4th cycles done but I cried

[Marylandmaniac]

Stats are always going to be outdated for 5 yr survival because the current info is from patients who were diagnosed 5 years up to the most current data. If you look at the stats over the years, the survival stats keep getting better. Now we even have more treatments available and new science breakthroughs, so, try to think of the positive and not focus on the stats. Best wishes

I totally agree Nik. Statistics are outdated and can't be trusted. Plus they don't take into account health at the beginning, age or other circumstances that could influence the statistics. Plus if you are saying you have a 40% chance of having a reoccurrence then that means you have a 60% of not. I try to look on the bright side and do what I can do to help fight this. I research and talk to my doctors. I take supplements that show promise. Maybe they do nothing but if they make me feel somewhat in control of my life than that is good. I try to live my life. I do things with friends and family. I still work. I work out. I try to eat right but I still have dessert. I am starting to plan fun things to look forward to. Someone on here has a quote on the signature that I love. It goes something like Plan on living a long life because you just might.

[Yelin]

I finished all the chemotherapy last November and celebrated my new life. It's been three months after, diagnosis liver met single 12mm. Is there anyone have same experience, does it mean I will die soon?

[jhocno197]

I finished all the chemotherapy last November and celebrated my new life. It's been three months after, diagnosis liver met single 12mm. Is there anyone have same experience, does it mean I will die soon?

There should be treatment options available for you. If your current doctor is not offering any, find a new doctor.

[jhocno197]

Just bumping this up so maybe others will see it.

[PainInTheAss]

One of the drugs that helped me with treatments, both recently and five years ago, was getting a dose of ativan during the infusion. First, it calmed my nerves, which were honestly making things harder, and that I couldn't control. As importantly, it put me to sleep during most of the infusion. I didn't spend my time thinking about the drugs being pumped into me, or noticing how much sicker I was feeling. I just slept! Now this was bad for everyone else, as I snored enough to wake up the dead, but great for me Then, I'd find that I slept most of the afternoon once I got home as well.

The other things the doctors started giving me were Aloxi, Amend, and dexamethasone pills that I took at home for three days. I don't know if it was one of these (though I do swear by the Ativan shot), some or all of them in combination, but there was a huge turnaround for me.

They also offered me a patch, but I personally didn't like the one I tried 5 years ago, and since my symptoms went away, I didn't end up trying it. Everyone's different, though, so I hope they'll find something. You shouldn't have to feel so miserable during treatment. Chemo treatments are never going to be fun or easy, but it shouldn't completely ruin your quality of life. Your doctor should have ideas for how to make it better. Start trying things until something works.

Yeah, me, too... But Ativan helped with my physical symptoms, too... Blurry vision, leg cramps... I had sooooo many side effects.

I, too, got really depressed about the stats of a IIIc. It's very easy to get very emotional when you feel like crap. I would cry about everything. I even cried because I couldn't find my car in the parking lot. I cried because grocery shopping was soooo hard. But I decided to believe I was going to be cured until an actual scan, blood test or doctor told me otherwise and I felt sooo much better! You can't live your life based on worst case scenarios.