clear cell

Hi,

Anyone out there still chatting about this Obnoxious cancer?

I was diagnosed in 2004. After a TAH and radiation (internally/externally), I was told they got it all.

It came back in 2007 and I was given chemo (carbo/taxol) through 2/2008.

Today I have fuzz on my head and my PET scan is stable. Life is good.

After months of research (I took this cancer much more seriously when it came back) what I've learned is that this is an aggresive, persistant and metastatic type of cancer.

None of us know how long we've got. I say, "Enjoy every minute of everyday". I'm going to fight this for as long as it keeps comming back although I'm not looking forward to some of the battles.

On 4/1/2008 stasquez wrote:

Hi,

Anyone out there still chatting about this Obnoxious cancer?

I was diagnosed in 2004. After a TAH and radiation (internally/externally), I was told they got it all.

It came back in 2007 and I was given chemo (carbo/taxol) through 2/2008.

Today I have fuzz on my head and my PET scan is stable. Life is good.

After months of research (I took this cancer much more seriously when it came back) what I've learned is that this is an aggresive, persistant and metastatic type of cancer.

None of us know how long we've got. I say, "Enjoy every minute of everyday". I'm going to fight this for as long as it keeps comming back although I'm not looking forward to some of the battles.

 

I have just (four weeks) been diagnosed with Clear Cell Cancer, and after my TAH two weeks ago have been staged at IIIC.  I am terrified and depressed.  The odds of survival (50%) with treatment, and the reoccurence rate is very negative.

I did ask my surgeon the question, "what if I did nothing", i.e. I want to look at quality of life v.s. year(s) or not of "survival".  Unfortunately, there is no black and white.  At what point does one say that the battle is just not worth it?