Just as one datapoint, I had stage 4 cancer in my 40s. They described the chemo as one of the most intense courses they can give. Took seven months or so. It sucked but was very doable - you just get up, show up, feel sick, then do it again. Don’t think too hard about it. Obviously ymmv, but I would not advise thinking of heavy chemo as a guaranteed torture chamber.
How old are you now and how long have you had stage 4?
same ... chemo with all its uncertainties and pain. can't see myself go through that. but you only really know when you're there. survival instinct can just kick in when death is around the corner.
Agreed on all points. Thinking about developing a crippling disease is the only time I've been thankful that you can buy a pistol in any walmart.
Same. I’m 40 w/ a chronic illness already. I’d really have to be talked into chemotherapy if it came to that — and I’m pretty sure I’d still decline.