.

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17 minutes ago, cryptkicker5 said:

You don’t strike me as the type to fear death.

death in general no...my own ultimate cease of existance and consciousness yes.......

actually....don’t take offense to this but I actually have to stop talking about it it’s giving me a panic attack....lol

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5 minutes ago, Majin Mayhem said:

death in general no...my own ultimate cease of existance and consciousness yes.......

actually....don’t take offense to this but I actually have to stop talking about it it’s giving me a panic attack....lol

Cool. Bacooooooon. Briskettttttt.

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10 minutes ago, Majin Mayhem said:

death in general no...my own ultimate cease of existance and consciousness yes.......

actually....don’t take offense to this but I actually have to stop talking about it it’s giving me a panic attack....lol

 

4 minutes ago, cryptkicker5 said:

Cool. Bacooooooon. Briskettttttt.

I didn’t mean cool as panic cool. Cool as in changing subject. 

Sorry.

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5 hours ago, katt_goddess said:

I've had tumors removed in the past. The future will forever be clouded because of that. But I can't let that keep me from doing things on a day to day basis because there could very easily be a day where things will change. 

YOLO sista you and me!  Every weekend we gonna partay like...well, like we’re two middle aged women who like overpriced fancy coffee and anime.  So, I say bring on the health problems!  There’s no stopping us, we’ll take’em down with us, all the bastards!  Get some of that Meeeyyyeeeooowww Cosmic catnip!  Oh, and don’t forget to massage Chase’s butt.

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I’m not high just extremely wired.
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20 minutes ago, Tempty_McHotstuff said:

It’s not my preferred way to go. Neither is drowning or fire, but i’m ok with the thought of dying, to be honest.

I'm not. If I find out I'm dying I'm fucking EVERYONE  I can and probably will do a crazy amount of drugs then like swallow some sleeping pills or some shit

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My lady friend left for Houston yesterday because her dad was moved to some cancer center there....I want to be supportive, but like how some have mentioned in this thread, I kinda want to turn a blind eye to it.  No one in my immediate family has it so I've been able to avoid thinking too much about it.  

But I'm probably more scared of an aneurysm than cancer....Seems like that shit can just come out of nowhere.

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5 minutes ago, Sho Minamimoto said:

My lady friend left for Houston yesterday because her dad was moved to some cancer center there....I want to be supportive, but like how some have mentioned in this thread, I kinda want to turn a blind eye to it.  No one in my immediate family has it so I've been able to avoid thinking too much about it.  

But I'm probably more scared of an aneurysm than cancer....Seems like that shit can just come out of nowhere.

No one really knows how to respond to it when you really think about it. I guess I would ask how does her dad / family deal with it? Some people need emotional support [ even if you find it hard to express, just being a shoulder or an ear could be helpful ] while some will face it down and feel more like talking about other things. They aren't ignoring it, they are choosing not to feed that fear. 

Aneurysms are teh s uck. But they are even more genetic than cancer so if you don't have a known family history of them including coronary stuff, you are probably ok. I have 4 familial aneurysms in my history - 2 on both sides of the direct family, 1 fatal and 1 non-fatal on both sides. I have a 100% chance of my brain exploding at some point in my life and a 50% chance of waking up and bitching to the doctors about having a headache. :D

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