How I Found Out I had Colon Cancer: I Wrote Off All My Symptoms | Haley's 3C Colon Cancer story 

incredible, what kind of treatments did he have if you don't mind sharing?

You should answer people and tell us what he did

@@annakouzovleva6606 We live in East Tennessee, but we went to Duke University Medical Center’s oncology department in Durham, NC for a second opinion on treatment. They recommended this chemo called 5FU, and he used their protocol, but got the chemo here, once a week for a whole year. Made him really sick, but it worked. He went back to Duke every three months, then six months, for two years for follow up. Anyone with cancer should try to get a second opinion, outside their area, regarding the best treatment.

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@@brendasnow8255 Thank you for sharing .

What did it take for you to get diagnosed? I mean, stage 4 is at a later stage, so how come a diagnosis did not come sooner? Thanks

I was having abdominal pain and other symptoms. Got a colonoscopy in April 2019 and had 2 polyps. One benign, the other malignant. At that point I did not know what stage I was. A month later I had a PET scan and found out I was stage 4 and spread to my liver. Colon cancer was very aggressive. I went to get chemo and also came home with chemo in a pump. I had 6 rounds of chemo, surgery then 6 more rounds of chemo.

@@eileenbunton6658 Thanks. Glad you are doing fine now 👍

Thank you! I appreciate your comment!

Metastatic which parts

How is everything going man hope all is well from another 916 dude 👍

Especially since many younger people took the jab. Poison

Thank you for watching and sharing your story!

How r u doing now

Your story is heartbreaking, you and your family have been through so much. I'm very sorry for the loss of your sister and I hope your sister's twin finds the strengh to work her way through her grief. Blessings to you too and I wish you the best with your own recovery 🙏

I’m so sorry you and your family are having to deal with this, it is so difficult and heartbreaking! Today on this day the anniversary of your sister’s surgery I am sending you healing love and peace. I survived two stage 4 cancers and used to deal with survivors guilt but realized I could make my self sick with guilt and it still didn’t change the fact that I survived when others didn’t. I know it’s different when it’s a family member but maybe today it’s time to let go of the guilt so you can fully heal. Honor her by letting go of the guilt, I’m sure she wouldn’t want you to suffer anymore than you already have. It’s ok to be happy and alive. God bless you!! ❤️

Sorry about your sister. Cancer is complicated to deal with. Am leaving with metastatic breast cancer stage four and it's a struggle every day. Please take one day at a time

Sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad, almost 10 years ago, to pancreatic cancer after a 2 1/2 year battle. It's still heavy on my heart.

I think it is the chemo and radiation that often kills.I would accept surgery but no other conventional treatment, I would rather take my chances with dietary manipulations, vitamins and natural treatments like homeopathy.I believe they give you just as much of s chance without nasty side effects. I am so sorry for the loss of a sister, my eldest sister died of undiagnosed cancer, it was found during the post-mortem, she was a few days of her 60 th birthday

I hope you are doing fine now!!! But i just want to know why you got it in the first place….i’m eating high fiber foods now for my colon health. What you are facing seem contradictory to the theory. Is dairy the culprit then?

Cancer cells feed of glucose and glutamine. If you eliminate glucose from your diet and remove glutamine (drugs/green tea) then cancer will starve... sometime people go into extended fast, and then switch to carnivore diet. Vegetarian diet feeds cancer :(

Vegetarian is not healthy. Cancer feeds on sugar

@@SchoolOfUnlearning3 I sometimes wonder how much pasta and rice and other high carb food vegetarians eat.

@@SchoolOfUnlearning3 genes, environment and stress play a large role sometimes. It’s hard to pinpoint a particular cause

What a Strong an encouraging young woman!!I have 5 kids.I probably wouldn't have noticed!!Good Bless you Honey🙏🙏🙏🙏

Thank God you made it through and your children have their loving courageous mom ! ❤

I’m so sorry to hear that, praying for you and your family 🙏🏾🙏🏾

So sorry for your loss... 😢 praying for you and your family

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I'm so sorry. Sending love and prayers to you and your family. God bless🙏🏾

I am so sorry for your loss. My thought is you will be the best Aunt for these lovely children. Prayers for you and your family. hugs from Colo:)

You were on vacation?

My grandmother still would have died today because the screening age is still not young enough for some of us. Family history should be accounted for.

YESS. my doctor found polyps in my colon in my 20s but the insurance companies don’t want to cover me getting another one bc of my age…. Even though my doctors says I need another one now at 31 years old. Im trying to figure out what I can do if there is any insurance that could even cover a colonoscopy

@@KittyCatParty Appeal decision to refuse. Doctor should also push insurance company.

please go get seen xxx sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry for your loss. Go to the doctor, it's never late. Good luck!

God sends His word and heals. I couldn't walk for three days.l wanted to go to the hospital on Monday. On Sunday God gave me a verse from above. "The prayer of faith will heal the sick' ". I😊😊

I was repeating the verse "The prayer of faith will heal the sick' "Exactly at 12.a.m.Monday the divine power from God touched me and instantly l started walking since then. Dear beloved brother and sister read the Bible and pray to the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY FATHER in the mighty name of JESUS CHRIST and you will be saved you and your family.

I dont think an anenic person should donate blood

@@elizabethw.454An anemic person can’t donate blood. When you go in to donate blood one thing they do before is test your iron levels. If the test shows it’s even slightly low you can’t donate. But you would find out your iron level and if anemic you can go to your doctor to start investigation why.

@@catherinebiermann7940 Red Cross only tests hemoglobin so a person with iron deficiency without anemia could be donating blood and they wouldn't know unless their doctor tested it prior. My ferritin is in the single digits but my hemoglobin is in range so they would let me donate and I would feel deathly afterward.

@@elizabethw.454 They wouldn’t let me donate blood after testing due to my low iron. I’m in Canada so things could be different.

After reading these comments im starting to think being low on iron or full blown anemic is a indicator one may have or be susceptible to cancer

Is this test available to all? Both my parents have had cancer and I have never heard of this test.

@@mellando9770 Ask your primary doctor for recommendations or find someone online. All it takes is a blood draw and quick run down of your family tree! Here’s some general info: Genetic testing helps estimate your chance of developing cancer in your lifetime. It does this by searching for specific changes in your genes, chromosomes, or proteins. These changes are called mutations. Genetic tests are available for some types of cancer. These include: Breast cancer Ovarian cancer Colon cancer Thyroid cancer Prostate cancer Pancreatic cancer Melanoma Sarcoma Kidney cancer Stomach cancer Genetic testing may help: Predict your risk of a particular disease Find if you have genes that may pass increased cancer risk to your children Provide information to guide your health care No genetic test can say if you will develop cancer for sure. But it can tell you if you have a higher risk than most people.

What prompted u to go in and get checked? I'm wondering if being anemic signals possible cancer?

@@uniquelyv9031 it seems the average age recommended to start your routine colon checks is around 40 years of age now. Maybe her age, coupled with symptoms was why she was checked? It used to be 50, but instances of colon cancer have been getting younger. The good news is colon cancer is very slow to develop, once checked it can be 5-10 years before needing to be checked again. I got one at 30 because of unresolved digestive upset, constantly. Everything was okay, and I eventually realized I developed a food intolerance post pregnancy (hormones are cool). Don't ignore symptoms, talk to a gastroenterologist and push for a colonoscopy if you're worried or have family history. The peace of mind I received was invaluable.

What were you diagnosed with if it wasn’t cancer

Sometimes you've got to be your own advocate. I knew a few people who actually took pictures of pieces of the toilet paper with blood 🩸 on it when they went to the bathroom on their phone and pictures of blood in the toilet pictures of the runny loose stools in the toilet etc ... and showed it to their doctor when they went for their appointment. To show their doctor what is going on. Sometimes, just saying that you're having stomach pains and describing what is happening won't cut it. But if you can take some pictures on your phone of what's exactly going on when you go to the bathroom ( I know it's kind of gross to do so and u can delete those pictures afterwards as they are only for your doctor to see what exactly is going on, that might actually help your doctor)

Colonoscopy.

Get a second opinion. Sometimes walking into a. Urgent care and telling them what's going on and that you would like a referral to a specialist works great. If you think something is wrong keep pushing. Best of luck

Please seek another opinion. I am in the uk and I have just paid to see a private Doctor because my usual GP was just telling me my symptoms were ibs. And I really felt there was more going on. I am now waiting for a colonoscopy because I have blood in my stool and I have low iron anaemia . Keep persevering and go see someone else. If you don’t fight for you, no one else will. Good luck and keep on trying to get some tests xxxxxx

Find another doc, see an NP if you can , they truly listen.

One thing I learned on this journey is you have to advocate for yourself. No one is going to do it for you. Go see a different doctor. Get a second opinion. Hearing someone say they were just diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer and knew something was wrong all along but their doctor kept telling them it was nothing is heartbreaking. Go to the Emergency room. (IF you have insurance) They have all the equipment to do X rays, CT scans, MRI s, they do all the bloodwork. It's like a one stop shop. I'm not say to inundate the ER everytime you have a sore throat or feel icky. That's not what it's for, but It is a good way to find out if there really is something serious.

@@DebiClyne Very good advice, and it’s great that you are taking steps to advocate for yourself and expedite the process. I found out after surviving Stage 4 colorectal cancer that that is what helped me survive, learning as much as I could about colon cancer so that I was able to advocate for myself. Good luck and I truly hope it is not colon cancer.

It's Emend & thank you for a great suggestion ❤

Do u take it every day and what time? Iam vomiting and diarrhea one morning a week now..... it was every 4 weeks or so, I think its gallbladder issues but ultrasound showed no. So a colonopospy and endoscopy is coming soon

@@vdeniceeckert3494 Amend comes in a IV bag before getting chemotherapy. But, there are 2 medications that you can take every 3 hours. The first one is called 10mg Prochlorperazine. Take 1 tablet. The 2nd one is called Ondansetron 4mg tablets take 1 tablet. Must rotate each pill every 3 hours.❤️🙏🏾😇

@@vdeniceeckert3494 I’m praying for you. Must take every 3 hours in order for the medication to do it’s job properly. ❤️🙏🏾😇

@@Lisa_RNHealthHub Thank you.❤️🙏🏾😇

@alicia2334..Since the inception of the Covid injections, this is happening ALOT more. Those that had cancer in remission are now fighting again and those that had no cancer at all are getting it very aggressively. As we all know cancer has always been, but now the diagnosis is rampant. Let's pray for one another🙏

@Dana Caro-herman yea I also believe the shot is causing other health issues too. I was dealing with severe joint paint shortly after my 2 covid shot last spring, couldn't even get out of bed some days. I've had 3 medical professionals ( including a rheumatologist) tell me that they think the vaccine most likely triggered the joint pain.

@@alicia2334 Yes, as an RN I was injured by the Hep B series of shots. I developed Rheumatoid Arthritis. It stopped me in my tracks, I'm no longer nursing.

@@danacaro-herman3530 her mother died of cancer, to correlate her diagnosis to a vaccine is complete ignorance. colon cancer is a silent killer, many people who are diagnosed are in later stages because symptoms like constipation or diarrhea might be overlooked. way before the pandemic happened, cancer rates have been trending higher and more aggressively across all age groups

Bleeding is often a symptom, but not everyone has it or notice it.

Yes the only symptoms. Some cancers don't have any symptoms 😮

Stomach and belly ache is. She could have just mistaken the stomachs aches for constipation

Why not

She also said terrible fatigue…

She was anemic I am sure for a long time. My mom was anemic and had colon cancer. It was caught early and she has been cancer free for 8 years. I was anemic and doctor found a large benign polyp in my colon.

Hi. Is it have to be in the right pelivic or stomach for one of the symptoms?

@@fauziahsaleh7490 Sorry, did you mean was that a symptom of colon cancer?

@Patricia Keats yes as you mention you have pain in ur right pelvic?

@@fauziahsaleh7490 Yes, I had it daily for about a decade. Not as frequent or painful…just occasional now.

I went to Thailand for some dental work. While there, I decided to do a full medical screen including a colonoscopy. They found cancer. I went back to the US to get treatment. I was caught at stage 1. People should get colonoscopies as soon as they can.

Honestly, seek professionals only. Only blood tests, stool tests and colonoscopy etc. will provide a valid diagnosis.

How long you've been feeling like that..same as me

She said they told her she was extremely anemic and needed a blood transfusion (most likely from complete blood count test)

Not true, CT scans will show Stage 2,3,or 4, but not Stage 1

Abnormal growths.

@Tammy Slaughter // I had the very same sense of bewilderment at hearing her laugh (almost hysterically) while recounting serious, negative circumstances. (Sometimes people do this in an almost forced way and often write "LOL" when recounting terrible things, which I tend to find annoying and baffling.) THEN, today. . . . When listening to this (former) patient laugh in the video, I was reminded of rare, but recurrent, times (about once a year) when I have found myself laughing at things that are not funny in ANY way, shape, or form. The laughter seems to happen impulsively and reflexively at something very negative--even though I am experiencing zero amusement. I have tried to figure out WHY in the world this happens. My best guess is that there is an element of subconscious seeking for comic relief as a coping mechanism. In my case, I usually make a concerted effort to suppress this laughter because it is inappropriate. In this video, however, the former patient is laughing about her own experience, so there is not the same incentive to suppress laughter. Looking online just now, this kind of hard-to-control laughter in response to highly negative things has been recognized as a form of subconscious emotional regulation. It is more likely to occur in people who feel things very intensely and is a subconscious attempt to restore balance in emotions that are otherwise overwhelming. (This can also be seen when people cry with joy--because the happiness is overwhelming.) It seems very likely that the impulsive laughter in this video is an example of this kind of emotional regulation as she remembers and describes certain terrible experiences. Best wishes to you and the former patient in the video!

Give this brave gal a break! My goodness. Please

@@marthahicks8569 You broke it down and explained it perfectly and it makes perfect sense. I got to thinking about it after I wrote my comment that people do process things much differently and maybe that was her way of dealing with the medical trauma that goes along with these diagnoses. Personally having stage 4 colorectal cancer I just can’t imagine explaining some of the horror or trauma such as being told by oncologist and surgeons that I will die if they didn’t remove half of my liver, and there’s a high possibility that I will bleed out in OR if they remove half of my liver and break out in laughter while telling others about the experience. But, that’s just me I guess. If it helps her balance her emotions who am I to say it’s wrong? Anything to help us in our journey with cancer. Thank you for taking the time to write a very informative and well written comment.

I often laugh when sharing tough topics in an effort to keep from crying.

Some people need to understand that people deal with things differently

It varies depending on what type of bloodwork but if it’s a CBC probably around 2-$300.00 It’s hard to say because I have bloodwork done constantly because I have stage 4 blood cancer but insurance covers 80% of it.

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Wow, thank you for sharing and for watching! We are hoping to cover more on lynch syndrome. Are there any other topics you that would be helpful for us to cover?

Lynch syndrome is in my family, too. I've lost an uncle and 3 aunts to cancer and 2 cousins died in their early 30s due to cancer (and they all had young children. So tragic). All had lynch syndrome. It's no joke. It's a near 100% chance of colon cancer and a very high chance of breast cancer.

Well she did say she was very constipated so maybe no stool to check

They refer to some blood in the stool as “ occult” Meaning, you cannot see it.

Most of the time you don't go because you're scared they are going to "find something." Fellow UC sufferer- research the auto immune diet protocol-, it changed my life. But GO GET THE COLONOSCOPY. It's part of your care and it's over in two days including the prep. Good luck.

I know you’re scarred but by not going and not getting the necessary tests done you are delaying your treatment and reducing the chances of quick and effective recovery , if any. Think about your children and how much they love and need you. They want a healthy happy mother. Go do it for your kids! ❤

I am 30 and have been dealing with rectal bleeding. I am so scared. Going to get checked with a specialist, I just needto get my referral approved.

I agree. Sadly I found her very difficult to listen to. I would have liked to have heard her story but don't have the patience to figure out what she is saying.

But you both took the time to comment. Someone with a life threatening illness is telling their story and your main concern is how often they use the word like. I wonder how you two will react to a serious illness and if you will have perfect Grammer speaking about your story. Your day may come soon. Don't judge others when you have not walked in their shoes.

@@keishasemelfort811 Oh, I have walked in her shoes. You are being judgmental by assuming that I have not experienced a life threatening illness. I just found listening to her story very difficult in this video.

No need to be upset about it. I could tell she was having trouble with organizing her thoughts, so I just put it on 1.5x speed, and that fixed it!

Best thing you can do for your diet is to get rid of all sugar. It is rocket fuel for tumor growth. I wish you both good luck!

@@cpalm9696 No, I am not. I had a good talk with an ER doctor one time, and he said the one thing that people could do to prevent illness would be to get rid of sugar because it suppresses the immune system. You want your immune system to be in the best shape possible to fight against future tumors. Over consumption of sugar also contributes to obesity and inflammation. Both inflammation and obesity can be precursors to systemic disease, such as cancer. I hope this information/clarification helps. 😊

@@cpalm9696 her advice is right on.

@@jamiecloud1897 Great. A rare thing for a doctor, pharma trained to give any credence to a non med approach. Good to hear.

@@jamiecloud1897 will start away, literally as of now.