Does cancer hurt????

The C word... This is hard..Your mind starts playing games on you. Some people ask if I am in pain..Yes, I tell them..What do you think I just had surgery. I have 3 incisions on the side of my body and I had a tube coming out with fluids going into a box! What do you think?
But does cancer hurt? You bet. It hurts in ways that are not physical anymore...
That first diagnosis is like a knife into your heart, a slap in the face.... That first diagnosis? That's a punch to your stomach. Waiting for the results of a scan? Waiting for the doctor to call? Waiting for some lab test, patologist and the list goes on...??? It hurts in the middle of the night, when you're alone with your thoughts and your tears, and you have to deal with the idea that maybe, just maybe,you wont see your kids get married, have children, be happy! It hurts when something simple reminds you that you may not be around in a year..two years. It hurts when you think about the things you're going to miss.
But that's not the worst of it. Cancer affects everyone around you...You see it in the tears of a friend when you tell them. You see it in the eyes of your doctor who knows that in a few seconds, he has to give you bad news. You see it in the eyes of your loved ones, friends and family, who want so much to help, but can't.. What can they do? So to answer the question that I have been asked for several days now, "does cancer hurt?" Well, I haven't felt a thing — except for when it hurts so badly you can hardly stand it.
So now... what do you think????