Yes it turns out I have cancer.and I have had it for over 8 months with out any real course of treatment .
It seems I feel through the cracks when it comes to detecting and treating my cancer .
A yr ago I went to my usual annual general check up.
I had a few complains about my digestive system and bowel. So got tests but nothing showed up .
I was seeing the doctor off and on through 4or 5 months my acny was flairng up too and I had an area of am old cyse acting up on my chin..The cyse got bigger over 4 m but no push was coming out .
But no one thought it was cancer. I final went to the clinic and asked to see a dermatologist. They booked an apointment for 2 months. I tried to to get a sooner apointment with another doctor but was not able to .
The cyse double in size other the 2 month wait .
When I finally saw the dermatologist he looked at it all of 5 sec.and it cancer ,then booked me for a biopsy in another 3 weeks.
I know everything is just talking too long ,but I am told it is normal to take weeks.
I get the biopsy and told to come back in 3 weeks so.
But the doctor phones me a week after .and tells me I have stage three melanoma.
They book me an apointment at the hospital for the next Monday tor get a plastic surgeon to look at it and maybe remove.
At this point it is about the size of a loony under the skin.and the main tumor is like a large marble. They can't do the operation that day because it is more involved and difficult then just cut it out.
On that one day I managed to see my doctor get a chest xray and see two plastic surgeon. And get a body and head CT scan.things that should of happened 3 months earlier.
I strI'll have not got the full results from the xrays or CT scan.,just saw the size the the tumor
The plastic surgeon outLined what he wants to do.and that involves take the tissue offor half my chin and my lower lip. And basicly trying to remove all the tumor and at least a cm all around.
And then it will be over a yr to reconstruct it still won't look pretty. The loss of movement to the left side of mouth and other stuff that I can Imagen.
That is assuming the cancer has nother matastised to limp glands or other organs.if that the case the operation will compromise my imune system for a number of months and not able to fight the cancer.
Then it would probably be chemo and radiation or maybe some new drug if I qualifier.
The truth is I am not sold on that option.
So far I have been lucky in that it has not been that aggressive melanoma as we often here about.
But it is still growing and could go rouge at any time
With out no diagnosis for so long and no direction for treatment I was left with searching the internet for the past 4 month.and most of what comes up other the natural protocol. So I have been trying to work my way through them
I am trying the canabisoil , grape see exstract and first just Tumuric and black pepper ,now theracurmin,which is the active ingredient bin Tumuric.
Also try changing lots of green vegatables and fruits.
I have tried to keep a positive attitude but my nature it is to see the worse ,and I have accepted that is could be terminal. In many ways that is easy to accept.
Trying to accept a long fight and havingained peices cut off bit by bit and feeling like crap for months all with the hope of serviving longer .that is more frightening and not appealing.
I have not given up and I am considering what ever is proposed .but I may say no.to the choices.
I would well come to here of any one that has gone though different treatment.Ether on here or by PM
Yes I have a band aid on it just so I don't have to look at it
Or any one else.
It seems I feel through the cracks when it comes to detecting and treating my cancer .
A yr ago I went to my usual annual general check up.
I had a few complains about my digestive system and bowel. So got tests but nothing showed up .
I was seeing the doctor off and on through 4or 5 months my acny was flairng up too and I had an area of am old cyse acting up on my chin..The cyse got bigger over 4 m but no push was coming out .
But no one thought it was cancer. I final went to the clinic and asked to see a dermatologist. They booked an apointment for 2 months. I tried to to get a sooner apointment with another doctor but was not able to .
The cyse double in size other the 2 month wait .
When I finally saw the dermatologist he looked at it all of 5 sec.and it cancer ,then booked me for a biopsy in another 3 weeks.
I know everything is just talking too long ,but I am told it is normal to take weeks.
I get the biopsy and told to come back in 3 weeks so.
But the doctor phones me a week after .and tells me I have stage three melanoma.
They book me an apointment at the hospital for the next Monday tor get a plastic surgeon to look at it and maybe remove.
At this point it is about the size of a loony under the skin.and the main tumor is like a large marble. They can't do the operation that day because it is more involved and difficult then just cut it out.
On that one day I managed to see my doctor get a chest xray and see two plastic surgeon. And get a body and head CT scan.things that should of happened 3 months earlier.
I strI'll have not got the full results from the xrays or CT scan.,just saw the size the the tumor
The plastic surgeon outLined what he wants to do.and that involves take the tissue offor half my chin and my lower lip. And basicly trying to remove all the tumor and at least a cm all around.
And then it will be over a yr to reconstruct it still won't look pretty. The loss of movement to the left side of mouth and other stuff that I can Imagen.
That is assuming the cancer has nother matastised to limp glands or other organs.if that the case the operation will compromise my imune system for a number of months and not able to fight the cancer.
Then it would probably be chemo and radiation or maybe some new drug if I qualifier.
The truth is I am not sold on that option.
So far I have been lucky in that it has not been that aggressive melanoma as we often here about.
But it is still growing and could go rouge at any time
With out no diagnosis for so long and no direction for treatment I was left with searching the internet for the past 4 month.and most of what comes up other the natural protocol. So I have been trying to work my way through them
I am trying the canabisoil , grape see exstract and first just Tumuric and black pepper ,now theracurmin,which is the active ingredient bin Tumuric.
Also try changing lots of green vegatables and fruits.
I have tried to keep a positive attitude but my nature it is to see the worse ,and I have accepted that is could be terminal. In many ways that is easy to accept.
Trying to accept a long fight and havingained peices cut off bit by bit and feeling like crap for months all with the hope of serviving longer .that is more frightening and not appealing.
I have not given up and I am considering what ever is proposed .but I may say no.to the choices.
I would well come to here of any one that has gone though different treatment.Ether on here or by PM
Yes I have a band aid on it just so I don't have to look at it
Or any one else.
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