Life after cancer...

United States
August 16, 2007 7:00am CST
I am a 24 year old SAHM/WAHM who is also a bone cancer survivor of 12 years. I was once told that I would never have children and that if I did manage to conceive that I would have one of 3 things happen... 1.) mis-carry 2.) still birth 3.) severely disabled children Now I don't know if I have just been blessed to not only make it through my cancer when I was 12 AND to have 3 happy healthy boys although we DO have 9 angels in heaven.... Or if by some chance there are other out there who have gone through the same as me and have the same things told to them and only to have the doctors be wrong... I would like to see if there are others out here that have gone through chemo and were told they would be infertile and have the HIGH likelyhood of the 3 above results only to have healthy happy children... or am I the only one???
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@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
16 Aug 07
You know I don't think people should always take a doctors word as gospel, there is a higher power and what is meant to be will be, I know a girl that when she was a baby her mother was told the baby would not live, the baby did live so then they told the mother tha baby would never walk well that baby grew up and with irons on her legs she walked, the mother was told that child would never live a normal life and could never have children well this girl now a woman met a man and had a beautiful baby boy, so people should never give up hope.
• United States
16 Aug 07
that is sooooooooooooooo beyond true... I just find it so interesting when everything within science says it should not be able to be but then it still is anyway... What a testament to the fact that God is there because if not then it would never be possible!!!
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@okwusman1 (2247)
• Abuja, Nigeria
16 Aug 07
i really thank God for intervenning in your situation not only that he blessed you with three healthy boys. i konw many people must have been passing through such hell and those three bad promises will be hunting their lives everyday. those three things are the worse that could happen to a living being. i pray for God's intervention for people passing through such condition.
@tarachand (3895)
• India
16 Aug 07
I am survivor too, but had become too weak to undergo radio or chemo after surgery. I had pancreatic cancer. I was told that life would be abnormal for me too, but five years later, I find that I can do the same things that (Actually more, my libido has gone up, no offense intended) I could do pre-cancer. Mentally I am more alert now and I find that my IQ test results have shown an upswing (from 128 six years ago to 136 a year ago), but that is due to age or due to increase experience, I am not sure. Physically I am as fit, except that I always feel that there is tight band around my waist where I was cut open. I doctor says that the sickness is already into remission and the chances of relapse are as much as a normal humans. I have lost a part of my pancreas, but have no need of insulin, my residual pancreas are adequate.
@tarachand (3895)
• India
16 Aug 07
sorry for the typos
@tarachand (3895)
• India
16 Aug 07
Congratulations to you, and wish you strength, happiness and health in life!
@prily9 (568)
• Indonesia
20 Aug 07
my husband was diagnose with bone cancer. since 11 years ago. the doctors ever told him to ampuate his leg or he won't survive. but he refused it and doctors also told him that was difficult to have a child. but we ended up with 2 daughters although the cancer atill there. sometimes it hurts me so bad to see him fighting with his pain. but I really agree with you. doctor could be wrong only god decide what will happen next. I hope you enjoy your life now.
@Sharon38 (1912)
• Jamaica
16 Aug 07
I dotn know about that but just today I was told that one of my cousins has cancer. About 3 weeks ago she developed a cough and the doctor kept giving her cough medicine. Someone advised her to do an untra sound and a tumour was found on her lungs. Yesterday was to do an operation and in the process of lifting our the lungs to scrape it the found out that her heart was coming out with the lungs. cancer had taken over her lungs and attached to the heart. Now I dont want to cry anymore because it will not help but I cant help it. I am 38 and she is not yet 30. Writing this my eyes are filled with tears and I keep thinking life is not fair. I mean you hear people talk about their family having it and recovering but I say to myself that she will not make it. Oh God! I feel so sad! If i could die for her I would but Jesus did that already. I feel so much pain and I am thankful to God that you made it through. Maybe there is hope for my cousin still!
• China
17 Aug 07
I don't know about the bone cancer. I just want to tell you that to be optimistic. Now, the pharmaceutial techenology is developing so quickly, maybe there is a good way to cure you. Nothing is impossible!
@AmbiePam (120621)
• United States
17 Aug 07
I can't say this has happened to me, although I have been told conceiving a child will be difficult for me, because of an illness I have (not cancer). But I just want to tell you I appreciate what a strong woman it must take to go through all that. You are the kind of woman I aspire to be.