Cancer at 19
So i’ve been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma which is apparently a rare type of cancer caused by the ebv virus.They said there are gonna put me through 3 cycles of chemo followed by radio.My chemo starts tomorrow and maybe im still in the stage where im processing all this cuz its just so hard to wrap my head around this. I haven’t slept properly since the day they got the biopsy done and when they told me its cancer, i genuinely lost my shit cuz this is something i didnt even remotely expect. My sinus headaches have been getting worse along with tinnitus in my left ear.
Im still in the middle of getting my college degree and this is definitely gonna cut through that. My parents have been more stressed and worried about me and they are making sure i recover in the best possible condition.But yeah , it just feels so weird when at one moment, you were just worrying about your gpa, your future, relationships and all that and the next moment you are told you have cancer. I still keep thinking that maybe I couldve stayed away from the virus, avoided it somehow but none of it is gonna change the fact that i got a tumour inside of me.
If there’s anyone around my age or younger, i’d really like to gain your insight /perspective on how you went/or are going through this.I would really appreciate it.