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Re: To BarbaraFrom: Barbra (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 28 Jan 2002 21:55:25 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Sally wrote: > >Hi Barbara, > >hang in there and keep doing what you are - sounds like you are doing >everything you should. Sounds like your current MD is good and at least >they are monitoring everything - so if something major goes wrong or >worse they should detect it. Try to be as positive as possible - fear >is a huge cause of stress and that can make everything worse. My father >has a very rare type of cancer that the drs don't know what to do with >him (he is only 58) .....or what the outcome or future will be (it was a >rare type of skin cancer that despite surgery spread into the facial >nerves. He then had radiation treatment (and has significant scaring >from that) but now symptoms have recurred. They think they can see >'something' close to his optic nerve but not sure so they are just >monitoring wirh MRI every 3 months. Dad says he just thinks of himself >as a medical experiment and hopes that what they learn from him may be >useful for others. Of course if the cancer spreads to his brain that is >it! He is an extremely intelligent man.... but this is something he >cannot control. So for him for now it is wait and watch and see. He is >a huge inspiration to me as he is so positive. He is also fortunate >that he takes great strength from his beleif in god and he places that >in God's hands and continues to get on with his life. > >I wish I had the faith that he does - but I don't. I hope it could grow >in me over time..... though I don't know how.... If you are fortunate >to have faith in god or to be able to find it, this may give you >strength. So don't neglect this part of your life. > >One thing I could recommend that might be helpful (over the long term) >is a chinese practice called qi gong. Look it up - you could probably >find a qi gong association somewhere close to you. It is like Tai Chi >but goes even further. It is something that one has to practice over a >long period before one sees results but the results are really >noticeable (ha - I can talk - I haven't been practicing recently!). Have >you tried chinese medicine (like acupuncture, herbal treatments, qi gong >(this is also a healing technique as well as a meditation/energy control >thing). It is not the be all and end all, and you need to find a really >good dr but it can do wonders for chronic conditions and it works on >strengthening the immune system - which can only be good. > >Best wishes, > >-- >Sally > Hi Sally, Thank you very much for your encouraging words. I a sorry to hear of your father with his cancer. My husband and I,recently went thru a somewhat similar situation with my father in law.For over three years,he was misdiagnosed as having recurring bladder infections...then told that they had become resistant to anti-biotics. He was being told that basically he was unsanitary,of which that is not the case for an 85 year old man who bathes and is meticulous with his personal hygiene. Anyways,after several trips to the ER....my husband and my brother in law,were very fed up with the doctors and the way he was treated. Finally,we had him in for observation and they had found a tumour in his bladder that was a result of the original one in his colon.The tumour in his bladder was the size of a grapefruit and was already metastasizing further.To make a long story short,,,,his cancer spread to every part of his body after his first operation,then he suffered a major stroke that left him a vegetable for almost three months. He,too,was a firm believer in god,and felt that if this was his time,then it was meant to be,as it was god's will.His faith is what kept him going and I really admire him for his courage and strength,for what he went thru since the spring for an 85 year old man,was enough to take it's toll on even the strongest of all individuals. I agree with you on having faith.It is one thing that I have really started to do.I have to learn to believe and trust in some higher power,of whom,I will call god.It has certainly helped me thru the roughest times,when I can bear no more,when I am on the brinks of ending my life,Fear is the absolute worst for anyone.I am trying to overcome it. As for the Qi Gong..that sounds like it would be of interest to me,as I love yoga and anything that is an energy healing type of treatment,as well,I am currently on chinese herbal meds and have tried the accupuncture,although,it didn't do a thing for me.I suppose not for everyone.Or could have been the wrong fellow performing it. I know alot of women think that I must be nuts resorting to all these different types of miracle cures,but they have helped me at least cope somewhat. I am currently studying homeopathic med....but with my condition,it is hard for me to keep up the paces,as my professional background,was that of a senior manager for a leading Jewellery Chain store here in Canada.Quite unfamiliar territory for me,but I do attribute that I am here today because of something that I took,as my heart was in failure,does not mean it was stopping,but was not pumping blood effeciently and that still scares me as to how now it is normal,or so they say.I guess I have a hard time believing that my heart could have come out of a failure mode,as most with CHF,tend to only get worse,not better without any operation,or treatments. I would love to talk to you again...possibly off line,as I seem to get off track of the PCOS group.....and I don't want to have women get annoyed that I am always rambling about my other health issues,altough,I do have PCOS,or PCO...who knows.I feel that I need to be at least informed of what this pcos can do to me,if it hasn;t already. Let me know if you would like to contact me by email....I am interested in your dad;s approach to his illness.He seems like a very strong man,and I had learned alot from my father in law during the course of his battle with cancer,and it made me feel as if I didn't have the strenght,and I somehow managed to get it thru him.He made me think about how precious each day is,and to make the best of each day,though,not perfect,but to appreciate the smaller things in life and all things happen for a reason.He,too said that he had hoped that the doctors learned something from me,that they then could be able to prevent it,from happening to others.He said that I was blessed by being ill,although,I still don't quite understand the concept here. Anyways,my hubby wants to get on line here,so I must go...but I do hope that we can talk again soon and again,I thank you for listening to my long stories.....
(((hugs)))))
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-- Sincerely, Barbra Camara
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