Lets do a Sh*t People say to Metastatic BC Patients
Give me your best lines!! I want to make a fun video.
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When will you be done with treatment? um never
What is your prognosis?
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Said with total disdain: "Why do they scan you? It won't change your treatment. Why would you want to know?" -my mother
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"Drink this tea, it cures cancer in like 2 weeks like you never had it"
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Did they get it all.
Oh you'll be fine.
Everything happens for a reason.
You don't look sick, I think the Dr's just want your money.
If it's not causing you problems, just leave it alone. (This is my grandmas idea)
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When I retire in 12 yrs we will buy a house and move to the east coast (my poor hubby)
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"so how long do you have until you die?"
"you must not have taken good care of yourself."
"how cool, you get to pick out your new breasts!"0 -
"Are they (the doctors) sure?"
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U look great. When will u finish treatment. Where is the cancer?
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"I haven't been feeling well either."
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My great aunt has diabetes. She had to have her leg amputated and then she died.
[Said by well meaning coworker trying to find something withn her own experiecece that reflected the metastatic reality, I guess.)
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When the kids are a bit older we will do x,y and z
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"How was your PAP smear?"
[Said by different well meaning male coworker, apparently unclear on targeted nature of modern diagnostic techniques]
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3. "At least it's operable." My thought: How do you know!
2. "My (fill in the blank) had it but they died. That is not helpful
1. We're never happy, are we? What??????????
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"What doe this mean for your twin?"
[Said by yet another well-meaning coworker, apparently not realizing that my brother and I are not identical.]
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My boobs are so big I wish I had breast cancer so I could get rid of them.
(um, that's called a reduction...)0 -
This is beatable.
So and so had this 20 years ago and is fine now.
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At least you have the kind of cancer they can cut out...........said by an RN when I was in hospital with neutropenic fever.
You have nothing to cry about, look at my heart surgery scar from when i was a kid........said by a CNA while I was in hospital with stage 4 cancer and listeriosis.
You are not going to die......said repeatedly by my husband.
There's nothing wrong with you.....shouted over the phone by my oncologist's RN when I told her I couldn't walk right.
This is the one with cancer.....by a fellow church member as a way of introduction to some new people.
Quit crying and quit complaining....by my husband.
Get well soon........on a card from my mother.
Why do you have hair....I thought you told us you're on chemo.....by a fellow church member.
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I'm just waiting for someone to tell me "Cancer's a gift" so I can slap them and then ask if they'd like to take my cancer...my gift to them.
Nana: "Don't say that! You don't have cancer!"
ME: "But I do..."
Nana: "But you won't soon. You're getting better!!"
ME: "It's stage IV metastatic breast cancer....""You look great! You don't look sick."
"Are you terminal?"
"What's your prognosis?"
"[Insert name here] has breast cancer. She passed away [insert date here]."
"Don't worry! You'll beat this!"
"You're in remission now, so you'll be just fine."
"You don't know that you'll die. There are new discoveries every day." (My Mom, who I love and know she is terrified that her only baby is going to die.)
While I was starting round 2 of 6 of weekly chemo: "So are you going to be back at work soon?"
And my all time favourite!
"People die every day. None of us know when we might die." (Sometimes uttered separately.)
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""You are one lucky person. you get to stay home and get disability for the rest of your life".... Really ?????
"you look good. Looks like your treatment worked well. Now you don't have to worry about your cancer anymore".
Kathy
Dx 3/2009, Stage IV, 1/18 nodes, mets0 -
Said by oncologist, "no one knows how much time they have, I could get hit by a bus and die tomorrow."
Yeah, except in my case the bus is going to drag me around for five years before I die!
The most annoying one to me though, is people who say "why can't you just think positive. The cancer isn't coming back.You shouldn't even think such things."
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"Oh, you're so lucky you don't have to worry about styling your hair".
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You must not eat asparagus or drink milk thistle.
If you did, you wouldnt have gotten cancer. But now that you do, just eat both and you'll be good to go.0 -
"Why are you always so tired?"
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Oh, Jejik, I've actually heard that last one as well. Often from my family. Let's see how "perpetually positive" these people would be living through what we do.
Actually, that's another one:
"You have to stay positive! Worrying about it won't make it any better." (My grandmother, again.)
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Said by my Aunt two days ago: "God told your Mom that you are cured, isn't that wonderful!? No more treatments!". (I had another infusion today, am I wasting my time?") (oh, and I really hope that she doesn't tell my insurance, LTD, and SSDI!)
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oh, you're gonna be just fine by my friend who gripes about everything
my allergies have been killing me this year..I know how you feel by my ignorant sister-in-law
oh, if something happens to you I'm taking the flat screen TV by my wonderful Bf. I don't think so
sometimes I forget you have cancer, as I try to keep up with her shopping my neighbor
I swear I think the whole damn worlds gone crazy! These are priceless..and pathetic.
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Oh you should be glad you don't have to worry about periods anymore...
At least u don't have to spend time shaving ur body hair0 -
Will they take your port out when you die?*
[*Not actually said by any of my well meaning coworkers for change, but to an MBC friend of mine by her elderly neighbor]
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"Can I have your running clothes?" - by a friend. Ummm - maybe I still walk in them sometimes? I'm not dead - yet. Please don't rush it.
"How ARE you? Tired? Oh yes, I get that too" - sister in law. Hasn't called in 6 months since.0
