Good Grief | Arthritis Information

I've been getting it under control, learning as much as I can, adapting my life, dealing with grief, moving on.

 

Today I got a call that I might have cancer....a whole new roller coaster.  How can my health go in the crapper SOOO quickly??  @%$#@%!!  Wow - that sucks! Wow Colomo, lets hope the Drs are wrong, God Bless you and I will send prayers up for you.  This RA thing is devastating!  Hugs from Janie. Col...wow that's a big blow.  When will you know for sure?   The wait has to be so scary, I'll be praying for you.

I hope the dr's are wrong - will you find out soon?   Good thoughts and prayers being sent your way.

My thoughts are with you, i really hope your doctors are wrong Oh what awful news, I will be praying for you.  Keep us posted.

I am so sorry! May I ask what type of cancer they suspect? It really throws you when you have always enjoyed good health and then RA takes you out at the knees. To get this type of news is devastating!

I was in a similar predicament- RA came out of no where and I had been healthy as a horse. The difference was they suspected cancer when they could not get the RA controlled even minimally. They said for me to come on so severe and not respond to drug treatment it could be an underlying malignancy. A CT with contrast proved them wrong.

Hope you will get that same good news. I will put you in my prayers and please keep us posted. Hang in there and try to think positive thoughts!

(((ColoMo))),

Sending hugs and healing thoughts your way.  I am so sorry about your new health concern.

RA is more than enough.  However, try to stay calm until after the tests. It can be a bit overwhelming and very scary for sure..  I too had a cancer scare.  The docs tend to be pessimistic and make you believe the worst first.  But after they admitted me, ran countless tests, removed one of the lymph nodes, it turned out it was a false alarm. I certainly hope yours is a false alarm as well.

The fact you are already trying to accept the RA and health change in such a short time is definitely commendable.  It took me years to come to terms with RA.  To me it was a nuisance I did not have time for.  I wanted to take a pill and be done with it so that I could get back to my "real" life. It takes time to process it all and adapt to the health changes RA brings.

 

Many RA sufferers choose not to say much to family members for various reasons about what's going on with their conditions. I am happy you have a place you can go to vent and have a cyber "temper tantrum."  From what I have observed chronic pain sufferers have an enormous capacity of compassion, especially this bunch. 

Might have cancer could be WRONG.  Be sceptical until it is for sure.  My experience.I'm so sorry.  I too hope the doctors are wrong.  Prayers going up. Thank you to everyone. They found a lump in my breast, so it could be anything. The place that did the labs were the ones who called and they were incredibly insensitive. I feel better after talking to my doc who explained what was going on, and she did say that there's a good chance it's nothing. Just a lot to take in and swallow all at once! They do more tests a week from tomorrow and will give me the results before I leave. I imagine if it's nothing that will be the end of it, and if it's concerning it will be another fun road to diagnosis. THey often create UNNECESSARY anxiety with breast lumps.  Wait for good evidence.Here's hoping for the best! It never ceases to amaze me how insensitive people can be working in those kinds of fields. They should be trained to use phrases that don't alarm people!
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