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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 546490" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>DDD</p><p></p><p>You're lucky you've as yet to run into the people (and docs) who think those who opt out of chemo are literally insane and need to be forced into it. </p><p></p><p>After nursing school 30 yrs ago, I decided I would never ever do chemo or radiation, if they couldn't remove it.......then I'd accept it and continue with dignity and as good health as I could manage. My recent run through nursing school has done nothing to change that opinion. When the treatment is worse than what you're trying to cure, then you're doing something totally wrong. in my opinion If others want to try it, that's fine, just not for me.</p><p></p><p>The pain can be caused by the mass pressing on other organs ect, it can also be affecting nerve endings, which of course is going to trigger pain. My grandma's tumor was wrapped around her aorta and vena cava (major artery and vein) in the trunk of the body. She felt pain in her lower rib cage often. You can also get what is called <strong>referred pain</strong>, it's a common thing. (think of the jaw, down the arm, up the neck pain in a heart attack as an example) </p><p></p><p>I think it's a good thing to want to talk to people going through the same things. Docs & nurses are good, but it's just not the same. I can talk to people about the symptoms I have with my kidney disease and they know exactly what I'm talking about. I try to talk to the doctor about some of them and I get a blank stare or a hmmm. It's not that they don't care, they're just not living it. </p><p></p><p>I hope you can find such a support system. There may be one via the local cancer center or the hospital social worker may know of in person ones in your area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 546490, member: 84"] DDD You're lucky you've as yet to run into the people (and docs) who think those who opt out of chemo are literally insane and need to be forced into it. After nursing school 30 yrs ago, I decided I would never ever do chemo or radiation, if they couldn't remove it.......then I'd accept it and continue with dignity and as good health as I could manage. My recent run through nursing school has done nothing to change that opinion. When the treatment is worse than what you're trying to cure, then you're doing something totally wrong. in my opinion If others want to try it, that's fine, just not for me. The pain can be caused by the mass pressing on other organs ect, it can also be affecting nerve endings, which of course is going to trigger pain. My grandma's tumor was wrapped around her aorta and vena cava (major artery and vein) in the trunk of the body. She felt pain in her lower rib cage often. You can also get what is called [B]referred pain[/B], it's a common thing. (think of the jaw, down the arm, up the neck pain in a heart attack as an example) I think it's a good thing to want to talk to people going through the same things. Docs & nurses are good, but it's just not the same. I can talk to people about the symptoms I have with my kidney disease and they know exactly what I'm talking about. I try to talk to the doctor about some of them and I get a blank stare or a hmmm. It's not that they don't care, they're just not living it. I hope you can find such a support system. There may be one via the local cancer center or the hospital social worker may know of in person ones in your area. [/QUOTE]
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