Just found out my older sister has cervical cancer. :|

ganjaluvr

ganjaluvr

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hey everyone...

I know this is kinda off topic for the forums.. but I just found out two weeks ago that my older sister has been diagnosed with cervical cancer.

She's just started her chemo and radiation treatments this past Thursday. Her schedule for radiation is 5 days a week Monday - Friday.. and her chemo treatments are once a week (low dosage).

They think they caught in time before it could really spread and really cause damage..

but anyway.. has anyone here actually had or currently have cancer?? and been through chemo/radiation treatments?

Nothing sounds good for her to eat right now.. and my parents (yeah we're young kinda.. I'm 28 years old today [my bday] and my sister is 30 she'll be 31 July 3rd.

So.. anyone?? Just wondering... if someones been through the treatments.. and if so.. what did/could you eat? Trying to help my sister here... so that she doesn't lose too much weight you know? I mean she's a naturally small and petite girl too though...

sorry if this wasn't allowed here.. in the forums. I uh was just trying to get some ideas maybe.. that's all. Thanks.

peace.
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PadawanBater

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ganjaluvr said:
hey everyone...

I know this is kinda off topic for the forums.. but I just found out two weeks ago that my older sister has been diagnosed with cervical cancer.

She's just started her chemo and radiation treatments this past Thursday. Her schedule for radiation is 5 days a week Monday - Friday.. and her chemo treatments are once a week (low dosage).

They think they caught in time before it could really spread and really cause damage..

but anyway.. has anyone here actually had or currently have cancer?? and been through chemo/radiation treatments?

Nothing sounds good for her to eat right now.. and my parents (yeah we're young kinda.. I'm 28 years old today [my bday] and my sister is 30 she'll be 31 July 3rd.

So.. anyone?? Just wondering... if someones been through the treatments.. and if so.. what did/could you eat? Trying to help my sister here... so that she doesn't lose too much weight you know? I mean she's a naturally small and petite girl too though...

sorry if this wasn't allowed here.. in the forums. I uh was just trying to get some ideas maybe.. that's all. Thanks.

peace.
:eyesmoke:
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Damn that sucks to hear man, I'm sorry!

I'm not sure how much help I can be, but there are definitely useful tools out there on the internet for this situation. I've never had cancer or known anyone who does, but the stuff I hear is most commonly that the chemo and radiation is the stuff that drains em, that's physically the hardest part about it.

Here's a website that might be of some use for you;

http://www.patientslikeme.com/

I checked to see if they had a cervical cancer community, but it doesn't look like they do at the moment.

It's good they caught it early, that's the highest probability of successful treatment.

Good luck with everything, I hope everything turns out well for your family. :joint:

And don't forget about the ganja!
 
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sorry to hear about that.
Them treatments work wonders.
There real tough on you but they are worth it she just has to stay strong.Make sure all of your family is there to support her.Good luck
My grandma beat lung cancer because of them,It could still always come back though.
Just make sure she stays with them treatments they seem like they do more harm then good but they dont.
 
worm5376

worm5376

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I'm sorry to hear about your missfortune.

Have you asked her if she wants to give our green wonder plant a try? Maybe a heavy indica or indica/sativa could help with her apetite and also to keep the food down.
 
four2zerOallday

four2zerOallday

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sorry to hear about your sister/families unfortunate situation but on the bright side, good news on the early diagnosis. Does your sister smoke cannabis? If not and she has an open mind, smoking can help her develope a bit of an appetite.
 
Sgt. Floyd

Sgt. Floyd

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Sorry to hear about your sis. My grandpa like baked crinkle cut french fries. But not the crunchy ones because something about his treatment made the inside of his mouth sore. I'm sure the doctors told her but one of the most important things is to try and eat and stall well nourished. Cancer treatment is hard on the body so it needs plenty of fuel to stay strong.
 
Hidden Dragon

Hidden Dragon

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Very sorry to hear about this. My sister died of this last year at age 66, but she took excellent care of herself and looked about 40. Played tennis twice a week. She was married but never had kids, by choice. How the fuck do you live to be 66 and die of cervical cancer?
I will keep you sister in my prayers.
 
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blazingwalrus

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sorry to hear that ):
i might be able to empathise with you; my mum had a rare kind of blood cancer when i was about six or seven, and luckily, though her chance of survival wasn't good, pulled through it. i don't remember that much about it - fingerpainting, and christmas in hospital. then last summer in the middle of my GCSEs (end of school exams in the uk), we found out she had breast cancer. she went in to surgery very quickly. i was so scared. however, six months later, after chemo and radiotherapy, she's made another phenomenal recovery. her hair's definately growing back as well.

it might be hard, but keep your chin up! the body is strong and resilient - but, like other people said, it needs nourishment. she should eat very well, and make sure she gets all the right vitamins and minerals and stuff, because the chemo is basically poisoning the body, and killing of cells, so i guess maybe lots of protein or iron for cell regeneration? i don't really know. try googling it, or ask a doctor on her next visit to the hospital?
but try not to let it get you down!
think of lance armstrong! :D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong#Cancer

i wish you and your family good wishes, and hope you're as lucky as we were.
 
satica

satica

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You can help your sister by keeping your mood high.
I felt your pain is more intense than your sister and ifI am right ,then you need to overcome your sadness first( and fast).

Good luck,
 
worm5376

worm5376

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I am a bit shocked that riu has given this thread little to no response.
This is part of the reason marijuana needs to be legalized. The medical world can do so much with this plant.
 
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yea i thought it would of got more responses to.
If your sisters young she might think about MMJ.
My grandma never would of even if we lived in a med state from all the bullshit the government made them think about it back then.
I just talked to my grandma and asked her about her chemo an she said the worst part wasn't being able to eat all the foods that she loved because it makes it very hard to swallow.And all the meds she had to take because one thing does something to you then they prescribe you something else to counteract it then you have to deal with them side effects.
She did get prescribed like 200 perc 10's but didn't take them,she gave em to me an I made some loot off them so she had milk shakes out the ass.
 
ganjaluvr

ganjaluvr

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worm5376 said:
I am a bit shocked that riu has given this thread little to no response.
This is part of the reason marijuana needs to be legalized. The medical world can do so much with this plant.
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Exactly my thoughts. For medical purposes if nothing else you know?

:peace:thanks.
 
ganjaluvr

ganjaluvr

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blazingwalrus said:
sorry to hear that ):
i might be able to empathise with you; my mum had a rare kind of blood cancer when i was about six or seven, and luckily, though her chance of survival wasn't good, pulled through it. i don't remember that much about it - fingerpainting, and christmas in hospital. then last summer in the middle of my GCSEs (end of school exams in the uk), we found out she had breast cancer. she went in to surgery very quickly. i was so scared. however, six months later, after chemo and radiotherapy, she's made another phenomenal recovery. her hair's definately growing back as well.

it might be hard, but keep your chin up! the body is strong and resilient - but, like other people said, it needs nourishment. she should eat very well, and make sure she gets all the right vitamins and minerals and stuff, because the chemo is basically poisoning the body, and killing of cells, so i guess maybe lots of protein or iron for cell regeneration? i don't really know. try googling it, or ask a doctor on her next visit to the hospital?
but try not to let it get you down!
think of lance armstrong! :D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong#Cancer

i wish you and your family good wishes, and hope you're as lucky as we were.
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Yeah, my sister was worried about it (even though she never said anything.. I know when my sister is nervous about something).. I mean she was worried about her hair falling out too.

But fortunately for her sake.. the doctors think that they caught the precancerous/cancerous cells early enough that they're going to do the first week or two.. the first two weeks of radiation and chemo will be low low low dosage.. then they'll do another scan and see if it's doing any good at that dosage you know?

Radiation is 5 days a week Monday-Friday with one Chemo therapy session once a week on Wednesday.

But yeah.. her hair most likely won't fall out.. if anything.. it would be just a little bit you know so that really helps... and makes my sister a little less nervous about the whole thing.


Thanks everyone for the support.. appreciate it more than you realize probably. Thank you. And best wishes to everyone that may be in a similar situation.

:peace: to everyone.
 
Bombadil

Bombadil

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Be sure to look into the medical benefits of cannabis. Some recent studies show that cannabis has anti-cancer properties. It has also been reported to help with the negative effects of chemo. She might be interested about the anti-cancer properties to help combat reoccurring cancer. Norml.com has some good info.
 
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ganjaluvr said:
Yeah, my sister was worried about it (even though she never said anything.. I know when my sister is nervous about something).. I mean she was worried about her hair falling out too.

But fortunately for her sake.. the doctors think that they caught the precancerous/cancerous cells early enough that they're going to do the first week or two.. the first two weeks of radiation and chemo will be low low low dosage.. then they'll do another scan and see if it's doing any good at that dosage you know?

Radiation is 5 days a week Monday-Friday with one Chemo therapy session once a week on Wednesday.

But yeah.. her hair most likely won't fall out.. if anything.. it would be just a little bit you know so that really helps... and makes my sister a little less nervous about the whole thing.


Thanks everyone for the support.. appreciate it more than you realize probably. Thank you. And best wishes to everyone that may be in a similar situation.

:peace: to everyone.
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if her hair does fall out and she is self concious about it a bandanna will make it look fine.

If anyone makes fun of her beat that ass.
 
worm5376

worm5376

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I'm am not religious by any means, however my prayers will be with your sister everytime I visit this thread. Keep us posted on how she is doing.

This scenario hits home for me, as I have lost love ones to this battle. Tell her to be a warrior, fight hard and strong. Never give up and she will be victorious. Cancer is our enemy and we can not allow it to win! She will not be a victim to its wrath.

Peace,Love,,,Worm
 
Mrs. Worm

Mrs. Worm

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I'm really sorry to hear about your sister. Tell her to take as much vitamin E as possible. Its been proven to reverse the growth of cancerous cells. I was one step away from cervical cancer but I OD'd on vitaminE for 3 months and my dysplasia went down to stage 3. Its worth a shot.
 
poplars

poplars

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cannabis does have anticancer properties and I recommend you try extracts to see if this will work.

the reason this works is, cannabinoid receptors are everywhere in our body.

so wherever we get cancer, the cancer mutates with the cannabinoid receptors (mainly CB2) expressed on the outside of the cells.

there is much implications for cancer prevention as if 1 cell mutates and thc bonds to it, it will die. unless it has evolved to exclude the cannabinoid receptors.

and by my estimation, the likelyhood of cancer that mutated against cannabinoids is less than 10% . . . . .

so for real, don't doubt cannabis and it's potential to cure cancer. I just said exactly how it can do it, cannabinoid receptors expressed on cells that were once ours, when thc or other reactive cannabinoids bond to these receptors, the main blood vessel in the tumor cell will SHUT DOWN.

good luck and I hope you or someone else takes my advice here . . . there is so much potential being wasted.
 
fatfarmer

fatfarmer

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sorry . was caregiver to both mom and dad when they were sick. PUSH ENSURE in her face 4or5 times aday. just tell her its for her own good,and hope she takes to it. Lose all outher stress and keep her happy. LOVE will find away . :peace:
 
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