On 9/20/2009 leahjoe wrote:
im due to start chemo 2nd oct 09, is anybody in the same position or has been there , im so so worried im 55 yrs, dont know which way to turn, thank you for reading my message i live in the uk xx
I am a fallopian tube cancer stage 4 survivor!!! I have just made my two year post chemo anniversary. I am now 53 years old. It is possible to survive this and have your life back. Chemo is what you endure to achieve this and at times you have to remind yourself that the discomfort, the "I'm so tired, I can't stand it", whatever it might be, that in this process, you are killing cancer. It's just part of it.
I have no idea, really, what elements contribute to surviving cancer. I do know that a good support team helps a great deal. Having something to fight for... to live for creates mental fortitude and focus. My surgeon encouraged me to get mad at the cancer. Tell it and God, "it's not my time. I have more to do here". And then, when suffering from insomnia, I would picture God's finger reaching out and touching me, like Michael Angelo's Sistine chapel depiction of the creation of man. I would move systematically throughout my body visualizing each organ healthy, lymph nodes, pelvic wall tissue... you get the idea. And I'd pray for others I had met on my journey in the same way.
I'd show up to chemo treatments in my new stylish pajamas and nearly all of my jewelry. Each piece given to me by those I love and who loved me. And I would celebrate each day I felt well. I'd celebrate any excuse I could find.
I know two ovarian stage 3c survivors. One is a survivor of 13 years! The other is a survivor 3 years now.