I'm shaving my head pretty soon, but then again I'm going to basic training so...

But damn man, I seriously wanted to post something but couldn't.

If it makes you feel any better my Grandfather went through this (this exact cancer, except his was actually in his testicles) and he was given an even lower chance to live (like 15%) because of his age and history of smoking and such and he got through and indeed lived another 6 years before dieing of something completely unrelated.

so yeah, if he can beat it, so can you.

did he just do chemo or what, do you know?

I don't really remember, I was like 6 when it happened, but I do remember his hair falling out, so he did do chemo, but I don't know if thats the only thing he did do.

explain the port some more. It sounds like one of those plugs they put in cows so the farmer can check out his stomach.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

basically instead of constantly injecting and destroying a vein (barrrrf) they just slide a thing under your skin near the chest so they can just poke that and it doesn't hurt or whatever.

you can probably look it up, just google chemotherapy port if you're curious. it's still gross so I dont want to really dwell on it!

after you finish the operation you should yell somehting like: IM READ YFOR THE MATRIX

btw if anyone has any stress relief techniques, in particular with knotted up muscles, like the stuff krin was talking about, please do post. this is easily one of the worst parts of this whole ordeal because it makes it hard to even SIT AND POST sooooo.

I guess maybe going to a massage therapist is out of the question?

You could take a hot bath, I think I heard from somewhere that helps with tense muscles but you probably shouldn't quote me on that.

go to a message therapist

one of the best stress relief techniques is to start at your feet, and tense the muscles in each part of your body, working up. you can let go of them right after you tense them, or you can wait until your body is all tense, and then release your muscles all at once (i think the latter works best). it relieves stress and relaxes muscles.
also, if you're up to doing a bit of yoga, that would probably help a lot. it's very calming for the body and mind, and it's pretty fun if you put on some good music to stretch to. yoga's better than just stretching randomly, because it works certain muscles in certain ways and is more fun. you'll keep your muscles relaxed if you have a bit of yoga in your day. (i do a 1-hour yoga routine every day, and it's fun~)

as for other stress relief exercises, here's some:
breath in deeply, breathe out. try to clear your mind and just imagine the air going in and out of your lungs and all through your body. do this for a while, trying not to think of anything else.
try visualizing that you are somewhere else, somewhere nice. imagine how each of your senses would react to that environment. try to smell, see, taste, etc. everything you are imagining. this one is good for doctor visits and things, especially if you're a bit drugged up and numbed. xD (works well for me~)

so yeah, dunno if any of those are what you're looking for, but i hope it helps.

Do some basic stretches, similar to what mkkmypet was talking about. That relieves stress for me!

Do you mean a catheter?

Because if you've got a fear of needles and stuff, a catheter is actually a lot worse because it can often get infected and if your white cells go down, you could even get a septic shock, worst case.

I'm not really sure what you mean by a port (lol english, non-native, etc) so I could be shitting out of the can here, but just thought I'd say so in case.

like a usb port but in his chest so he can hook up to the internet with it and download porn directly to his heart because thats where you keep videos of people having sex that you don't know, close to your heart.

Edit: I'm gonna see if they make an xbox remote for steels port so that I can control him like a puppet

I would shave my head for you if I wasn't a girl (and I do not want to be THE BALD GIRL so)

I will shave my head for you man. I know you said NOBODY DO THIS but fuck you to be honest. It's just because you don't get the option of NOT BEING BALD and its not like its HEAD HAIR, your eyebrows and shit are gonna fall out too and as far as I know its a pretty tough thing to have to deal with. People will look at you and think CANCER and its a symbol that you just wont be able to get away from.

So if you go bald, I go bald.

*pumps fist*

i might do it too...

i'd actually already thought about doing it just as one of those awareness things (since my hair is usually pretty long/thick people would go WHOAH) so maybe this would be a good time...

*pumps fist*

no dudes I will seriously cry.

like the acts of solidarity people have been doing or saying have been the things that have really been making me sad. like my uncle seemed so helpless and was like I...I CAN'T BRING HTE KIDS OVER.

THEY WONT KNOW WHATS GOING ON

dont shave you head unless you were going to!

also it's not a catheter, catheters go into your dick!

edit: I'll probably start posting some pictures in this thread soonish. not of like gross shit but it's almost fascinating how much my tophalf has ballooned and I'm sure people want to see me go bald so!