I am a 4 time cancer survivor, including breast cancer and a weird cartilage cancer. My surgeon recommended genetic testing and discovered I have the Brac 2 gene. I would suggest genetic testing as there may be a mutation that can be targeted with immunotherapy. I hope this helps.
Oh my goodness! Sorry you had to go through so much but wonderful that you made it through it all! That does my heart good to hear of so many people that have made it through these challenges. And thank you for the information. The genetic testing was mentioned to us way in the beginning and for us to think about. Hugs to you and I hope things are going well for you. 💞🙏
Excellent advice - genetic testing can help your doctors determine the best treatments for you but also allow you to tell your relatives, especially your children, of genetic risks that they should, with their doctors, manage.
As someone much older than you, I go to my doctor regularly and the first question asked is, has anything changed since you were last here? If I had your symptoms, I have trained physician to help me. I don’t want to preach, but for anyone out there watching this, don’t wait and try to self diagnose. Some cancers grow quickly and catching it early can save your life.
So true. I had been going to the doctor every year and around 50 years old stopped thinking why go if I'm feeling healthy. And with this, I was feeling good except for having to go to the bathroom a lot but I thought it might be my diet so tried changing that up. Lesson learned. I should have gone sooner. Hopefully my telling my story will alert others to go to their doctor if there is anything out of the norm.
@@jenny_ricehey there, I hadn't had a mammogram in 10 years! Oops! They caught it before it left my breast, but im getting chemo, just to kill any escape cells from the tumor. I hear chemo will kick my butt, but im in good shape right now, so I'm up for the challenge. Don't worry about anything but getting that protein and your greens! Will that cure cancer? Oh hell, I don't know, I'm just doing what I'm told. But I do like a nice steak, once in awhile, with a big green salad! Fight on everybody, who cares how you got it? Youre doing your best thats all that matters!❤
@@jenny_riceit's hard when something like this just creeps up on you, like a frog in a pot of water that warms till it's boiling. I went thru that as I began going #2 more frequently and it got looser and my doc insisted it was dairy even though I had very little if ever and the excessive trips to the bathroom were consistent from day to day. I eventually had a colonoscopy as I had reached 50 years old, and they said all was fine! When I quit gluten about 2 years later I was cured! I was lucky it wasn't cancer, but I totally understand how it sneaks up on you and how we keep trying to solve the issue, sometimes with doctors, sometimes without doctors. Sometimes when we solve issues on our own it bolsters our confidence that we can sort ourselves out 🤷♀️
@@jenny_riceI like your personality 😉 I'm going through this now, treatments didn't work, so big surgery ahead I take it day by day too,and have done all the research, and know that my bathroom breaks will be different too God bless you, keep your videos going, it's comforting ❤️ 🙏
Hi Jenny, my daughter is a breast cancer survivor and she was so brave and courageous going through her surgery that she said…..what choice do I have…I want to live. Her two boys were young at the time. And the same goes for you….you did what you had to do to live and it will get better and you will have your life back. Both you and my daughter are stronger than you think. There is that saying about courage that goes……Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day saying “I will try again tomorrow.” Listening to your story I was shocked at how long it took you to see a doctor with all those symptoms you had. But like you said it is what it is and you are going to be fine! As far as wondering how you got cancer my theory is that we all have dormant cancer cells in us, and we will probably never know my they become active in some people and not others. But that’s just me… So take care of yourself and have a healthy and happy Easter. Talk to you soon, Dolores. 🥰💐🥕🐰
I've seen your videos where you've talked about your daughter's breast cancer. As I started this journey I thought about all the people I knew that had been through some type of cancer and made it through. Your daughter was one of them. I'm so happy things worked out well for her. And exactly - want to live, so I will do what I have to do. And, I, too have heard that we all have cancer cells inside us and sometimes they "turn on". So I will keep fighting the good fight. Thank you again for your words of encouragement. Have a wonderful Easter! 💞🐇
Shirley here, I am like u healthy and never went to the Dr. unless I needed to. Now they want this test that test, I am 73 and I told my Dr. I am not spending my golden years with days checked off on calendar for a test for this next a test for that. I am 73 and even if I got cancer now I lived my life pretty to the fullest I won't do chemo at that age.
Listening to your story raises an alarm for me. I've been told i have irritable bowel disease. The frequent stools, mostly diarrhea. Bad cramping in my intestines. And it is so draining on my energy. I have a colonoscopy every 5 yrs unless they find polyps , then its every 3 yrs. I just had mine 2 weeks ago so im waiting on results of the biopsies. I would be happy to take a daily pill if it would calm my intestines & relieve the pain & cramping. Im hoping i get a good report. Last year was pretty rough. I even went to the ER for abdominal pain. I think if they can send a man to the moon they should have some answers for this condition. I pray for your healing. Thank you for sharing your story. You are a nice person that deserves complete healing. Take care.
Aww, thank you so much! And, right? They can do so many other things you'd think they'd have some solutions for some of our medical conditions. I hope your colonoscopy results help the doctors figure out a treatment for you so you feel well! 💜🙏
I wish u went to the doctors when u started using the restroom so often. First sign of GI issues. I hope u have excellent care. Mine ended up to be Crohn’s Disease which then after 15 yrs of it I showed pre cancer. Well then I had a surgery for Crohn’s and one for the cancer. Pls be proactive and look at getting the Crazy Sexy Diet. It’s about a cancer survivor that was at the end of the rope. But, then went on travels to learn how other societies deal with illness. She’s a live today 💙
Thank you. Yeah, I should have gone to the doctor earlier. Hopefully my video journey will prompt others to go when they have symptoms. I'm glad you made it through your journey. And thanks for the suggestion. 💞
Wow I have never heard a doctor speak like this to a patient, he was absolutely disgusting. You stood up for yourself and continued to push. I'm so proud of you to do that. ❤❤❤
As a USA citizen in UT a dozen Docs/PAs later- they dont listen! They shrug it off and charge $$$ People think we are hypochondriacs, some say we dont want to work, partners pull away. Its tough going to the doc
@@jenny_rice Thank you. I'm older so more than once- LOL Prayers to you as well. My auntie kicked your situation ten yrs ago and doing great today ! Namaste~
Thank you for the information. I have not looked into that partly because I know you loose weight doing that and the doctors have wanted me to not drop below the weight I'm at. After surgery I will look into it as a method of keeping myself healthy. 💜
When your GI doc was first prescribing Advil, did they ever suggest a colonoscopy? My mom had all of these same symptoms for several years and refused to have a routine colonoscopy - which we all should have starting at age 50. Unfortunately, by the time she finally agreed to be scoped, it wa too late. My brothers and I now get our colonoscopies as suggested. We each have had polyps removed during our procedure. As for causes, it can be genetic.
I'm sorry about your mom. When I saw the GI doctor the first thing he told me was that I needed a colonoscopy. Then he told me to up the Advil from 2 pills to 3 pills every 6 hours and that worked to keep the rectum pain at bay. Unfortunately, I did not have my colonoscopy at 50. I kept putting it off. I don't know whether that would have helped or not as I didn't start having symptoms until I was 54. But, yes, better to have the colonoscopy when you're supposed to. 💞
@@jenny_rice the medical community is finally catching up with what is going on in the world.....meaning now at age 45 your insurance will approve a colonoscopy!
Thank you! I wish I had a definite answer, but don't we all! Hopefully my videos will help others/ we can help each ohter going through the same thing. 💞
Hello Jenny, Thanks so much for sharing your story. You're an extremely strong person and I wish you all the best in your recovery. May I ask your age? I may have missed it in your video. We look very close in age and I have experienced similar symptoms however I had a "clean colonoscopy" a couple of years ago.💞
Even babies can be born with cancer so no need to ask why, there isn't an answer. Nothing to do with what we do or eat if you compare yourself with a baby born with a carcinoma.
@@jenny_ricepoison is in all of our foods and then they spray like crazy! That’s why there is a rise in cancer and dementia. No one can remember that much anymore and even the young ones. Big pharma will never let us have the miracle pill for cancer. Have a blessed wonderful rest of your day. ❤
I don’t know for others how it’s working but me when i have some health problems,i go of course to the doctor but Lord Jesus Christ it’s my comfort,my friend and yes i totally feel his presence helping me,i don’t have cancer but i have other problems and because of him all battle is easy
I have lots of what I call "prayer warriors" helping me get through this journey and I do believe that helps. Prayers to you to help you through your health journey. 💞🙏
@@jenny_rice good morning,do you know the metabolic treatment of Pr Thomas Seyfried;it is blocking glucose and glutamine,many video of explanation on his channel,many people with stage 4 have success.
Thank you for sharing your story & in detail. 💕 Im sure it will make many people feel less alone. Sending you all my prayers. Its crazy how people can have these symptoms every day, and its nothing- but other times its cancer. Its so unfair and terrifying. The human body and many of these tests seem so delicate for stuff like this to happen 😔
Thanks for watching! Yes, I was very surprised to be diagnosed with cancer. Seems eating right and exercising aren't the conditions for staying healthy anymore. You never know. 💞
I’m the same way Jenny, try to see if it gets better first and not run to the dr for every little thing, not always a good thing but we are who we are.
My brother is a radiation oncologist. He says that most cancers are completely random. You didn't do anything to cause your cancer, nor did your father do anything to cause his. Only 10% of cancers have an inherited component. The HPV vaccine will prevent cervical cancer,anal cancer, and throat cancer, but most rectal cancer is not caused by HPV (the exception is squamous cell rectal cancer, which is caused by HPV). The only thing that we can do to prevent cancer, is to get our HPV vaccines. But that most likely would not have helped in your case. Unfortunately, cancer simply occurs, and more often when we are over 50.
@@Coach_Josehe would, there is a lot of money to be made from cancer treatments which kill far more people than they save, high sugar diets are a risk factor but not the only cause.I am a fan of the blood group diet and a large amount of exercise, exercise will use any available sugar this starving any cells of the fuel they need to become cancerous
I often wonder how many people before social media became what it is, went through life believing they were the only ones with ostomys or other kinds of "external plumbing mods." I know I sure did.
@Jenny Rice Before I got my first nephrostomy, I had no idea such things even existed. My urologist just told me to go to radiology at the university hospital so they could put a drain in. They stuck the tube in, taped a bag to my leg, and sent me on my way. I had no idea what was happening. I didn't even know how to empty the blasted thing. They expected me to drive 500km to my isolated, northern community and somehow figure it out. I assumed I could go to my local hospital for advice. Nobody there had experience with them either. 😕 For some strange reason, I ended up with an infection. Can't imagine why that happened. Lol
@@jenny_rice That all happened almost 25 years ago. To be fair, I suppose it was cutting edge medicine at the time. I also had the honor of being the first patient with a life threatening latex allergy as well as the first person with a pic-line in my community. The stories I could tell about that fiasco. Long story short, I nearly died from the resulting 8 inch blood clot and infection and have nothing short of a miracle to thank for the fact I still have both arms and they still work reasonably well. We laugh about it now but it was extremely frustrating and terrifying at the time. Obviously, things are far different these days. I just had the bad luck to serve as a teaching tool a few times. Somebody had to do it I suppose. Lol
@@mustwereallydothis Oh goodness! I'm glad everything ended up going well and you are still here! What a learning experience for you and the staff. It almost seems that we are all here to teach others. My mom went through 2 major surgeries last year and the staff was learning things from what she went through. And for me, the staff has some suggestions but some aren't working and so we are also both learning. Thanks for sharing your story. 💞
@@jenny_rice Got it. Also, your thoughts have nothing to do with you having cancer. It's just sh*t bad luck and happens to lots of people. If you are interested in following others on RU-vid with the same type of cancer you have, I can recommend: www.youtube.com/@tiffanythinks and www.youtube.com/@billrogersburp . I wish you a smooth and effective treatment.
@@sylviarogier1 Thank you for the recommendations. Most videos I have found are people that have Crohn's and although it's somewhat helpful for tips regarding the ileostomy, they are not going through the same treatments I have been so it will be helpful to see others journeys that are more similar to mine. Someone else had also recommended TiffanyThinks and I watched a few of her videos yesterday. I will also check out the other channel. And thank you for the kind thoughts. 💞
Please, everyone who reads this: do not put off doctor visits while you try alternative medicine solutions. Colonoscopies, mammograms, pap smears and dermatologist skin checks can catch cancers early and that might prevent cancer from killing you. If you want to add alternative medicine things that is fine but using juicing and other things should be in addition to preventive medical care, not instead of seeing doctors.
I guess there was a little fear of having the scope perforate the bowel. Plus, I figured that I have always been healthy so why go through something if I really don't have to. In hindsite, I should have had it done.
Why why why did you not go to the doctor much sooner, seems you let these symptoms (which are extremely un-normal) go wayyyy to long? Trying to treat with food is great but come on people go to the doctor, then with other treatment sure try holistic too but don’t be that irresponsible with your health. It’s not funny! How ridiculous
Well, obviously I didn't think it was anything that serious that I needed to go to the doctor. I'm not one to go to the doctor for any little thing. I try to take care of it myself first. I thought I just had a virus and when that didn't go away I thought I had something like a gluten intolerance or irritable bowel, which can be helped with changing up food. I had no other symptoms. So when it actually became painful I went to the doctor. 🙂
Thank you and prayers to you also as you go through this journey! I will check out your channel. The more helpful hints and support we all can get from each other the better! 💞🙏
I am glad you were 100% honest and telling your story. Telling us the things you did right and the things you did wrong. That helps the rest of us learn what to do if we are having the symptoms. I understand why you would put off going to the doctor. I come from a background of old folks that didn’t really like going to the doctor when they had issues. So I understand that but I’m glad you put it on here even though many people are criticizing you for it. Thank you for being honest so the rest of us will know to go to the doctor right from the get go when we have symptoms
Thank you for sharing! My symptoms are the same but when I go, its white blobs of mucus, sometimes solid white. In Utah PAs shrug it off but the burning, itching, pain has left me unable to function like I used to. I'll keep pushin
@@jenny_rice Your video has prompted me to research how many types of colon/rectal/intestinal cancers have been identified in 2023. Not acknowledged in our state are fungal infections. Like a cancer Candida Auris is deadly and spreading quickly
I have heard of them but because I have an ostomy carbs are better than protein for me for now. And I'm not supposed to fast as they want me to keep the weight on and it's hard on the stoma. Thanks for the suggestion, though! ☺
I don’t know what it is exactly but just listening to you is comforting. I don’t know 🤷🏼♀️ but I want you to know that you’re absolutely brave and I admire you. Jenny your channel is absolutely what makes RU-vid my favorite place to take my mind away from my terrible place, I just play one of your videos and I feel comfort, don’t know but it’s real
