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quote: "There's always somebody else that has it worse than you"
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quote: "There's always somebody else that has it worse than you"


Jun 2, 2023, 1:53 PM

We all read the posts about people's health, be it mental or physical or whatever. And we offer support and empathy. Me personally, I've been through 3 years of helI. Chronic pain in my lower back & groin area. Severe pain, like a kidney stone... as in I end up in the ER screaming and crying. Usually takes about 3 shots of morphine to calm it down. In between there's just a dull ache that never goes away. Have had a gazillion X-rays, MRIs, CAT scans & ultrasounds. I've seen every specialist... gastro, urology, spine & neuro, hip specialist, etc. And 2nd opinions on most. Nobody can find the root cause. Finally just ended up in Pain Management. Everybody gave up and said "we don't know".

Anyway, finally an MRI found prostate cancer. I had the robotic surgery to have it removed in Nov. I've had the Lupron injections to shrink it so they can better target it with radiation. I have 8 weeks of radiation in my future starting in a couple weeks. 5 days a week. But the side effects of Lupron have knocked me down. Hot flashes, cold sweats, no appetite, no energy, muscle loss in arms & legs, anxiety, insomnia. I'm sleeping on the couch downstairs because I don't trust myself to make it upstairs, too damm weak. But prostate cancer is probably the most treatable there is, with a great chance of total recovery. .

So what's the point. I get a call a few weeks ago from one of childhood friends. Known him since 1st grade. Before I can even start my little Pity Party, he informs me that his wife has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. Maybe 6 months to live.

edited: too much info, sorry

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