The Vent Thread

[Emong]

Magnus I seriously admire your will to continue fighting. I would imagine many of us including myself would have just given up simply by hearing the bad news. I would advice not stressing about school and such things right now all that much. It's never too late to restart things there. Just keep your mental health in check ok? And never apologize!

And I know I don't really know you but I just needed to reply with something after reading that. Good luck with everything =)

[Magnus]

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No one has said you can't be a father...

Uh - yes. As a matter of fact, they did. When I said unable to become a father, I meant being unable to reproduce, bringing my own child into this world. As in, I'm very much potentionally sterilized.

But other than that, thanks for your support.


Thank everyone for your wishes and replies. I appreciate it a lot.
I am still not giving up, I have a lot of friends behind me (that will kick my ass if I give up), and a lot of things left to do.
Also I have a lot of promises for the future to keep - and I am a man of my word.

So this isn't the last of me you'll see.
I'll be around for a few more years at the very least!

Once again, thank you everyone.

[TritioAFB]

As a medical doctor that's the reason I hate cancer. I have taken care of several patients with different kinds of cancer but it's hard to find someone that says: I want to live. Even little children that are starting to live and to realize that they have a leukemia... they need a new opportunity
It's good that you didn't give up even when the metastasis has reached other places, I'm hoping you can recover once it's gone after the chemotherapy sessions.
I disagree the fact that they have stated that you'll be unable to be a father. It's true that the chemotherapy not only affects the neoplasic cells but also the rest of cells in body, but considering the location is too early to state that. In the field of Medicine, nothing is absolute

Several people have defeated cancer, you can do it too!

[Castor Troy]

As a medical doctor that's the reason I hate cancer. I have taken care of several patients with different kinds of cancer but it's hard to find someone that says: I want to live. Even little children that are starting to live and to realize that they have a leukemia... they need a new opportunity
It's good that you didn't give up even when the metastasis has reached other places, I'm hoping you can recover once it's gone after the chemotherapy sessions.
I disagree the fact that they have stated that you'll be unable to be a father. It's true that the chemotherapy not only affects the neoplasic cells but also the rest of cells in body, but considering the location is too early to state that. In the field of Medicine, nothing is absolute

Several people have defeated cancer, you can do it too!

Mr. T defeated cancer!

[Dr. Derpface, J.D.]

Looked into freezing some samples for IVF later on if necessary?

[Magnus]

As a medical doctor that's the reason I hate cancer. I have taken care of several patients with different kinds of cancer but it's hard to find someone that says: I want to live. Even little children that are starting to live and to realize that they have a leukemia... they need a new opportunity
It's good that you didn't give up even when the metastasis has reached other places, I'm hoping you can recover once it's gone after the chemotherapy sessions.
I disagree the fact that they have stated that you'll be unable to be a father. It's true that the chemotherapy not only affects the neoplasic cells but also the rest of cells in body, but considering the location is too early to state that. In the field of Medicine, nothing is absolute

Several people have defeated cancer, you can do it too!

I suffer from Neuroblastoma which is rare considering I'm 17, almost an adult - and that it is a children's cancer. So my case is mysterious and very highly prioritized.
The reason I am fighting this is because I really still want to live, I have so much more to offer to the world and people around me as the vice versa.

The fact of sterilization is not absolute, but I have been told from sampled sperm that there will be possibility for dificulities in the future to reproduce.
However, I am still leaving a new sperm sample before my next Chemotherapy-session for freezing and storaging for the future - in hope of getting that kid.
(That answering FS's question - This will be my 3rd attempt leaving the IVF sperm. Last 2 times the cells were not lively enough, and the amount I produced the first was less than required.)
So fingers crossed that the sample will be alright tomorrow, and that the first day of Chemotherapy won't go to hard on my body and mind.


Thanks for all the support given. Really, thank you all.

[TritioAFB]

I suffer from Neuroblastoma which is rare considering I'm 17, almost an adult - and that it is a children's cancer. So my case is mysterious and very highly prioritized.
The reason I am fighting this is because I really still want to live, I have so much more to offer to the world and people around me as the vice versa.

The fact of sterilization is not absolute, but I have been told from sampled sperm that there will be possibility for dificulities in the future to reproduce.
However, I am still leaving a new sperm sample before my next Chemotherapy-session for freezing and storaging for the future - in hope of getting that kid.
(That answering FS's question - This will be my 3rd attempt leaving the IVF sperm. Last 2 times the cells were not lively enough, and the amount I produced the first was less than required.)
So fingers crossed that the sample will be alright tomorrow, and that the first day of Chemotherapy won't go to hard on my body and mind.


Thanks for all the support given. Really, thank you all.

You're well informed. I like the patients that ask about the treatment and the disease.
Yes, a neuroblastoma is a children's cancer. To actually add the age, this cancer is common in children between 5 and 9 years old so realizing you got one and you are 17 years old is kinda mysterious (Honestly, it's the first time I see this cancer in an almost-adult person).

I had a cancer called Teratoma, in my left ear, this kind of cancer appears only in the middle part of the body, so finding it in an extra location is extremely rare. I had to live with it during several years until I was finally in the surgery. Although was kinda hard to live with it and the people asking: hey what do you have in the ear? I'm still here, after the treatment.

So I understand your situation cause I lived it too. I'm hoping you can succesful have your children friend. Remember to drink water once you have started the treatment

[Magnus]

You're well informed. I like the patients that ask about the treatment and the disease.
Yes, a neuroblastoma is a children's cancer. To actually add the age, this cancer is common in children between 5 and 9 years old so realizing you got one and you are 17 years old is kinda mysterious (Honestly, it's the first time I see this cancer in an almost-adult person).

I had a cancer called Teratoma, in my left ear, this kind of cancer appears only in the middle part of the body, so finding it in an extra location is extremely rare. I had to live with it during several years until I was finally in the surgery. Although was kinda hard to live with it and the people asking: hey what do you have in the ear? I'm still here, after the treatment.

So I understand your situation cause I lived it too. I'm hoping you can succesful have your children friend. Remember to drink water once you have started the treatment

Well of course. My life depend on everything they do - you know. Obviously I've done my own research and such as well.
But I know most of the common basics of treatment of patient with my issues, I know the meds, and tools and how they opperate.

It was the first time seeing the type in someone older for my doctor too, and well it motivated him greatly and my case has been shared all over scandinavia.
So I have more than 3 experts working on samples of my tumour (from this hip-one's biopsis' as well as the one from last year) to try and find why it's acting out of it's own nature.
Usually if the cells would spread it would signs of it, if not even new tumours, the first month(s) after having one surgacally removed. But in my case it went 8 months without a single sign.
Then suddenly it appeared in the matter of 1,5 month - so the cancer itself is acting very randomly from the usual patters. And due to this, treatment has been a little bit hard to determin.
Not knowing exactly what combinations to use for the Chemotherapy. First time, it damaged my body, made me lose way too much weight and lowered my immune system almost instantly, causing me to be in the ICU for a really high fever.

But now they seem to have found a good combination of drugs for it and well, I feel better since last time. My next session begins tomorrow morning, in less than 10 hours.
Hopefully everything will go well, and I will be able to leave the hospital instantly after the last day of treatment.

Your story is one of many I've heard. And honestly every story makes me believe in surviving and kicking this illnesses ass even more!

Wish me luck.
It's interesting to discuss this matter with someone within the line of work.
If you want, please keep in touch, I'll have a online-laptop with me at the hospital to have more stuff to do than watching TV.

Thank you all for the support. It means a lot to me.
Cheers everyone.

[drewaconclusion]

Well, hurricane Irene has pretty well done in my hometown (Margaretville, NY) and the surrounding towns (some of them were abandoned last I knew this afternoon). Thankfully, my parents live outside of town at a much higher elevation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgvjskhEOPQ

[TritioAFB]

Well of course. My life depend on everything they do - you know. Obviously I've done my own research and such as well.
But I know most of the common basics of treatment of patient with my issues, I know the meds, and tools and how they opperate.

It was the first time seeing the type in someone older for my doctor too, and well it motivated him greatly and my case has been shared all over scandinavia.
So I have more than 3 experts working on samples of my tumour (from this hip-one's biopsis' as well as the one from last year) to try and find why it's acting out of it's own nature.
Usually if the cells would spread it would signs of it, if not even new tumours, the first month(s) after having one surgacally removed. But in my case it went 8 months without a single sign.
Then suddenly it appeared in the matter of 1,5 month - so the cancer itself is acting very randomly from the usual patters. And due to this, treatment has been a little bit hard to determin.
Not knowing exactly what combinations to use for the Chemotherapy. First time, it damaged my body, made me lose way too much weight and lowered my immune system almost instantly, causing me to be in the ICU for a really high fever.

But now they seem to have found a good combination of drugs for it and well, I feel better since last time. My next session begins tomorrow morning, in less than 10 hours.
Hopefully everything will go well, and I will be able to leave the hospital instantly after the last day of treatment.

Your story is one of many I've heard. And honestly every story makes me believe in surviving and kicking this illnesses ass even more!

Wish me luck.
It's interesting to discuss this matter with someone within the line of work.
If you want, please keep in touch, I'll have a online-laptop with me at the hospital to have more stuff to do than watching TV.

Thank you all for the support. It means a lot to me.
Cheers everyone.

Medicine has been always my life. I discovered it when I was 5 years old
Problems with cancer is that it's that not everything hasn't been settled about it. Sometimes people ask me why cancer appeared even when they have a healthy life. And I have just to say the basis of the cancer thanks to the fact that some cancers are rarely to see them and I still remember when my teachers said: Probably you won't see this cancer in your life.

In my country it's sad to see how patients give up so easily, even when the kind of cancer they got it's not really dangerous, like some kinds of leukemia. I have only found 2 patients that have been constantly asking me about the disease, and survived. If I'm allowed to say this, ask the doctors about the relationship between the two biopsis, normally the answers are in the results of those relations.

If you want we can continue our conversation in PM. I'm hoping you can successful pass the treatment, and remember that every experience makes you stronger