Tiffany Thinks #8

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LeonorG said:
She seems to put on a (very fake sounding) posh accent at times but the expressions she uses and (sometimes) her grammar suggest that she is not posh at all. For example, she uses 'is it' a lot (Tamil culture?). Her sister's accent sounds more realistic and authentic to their background and environment.
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Her accent is a fairly typical Indian/Tamil/Home Counties accent. Not posh, just standard middle/lower-middle class Asian-influenced Southern English. The vernacular is influenced by quirks in the Tamil culture ("Is it", "Isn't it").
 
c.sabatier said:
Here is a question for medical professionals or anyone else who would have experience with origins of personality changes or child-like antics in adults.
Could the use of anti-depressants (such as Prozac, for example), cause one to behave like Tiffany in her pajama dance in front of the telephone screen? Do anti-depressants cause giddiness and give one an air-headed nature?
Maybe Tiffany is on antidepressants but has not made that information public.
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I am on anti-depressants and I don't get giddy, dance around in pajamas or act like an airhead. The whole point of anti-depressants is that they stabilise extremes of behaviour so you no longer have manic highs or crashing lows.
 
MissB123 said:
Did TT ever mention how big her tumor was at diagnosis? Does T4B indicate size or merely refer to its invasive structure?
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In colorectal cancer T4b refers to the extent of disease (EOD) , not the size. The EOD describes invasion of surrounding structures. So per T her tumor was invading her vagina ... it grew through the rectal wall straight into the vagina. The tumor may have been 2 cm or 10 cm ... but as long as it invaded the vagina (and who knows what all else was invaded) it's still a clinical T4b. The question remains ...how much did the tumor in her vagina (and elsewhere) actually respond to the chemo/radiation and the extra chemo? And I don't know if she ever shared the initial tumor size with her loving TTF.
 
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Blue skies said:
When she lost her voice and said it was because of the attic dust or something, I thought it was weird. Dust may make u cough a bit but you shouldn’t lose your voice over dust? She needs to note that she has been several months without treatment and her cancer could metastasize to anywhere in her body if she continues with no treatment and to wait further.
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The drink she consumed earlier in the day contains milk proteins and that makes some people congested and can upset the digestive system further. She might be sensitive to those. There are better dairy-free options for weight gain out there. Not sure what's around her area, but I know the hospital usually supplies those.

SueB said:
I've emailed Tiffany and offered her so much support but she ignores me, so I've given up. She has my contact details if she ever decides to contact me.

I was one of those really pushing her to get a second opinion when she said she'd been advised to wait, the phrase that really concerned me during that video was Matt kept taking about 'risk Reward' and Tiffany really got angry in the following video. Several people including myself said that Matt- lovely as he is- doesn't know enough about this subject to make such a comment.

I've seen someone say here that the surgeon Tiffany has is one of the best in the world, but I don't agree. I think he is lacking experience in this type of case and hence is hesitating and maybe not giving the best advice. Tiffany seems to worship him- yet all he's done is her first EUA with biopsy and tell her she's lovely ( which she is), and he'll look after her like she's his sister. I think there's a cultural thing here that Tiff is clinging to.

As a retired nurse and from my own similar experience, I believe St Marks Harrow is the best place for Tiffany to receive surgery. The wards are not great I'll admit, but the surgery is top notch. The experience there in these complicated cancers is insane. I had the Professor operate on me- the nurses choice at St Marks . I always ask the specialist nurse 'who would you choose' whether for me or if was accompanying someone else to appointments. The specialist nurse team there is also outstanding. You need them after this type of life-changing surgery!

My large tumour- which was at the join of the small to the large intestine ( and starting to cause a blockage)- was removed with the aid of a robot laparascopically during an almost 10 HR op. Leaving only a couple of tiny scars .They created an ileo-anal pouch (J-pouch) for me ( giving me a temporary ileostomy) . That was reduced at 5 months so I have no bag on my stomach. I had over 20 lymph nodes removed and was lucky to have no Ca involvement, but 6 yrs later developed an unrelated cervical cancer. Due to my age and being 'unlucky' in their words, during a colab between St Bart's, the Royal London and St Marks I had further surgery to remove my uterus, ovaries and more lymph nodes. This was a large team of surgeons ( who had to coordinate their diaries) but I was done and dusted in just under 6 weeks despite having a less worrying Ca stage than Tiffany. They found some cancer cells in one lymph node so I went on to radiation therapy with a weekly chemo session. That was 7 years ago.
Obviously my bladder wasn't involved which makes it less complicated.

I've shared all this with Tiffany. I've been an advisor with the NACC for over 10 yrs and have so much I could help her with, or she could contact them durect- but she doesn't want to know.

One thing her sister mentioned during that vlog in the car was that they have to take muscle from Tiffany's thigh to replace her abdo muscle, suggesting the cancer is now possibly involving the mesothelial membrane( peritoneal membrane) and maybe musculature. Pretty serious spread imo . There was also talk of involvement with the blood supply. It's a lot for her to take in.
She hasn't mentioned the thigh muscle herself, but she is so tiny I think this surgery is going to be a complicated struggle for this surgeon- and a few weeks of extra calories isn't going to make it any easier.

I'm really torn about Tiffany: the babyish talk, behaving like a princess at times, the talk of the 'I'm cancer free, I'm cancer free' boomerang and 'tick tick tick' irritate the hell out of me. As do the repeated stock phrases ' I always say when we go to the hospital we have to wear our 'we got this tshirts' . The constant pushing of the overpriced merch and the immature obsession with friends, PJ's etc. However her family is absolutely wonderful ( as is Matt- I wish my daughter's ex who dumped her as soon as she got sick with MS had been more like him!) They all clearly adore her which speaks to her character , and I do think she is a sweet, kind and devout young woman - I only wish her the best.

The oncology and radiotherapy did a great job but this surgeon- needs to do better, imo.
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See, this is the kind of post that makes me question everything Tiffany says. She has no credibility. When I was awaiting surgery, I was helped so much by those who had gone before me for the same procedure. Their help was immeasurable. Why would she not be eager to hear what you have to say?
 
mayday mayday said:
In colorectal cancer T4b refers to the extent of disease (EOD) , not the size. The EOD describes invasion of surrounding structures. So per T her tumor was invading her vagina ... it grew through the rectal wall straight into the vagina. The tumor may have been 2 cm or 10 cm ... but as long as it invaded the vagina (and who knows what all else was invaded) it's still a clinical T4b. The question remains ...how much did the tumor in her vagina (and elsewhere) actually respond to the chemo/radiation and the extra chemo? And I don't know if she ever shared the initial tumor size with her loving TTF.
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She mentioned invasion of vagina, uterus wall, the bladder, if I remember correctly. The tumour seems to have started in lower rectum and invaded the anal area and all these pelvic regions. The colon itself was never mentioned until now when it seems to have travelled up there.
 
LeonorG said:
She mentioned invasion of vagina, uterus wall, the bladder, if I remember correctly. The tumour seems to have started in lower rectum and invaded the anal area and all these pelvic regions. The colon itself was never mentioned until now when it seems to have travelled up there.
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The surgeon told her that he doesn't know, a priori, if he needs to remove the bladder or not before she is operated on. Maybe the presence of cancer in the bladder cannot yet be confirmed. Remember in her first video talking about the organs that would be removed, she stated the surgeon could not tell her beforehand if he will remove the bladder. Maybe the bladder is unaffected. She never complained that she had blood in the urine, either.
 
LeonorG said:
Yes! She was told several times that her tumour was 'large' and 'substantial'. I remember one of her vlogs even being called 'Tumour too big/large'. Her cancer has always been bad, right from the start. It is baffling that she ever thought her journey would be easy. She definitely thought that her surgery would be 'easier' and she would be doing her 'cancer free boomerang' thing soon. She has always simplified her cancer by saying 'just get it all out', 'just cut it out so that I can get on with my life'.

Yes, 'T4B' means that the tumour attached itself to nearby organs.

Edit: Sorry I think you were asking about the actual size of it. I don't think that has ever been mentioned? Would be interesting to know.
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the boomerang thing was a thumbnail you can just imagine she had planned in her fairytale ending and she actually said at one point she thought it’d all just disappear.. some hospitals have bells to ring but considering Tiffany’s type of cancer I doubt many ring any bells until many years being monitored..if at all..

Saydee said:
How do you know "something big is in there"?
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cos she was told her tumour was substantial hence the no op first and chemo and therapy first to shrink it
 
penny1992 said:
Do you think it's possible she has cd or uc and not cancer?? Surely she wouldn't lie? But the info you've provided is making my Spidey senses tingle.
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Because she is intentionally evasive, I simply don't know. I can't believe anything she says. She does not want to discuss her previous "tummy" surgeries, but everything she says sounds like UC or CD. It is possible to have UC or CD, and have cancer at the same time. In fact, the risk for digestive cancers is higher in those with UC or CD. That said, so many of the things she talks about pertain to people with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis. For example, a Remicade infusion looks an awful lot like chemo. So does a TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) port that is used to administer nutrition to those who cannot eat. In fact, UC and CD patients are often given chemo drugs to fight the disease. Imuran and methotrexate are two that come to mind. Her discussion about a tumour turning into scar tissue sounds an awful lot like a stricture caused by CD or UC. Her talk about the vaginal wall being invaded sounds a lot like a fistula which, again, is a common CD complication.

I am not saying she does not have cancer. People here who have followed her story far longer than I have are convinced she has provided adequate proof that she has the disease. The thing is, she is stringing out her story so much that I cannot believe a word she says. She goes from "I-am-devastated-that-I-might-be-terminal" to "Buy-Freshbox" or whatever it is she's selling that day. Compare her behaviour to that of Deborah James. That is why I do not find Tiffany credible at all, and would not be surprised to learn that a.) she never had cancer, or b.) had a much less serious form than has been inferred. I hope she is not terminal. Time will tell.
 
KarinaBallerina said:
Because she is intentionally evasive, I simply don't know. I can't believe anything she says. She does not want to discuss her previous "tummy" surgeries, but everything she says sounds like UC or CD. It is possible to have UC or CD, and have cancer at the same time. In fact, the risk for digestive cancers is higher in those with UC or CD. That said, so many of the things she talks about pertain to people with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis. For example, a Remicade infusion looks an awful lot like chemo. So does a TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) port that is used to administer nutrition to those who cannot eat. In fact, UC and CD patients are often given chemo drugs to fight the disease. Imuran and methotrexate are two that come to mind. Her discussion about a tumour turning into scar tissue sounds an awful lot like a stricture caused by CD or UC. Her talk about the vaginal wall being invaded sounds a lot like a fistula which, again, is a common CD complication.

I am not saying she does not have cancer. People here who have followed her story far longer than I have are convinced she has provided adequate proof that she has the disease. The thing is, she is stringing out her story so much that I cannot believe a word she says. She goes from "I-am-devastated-that-I-might-be-terminal" to "Buy-Freshbox" or whatever it is she's selling that day. Compare her behaviour to that of Deborah James. That is why I do not find Tiffany credible at all, and would not be surprised to learn that a.) she never had cancer, or b.) had a much less serious form than has been inferred. I hope she is not terminal. Time will tell.
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I would be extremely surprised to hear that she never has had cancer. Quite apart from the fact that she talks about cancer with her mother and boyfriend present, so that would imply that either all three of them are liars or else they are somehow fine with her lying, one can just step back from speculating for a moment and take a long look at her appearance now compared to her appearance one year ago. Sometimes all you need to do is look.
 
KarinaBallerina said:
Because she is intentionally evasive, I simply don't know. I can't believe anything she says. She does not want to discuss her previous "tummy" surgeries, but everything she says sounds like UC or CD. It is possible to have UC or CD, and have cancer at the same time. In fact, the risk for digestive cancers is higher in those with UC or CD. That said, so many of the things she talks about pertain to people with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis. For example, a Remicade infusion looks an awful lot like chemo. So does a TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) port that is used to administer nutrition to those who cannot eat. In fact, UC and CD patients are often given chemo drugs to fight the disease. Imuran and methotrexate are two that come to mind. Her discussion about a tumour turning into scar tissue sounds an awful lot like a stricture caused by CD or UC. Her talk about the vaginal wall being invaded sounds a lot like a fistula which, again, is a common CD complication.

I am not saying she does not have cancer. People here who have followed her story far longer than I have are convinced she has provided adequate proof that she has the disease. The thing is, she is stringing out her story so much that I cannot believe a word she says. She goes from "I-am-devastated-that-I-might-be-terminal" to "Buy-Freshbox" or whatever it is she's selling that day. Compare her behaviour to that of Deborah James. That is why I do not find Tiffany credible at all, and would not be surprised to learn that a.) she never had cancer, or b.) had a much less serious form than has been inferred. I hope she is not terminal. Time will tell.
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Tiffany definitely has cancer. Please let's not go down this path.
 
KarinaBallerina said:
Because she is intentionally evasive, I simply don't know. I can't believe anything she says. She does not want to discuss her previous "tummy" surgeries, but everything she says sounds like UC or CD. It is possible to have UC or CD, and have cancer at the same time. In fact, the risk for digestive cancers is higher in those with UC or CD. That said, so many of the things she talks about pertain to people with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis. For example, a Remicade infusion looks an awful lot like chemo. So does a TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) port that is used to administer nutrition to those who cannot eat. In fact, UC and CD patients are often given chemo drugs to fight the disease. Imuran and methotrexate are two that come to mind. Her discussion about a tumour turning into scar tissue sounds an awful lot like a stricture caused by CD or UC. Her talk about the vaginal wall being invaded sounds a lot like a fistula which, again, is a common CD complication.

I am not saying she does not have cancer. People here who have followed her story far longer than I have are convinced she has provided adequate proof that she has the disease. The thing is, she is stringing out her story so much that I cannot believe a word she says. She goes from "I-am-devastated-that-I-might-be-terminal" to "Buy-Freshbox" or whatever it is she's selling that day. Compare her behaviour to that of Deborah James. That is why I do not find Tiffany credible at all, and would not be surprised to learn that a.) she never had cancer, or b.) had a much less serious form than has been inferred. I hope she is not terminal. Time will tell.
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ok we all understand that Tiffany is a bit shady with her past ops and her milking the present situation for all its worth doesn’t endear her to any of us but seriously that woman has got cancer..and even looking at vids on here about a guy that was treated by Ts surgeon no less you will see that tumours if someone’s lucky can become scar tissue..and a cure can happen..and if she hasn’t got cancer ask yourself would she be advertising for the world to see the hospital and world renowned surgeon supposedly treating her..even she’s not that dumb..
 
KarinaBallerina said:
Because she is intentionally evasive, I simply don't know. I can't believe anything she says. She does not want to discuss her previous "tummy" surgeries, but everything she says sounds like UC or CD. It is possible to have UC or CD, and have cancer at the same time. In fact, the risk for digestive cancers is higher in those with UC or CD. That said, so many of the things she talks about pertain to people with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis. For example, a Remicade infusion looks an awful lot like chemo. So does a TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) port that is used to administer nutrition to those who cannot eat. In fact, UC and CD patients are often given chemo drugs to fight the disease. Imuran and methotrexate are two that come to mind. Her discussion about a tumour turning into scar tissue sounds an awful lot like a stricture caused by CD or UC. Her talk about the vaginal wall being invaded sounds a lot like a fistula which, again, is a common CD complication.

I am not saying she does not have cancer. People here who have followed her story far longer than I have are convinced she has provided adequate proof that she has the disease. The thing is, she is stringing out her story so much that I cannot believe a word she says. She goes from "I-am-devastated-that-I-might-be-terminal" to "Buy-Freshbox" or whatever it is she's selling that day. Compare her behaviour to that of Deborah James. That is why I do not find Tiffany credible at all, and would not be surprised to learn that a.) she never had cancer, or b.) had a much less serious form than has been inferred. I hope she is not terminal. Time will tell.
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It’s illegal to raise money from saying you have cancer when you don’t. Theft by deception is a fraudulent offense which Tiffany would be wide open to from selling her merchandise and creating vlogs claiming cancer.
While she is flawed in many ways … your thought process in this regard is propaganda! My opinion of course.
 
Just made the mistake of reading some of the TT YT comments...it is beyond comprehension. One observed that "Amma looks tired" and asked if she was not feeling well???? Another comes right out and asks for TT address to send gifts to her, Amma and darling Matt. You simply cannot make up these comments. I have followed a few YT sites including comments and have never seen such a clueless bunch. Have to feel sorry for them.
 
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