Lets conduct our own study on how we all got breast cancer
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our moms would be so turned in to child protective services, these days!
Patoo, i think we are onto something: i am left handed, bc right breast, middle and third child,too! anything else? were you shy? anybody else get accused of reading too much?
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Kath, I was shy, or I guess more introverted than shy, and my friends did laugh at my reading.
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I remember going to library about once a week, arm load of books, and spending the summer on the glider with Fudge sickles. Yeah, it was the fudge sickles.
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i am reading this book right now, by Gabor Mate, and he has said in there that breast cancer in particular is caused by unexepressed anger.
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....i say, F### him!!!!
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I was DEFINITELY accused of reading too much. My mother would say I had to go outside so I would take my book and read on the bench in front of our apt building. Hey, I was getting fresh air, wasn't I?
Leah
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Hmmmmm, I have a LOT of unexpressed anger!!!!
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books & outside? The best!!!
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kath - haha...yep!...I say, let it all out! I rofl on your, "I say F$%#$ him!"...
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Spookie darlin, if you are angry, just let people know it! it feels great!! You don't have to be scary about it, even if i do!!! i will remain calm only for so long, but watch out, i do have a line....
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....actually, getting breast ca in a weird way, made me very quick to anger, and to express it pretty quickly. I know i know, this is supposed to be fun & games....
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Oh, I do to a certain extent. You'll laugh, but this helped. When I was working, have a bad day, be royally pissed off. Come home and throw pot holders as hard as I could. Worked when mad at DH too. Nothing broken, nothing to clean. Most frustration gone!
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introverted - yesread too many books - yes
depths of hidden anger - yes
Nice move-- throwing pot holders.
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I like the pot holder throwing idea... hmmm.
But to the expressing of anger; my pillows have taken a few beatings.Then, if needed, I can grab my pillow and cover my face so I can scream at the world...lol Otherwise, I was really never one to throw things. I have this weird thing about cleaning my house when I'm mad. At least it's constructive vs destructive...
Which brings me back to the cleaning thing. That is still on our list of possibilities?
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Absolutely, cleaning is high up on the list. That's why I avoid it as much as possible. Dont' want a cancer recurrence.0 -
You know glennie, I am going to try to dole out the 'cleaning' chores to others.....oh...but wait....Sheesh! What am I thinking, LOLOL! Oh Yeah! Like THAT will happen...
Oh well, I can still dream, heehee!
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I'm keep thinking of hiring a cleaning person. But this place is so small,, it seems like I should be able to take care of it myself. And the dog refuses to clean unless it is tongue vacuuming crumbs up off the floor.0 -
...walk fast when i'm mad, or...yeah, i have scrubbed stuff. throwing potholders would freak my man out!
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Love the throwing potholders but since I live alone it wouldn't do any good! Used to read a lot and still do some but since BC the little white pill has stolen my ability to focus.
Unexpressed anger, kathec don't be so hard on the writer. We introverts (yes, I'm very, very introverted) do tend to keep things to ourselves. We want to let it out but have to churn it about inside and by the time we are ready to let it out, it's over! So those anger thoughts could have taken up residence in my right breast.
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oh patoo...i have a lot of unexpressed anger, myself too, and sometimes i really do wonder if thats what caused it, really. i only get mad usually at people who can't hear me, like other drivers, spam callers or texters after they hang up, stuff like that. then i think i just spend too much time frustrated...i have spent over 50 years being an introvert. i am 54 now! i did not mean to be hard on the writer..my apologies!
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Oh gosh, I know this is the "fun" thread, but the most recent posts have hit a nerve
I just ended a 40 year marriage that was full of stress. I've been wondering whether years (and years) of having stress hormones running through my body caused my breast cancer. I am so peaceful now, it has really given me pause to consider this.0 -
wenweb, congratulations and welcome to your new "less stress" life. that must have been hard, but your peacefullness now is a good indicator that it was the right thing to do...sorry about that nerve, tho...
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I honestly believe birth control is my cause. A little over a prior to being diagnosed I had horrible periods. It was fibroids & my dr gave me several options. Ablation, D&C, hysterectomy and birth control among other. I just remember thinking the least invasive option was birth control.
She gave the cons & pros to them all and I remember her saying something about a slight increase risk of breast cancer etc. I didnt want surgery so I took birth control & it eased the bleeding tremendously. I hadn't taken the pill for close to 20 yrs then so I think me going in and missing with my hormones had an affect. The irony is I am getting a hysterectomy at the end of the month because my fibroid issue still continues 😞. I keep thinking "I should have just did it then, I wouldn't be in this position"
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I lived long enough to get it. I was diagnosed at 42. Had I died before that, I would not have gotten BC.
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giantgardenlover, you are absolutely correct. I made it just short of 60 years. Had I died at 59 I would not have gotten it. Wait, wait, I had ILC, the slow one, so maybe I would have had to die at 55? 48? 43 and 4 months? Hmmmmmmmmm.
wenweb, 40 years, wow. Go right back into court and charge him with giving you BC! (sorry, please don't think I am taking your lost marriage as a joke, I am not, just making light because of the nature of this thread.) If I offend you, please forgive.
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patoo, no offense taken. The loss of my marriage was sad, but necessary
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I had TONS of unexpressed anger then I retired after 26 years. No more stress and BOOM I got BC 4 months later. I think the lack of stress made that little demon spot feel safe enough to show its ugly head.
Maybe I should have stayed pi$$ed off!
Seriously I do agree that long term intense stress is a contributing factor.
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I think so too, inky. so i will just drink this glass and smoke this pipe & go for a walk & eat that cake & read on the beach instead.
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Today I figured out how I got BC. I was in the grocery story sampling the grapes before I purchased them. Some say this is stealing but who wants to end up with a bunch of sour grapes. Oh, and they weren't washed. I continued to eat the unwashed grapes on the drive home. I've done this soooooooooooo many times. So, I'm either being punished for stealing or should have washed those chemicals off. Maybe a double whammy?
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coraleliz...Hi! I'm thinking you could be onto another area that hasn't really been investigated as of yet... to my knowledge...
gosh, if that is the case, I'm sc#%@#d! hmmm, yes.. because I have indeed done exactly the same thing!!!
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