I am 73 it’s old and it just seems that colon cancer has definitely been on the rise and it’s hitting young people and a lot is stage three or four I think it’s because the additives and preservatives they put in our food. I think they need to change the laws in America, because other countries would not allow all of the add-ons that we have here. I don’t know if anyone will agree with that, but that is my honest opinion.
I agree but I don’t think it’ll ever happen. I think the United States of America has changed into becoming a money pit. And it’s the one who can pay the most that wins. And I believe all of our FDA, NIH, CDC, etc are corrupt and they sell out to the highest bidder. We have become a very sad country. The Kraft agency they are not allowed to sell the stuff they sell here in the USA in the United Kingdom in Europe. So why don’t they change the way they do their food for our country? They don’t have to and they don’t care
You are exactly right and we all agree. But it won't change. America has only gotten worse and are poisoning us even harder these days. Thats why we are all sick and they are making tons of $$ from it. Its sad. We didn't ask to be born here.
I made this exact comment 6 months or so ago on another channel. A couple of people in the public eye were diagnosed and both were vegans and apparently they ate a healthy whole food diet. I wonder what they are spraying on the fruit and veg? I eat mostly organic now as I had a polyp removed 2 years ago. I currently have symptoms and am waiting for a colonoscopy and MRI. 😩
My oncologist said he’s seeing a huge rise in colon cancer! I have a different cancer but my daughter asked him if he was seeing a rise in colon cancer!
My Husband was a widower. His wife of 30 years died from colon cancer. She was ignored by her Doctor and was too damn sick to deal with everything. I know Robert did what he could to help her. By the time the cancer was caught, she was in stage 4 and she died. This is just so heartbreaking.
I was 44 and diagnosed with stage 3c colon cancer. It was in 9 lymph nodes. My story sounds a lot like yours. I had Folfox with terrible nausea and neuropathy etc. The scans were tough for me also. I have now been cancer free for 15 years!!! Every day is a bless blessing! I have learned to be grateful for everything. It has enhanced my life! I always say cancer is one of the worst and best things that has ever happened to me.
Google Ivermectin for colon cancer. There are pubmed articles on it. It causes apoptosis in colon cancer cells. I used it when I was told I had colon cancer in May. Turns out it was parasites.
I feel the need to address the patient’s statement about the possibility of having to have a “poop bag.” I want people to understand that having an ileostomy or colostomy sounds terrible but many of us lead very active (ski, run, long distance cycling etc.) and fulfilling lives.
Im 47 and just did the colonoscopy. The prep wasnt bad at all for me. The removed 4 tubular adenomas and stated they were pre-cancer. So i am glad I kept my appointment!
Wow! I am so sorry this happened to you! Your story is very similar to mine. I had 3 children, aged 42 & told over and over that I was "too young, thin, & heathy" for a colonoscopy. When it was finally diagnosed, 5 years after my first symptoms, I had a lemon sized tumor in my rectum. Fun times! Happily, I am now ten years post treatment and so far, cancer free. I certainly hope your story helps physicians listen to their patients and be more thorough and less dismissive.
Although mine wasn't cancer, it turned into complicated diverticulitis and a perforated colon and an eventual resection. I too was dimissed with IBS, constipation, etc., until I ended up in the ER and hospitalized. Thanks for sharing your story.
My friend was 20 years older than me. We ran together in the evenings. I have Crohns Disease and one day she told me she wasn’t feeling right and thought she may have it. She went to her doctor who blew it off. I’m a nurse and encouraged her to see some else. Unfortunately, she woke up vomiting and thought she had the stomach flu. It was end stage colon cancer and she passed away a few months later. Thank you for saving lives and sharing your story.
I’m so sorry and it’s sad! They ar3 doing me the same way! They have blew me off knowing I had the pre cancerous polyps. I go to my procedure tomorrow and I’m scared because I know I’m sick. I have lost a lot of weight and that’s another reason I’m getting the upper stomach procedure. Take care and God bless ❤
Thanks' so much for sharing your story.....I worked in the medical field for 39 years and learned to be very assertive with doctors. I learned a lot of good but also I saw a lot wrong. If i can give a little advice to anyone....... do not take the doctor's' word as final.... keep researching yourselves ask demand answers.. I became almost alergic to see any doctor.... eating healthy.!!!! if you dont feel 100 % find out why... God bless you
Great advice! I'm currently being gaslighted by my FP...even though I have NINE biomarkers out of normal range on all of my labs...some that are crucial.
Oof! My Dad is prone to polyps, and had large B cell nonhodgekins lymphoma. He was told to warn all of us kids that we are all at a higher risk for colon cancer. (I’m not sure exactly how that relates to lymphoma, but I’m also not a doctor.) Since finding this out, I had my first colonoscopy. The prep was horrible, but it sure beats the possibility of having colon cancer. I had one polyp removed, and I’m good for the next 10 years. However, I will do this again in 5-7 years.
Same, his is probably NHB folicular lymphoma. My doctor told me that “Polyps are just like benign little tumor, they turned into malignant ones in some cases” Is really good you made the decision to be on top of it. All the best for you all.
I'm on a every 5 year program because of family history alone. Not my favorite thing to do, but I'm almost 60, still have no cancer & have been scoped 6 times to date
Did you get tested for lynch syndrome? It's essentially a genetic mutation which makes people more susceptible to all kinds of cancers, but especially colorectal.
Love your energy! I know the feeling as a breast cancer survivor. Once you hear the diagnosis you become someone new. You will never forget that moment. You were very smart about who you informed. Good luck to you.
I hear so much that many are gaslighted, ignored and dismissed when they go into the doctor with symptoms and want to be checked for cancer. It’s unacceptable!! So many are getting cancer these days, it seems to almost be common. Why is it such an imposition to these doctors to just do a cat scan?! It’s not a big deal.
My husband died from colon cancer in 2014. He went to his doctor over and over with complainta that should have been red flags. But his dr. Said oh your too young for colonoscopy. Then when he was finally taken serious his dr. Said i will send you for ultrasound then when you come back i will tell you see its just ibs. Instead it was stage 4. I was left to raise our 9 year old son by myself. The medical community needs to be able to make these call instead of some person behind a computer screen instead of the insurance industry.
So sorry for your loss. Your story reminds us to advocate for ourselves to have our symptoms taken seriously and don’t stop till a doctor does. Blessings to you & your son ❤️
I don't know why doctors do this, but they do. I had a different problem, chest pain, dizziness, nausia, arrhythmia, and later, blackouts. I would arrive at the ER by ambulance, they would run a few tests, tell me i was fine, and send me home, the follow up eith the cardiologist went pretty much the same. This went on for over a year and a half, until another blackout gave me two black eyes, and rug burn all over the side of my face. After my appointment with the cardiologist (didn't bother going back to the ER this time, i had only left the ER 27 hours earlier, still arrythmic), the doctor sent me home with a Holter moniter for 2 weeks. When the results came back. I was rushed to surgery to install a pacemaker. It seems that my heart had flatlined several times for 5 to 8 seconds due to an electrophysiological problem.
My son was 34 ish when his doctors dismissed his symptoms. Change your diet, stop dairy, eat vegetarian, all of it.. for years. Same story. He thought he needed a job change he got up at 4 AM to sit a certain way and drink coffee so he could h e. BM so he could go to work. Long story short when he got to the point he just could breath he couldn’t poop and was exhausted he went to Orlando to find a decent doctor ( he was 38) .. a week later a colonoscopy and a diagnosis stage 4 colon cancer with Mets. He was dead 2 years later weeks before he would have turned 40 .. because he died my next sons doctor took his symptoms seriously and he was found to have stage 2 colon cancer. What a frigging mess our medical system is
Thank you for sharing your son's story. It's a powerful reminder of the importance of medical teams listening to patients. I'm sorry for your loss, and I am so glad your other son was able to get a different outcome! If you ever want to share your voice on our platform, please message me - stephanie@thepatientstory.com. Your message is a powerful one and could save other lives. Warmly, Stephanie
Loved your video thank you so much I won’t move my colonoscopy appointment again I’ll go on January 🙏💫 Love your energy and attitude about your results ☀️💫It makes me very happy that you are doing great 🙏🙏
It is sad to say this is the norm in the US medical system. My mom had momogram. The Dr lost the exam result. My mom called every 3 days asking for status. 0 callbacks ! She went to another Dr and the lump was cancerous and breast was removed. My mom's sister also complained with many cancer symptons. The Dr told her to exercise. Months later it was too late. The cancer spread.
I’m sorry that your mom and her sister had to deal with this. I agree with you, the US medical system is wholly ridiculous and atrocious. We pay an arm and a leg for mediocre care and we’re often told (especially as women) that our symptoms are anxiety. I have my own experiences with being dismissed and dealing with condescending health care professionals. There needs to be an integral shift in US Healthcare.
Thank you for sharing! I have a colonoscopy July 1 i’m 61 years old..you’re a brave woman and very articulate.. i wish you good health and cancer free!
Even at 67, I am still shocked how quickly anyone's life can change on a dime. Wow. You KNOW your body. Trust your instincts. Do some research. Prepare for the worst but push to see the experts. Denial is not good.
Thank you for that statement , I will go elsewhere to hear from experts in this field. I am concern and my gut is telling me to go elsewhere since those doctors work together as a team.
I hate it when she talks about me like that, lol! I am concerned myself with possible colon cancer. so this hits home. I am 73, overweight, and starting to feel in my gut there is something wrong.
Yes. A friend of mine was diagnosed with colon cancer at 27 and she survived . I knew a pathologist who was diagnosed at age 39 . She died with 2 years .
Could be. Like everything else, though, there are clean versions that can be bought. They're just not as flashy or tasty as the sugar bombs options that are sold.
@@karentheoktisto9288I believe so, but I was told by few different specialists that that’s not the case. My grandmother died with tumours around her neck and chest, I never met her but my mother described to us what she saw, they lived in different places then far away from each other she would visit and check her app and medical records, take her to appointments, to be told all was good. Then it happened. With my mother it was a small bleeding that cause our concern. Same thing. She passed away. 8 years later I was diagnosed with it, and asked if it was genetic they all said no. But as i said I think it is, they asked me not to alarm my children. Still i have alert all my relatives so they can get check. Take care.
I am a 42 year young mom also. I'm in a situation right now where I'm just going through soooo much that i am too scared to have cancer. It's something I feel like could be a situation. I just know something isn't right. I'm literally so tired all the time
Same!! How did things go for you? I am self-employed, or rather employed by my LLC and don’t have health insurance bc of how ridiculous the premiums are and how little they cover. Well, now I have every single symptom of CRC and I’m frozen in fear of leaving my 15yr old son, and the fear of financial ruin after I worked my whole life to be gainfully self-employed. Funny that I’ve paid 6 figures in taxes the last 3 years but can’t afford *my own* health insurance. If I do have cancer, it’s over, my life would be over. Come this far just to have a rogue cell snatch it all away? No thanks. Hopefully it’s stage 4 and I can go quickly, if it is cancer. I’ve got an appointment with a GP to see how much a colonoscopy is, and a FIT test just arrived in the mail. If it’s positive, I’ll just sit and wait to die since I can’t afford treatment, I guess.
My aunt had cancer and her PCP ignored her symptoms and pain for months. He kept telling her it was something else. By the time she was sick of it and went to get a 2nd opinion it was too late.
I was diagnosed with colon cancer at 36. My mother also had several different cancers throughout her life. A doctor suggested I get tested for Lynch Syndrome. This is something you should be tested for. I was positive for Lynch syndrome. Knowing this has probably saved me from other cancers as I go through preventive cancer screenings. Im now happily 57. Because of your age of getting colon cancer and your father having it as well, you really want to be tested.
My husband was just diagnosed with stage 3a rectal cancer. We're just starting the chemo and dealing with it's aftermath. My positivity is tanking and i see yhe same in my husband. It's overwhelming. I have a colonoscopy scheduled in about a month it was a two month waiting list. I'm worried because I've had many symptoms for a long time but constantly brushed off by doctors only for me oh it's stress or oh it's because you're fat, insert fluppant coment "Just lose weight". As though i haven't been trying to for 25years! It's so infuriating to pay these "health care professionals" that don't do a damn thing except take your money and throw a pill at ot with no investigation of what the source of the problem is. I wish all of you health and optimism!
I was diagnosed for stage 3 Colon cancer at 56 , 6 months of chemotherapy was very rough and I agree with her chemo is rough on the brain or it was for me,
I'm 60. Since March I've lost 40 lbs. It's either diarrhea or vomiting. If I do sometimes get hungry I'm three bites in and I get queasy. I was *supposed* to have had an endoscopy this week. 24 hours before I get a call from the center. They couldn't do it because I had no one for them to pass me off to afterward. Being single is a liability for them apparently. Uber or Lyft wasn't good enough. They needed an actual person to make sure that I got in the house okay. I get it but I can't see getting married so I can have a ride twice a year. I offered to pick up a homeless person at a 7-11 but that isn't allowed either. Yes, I'm making fun of the situation because it's effen ridiculous. I can't be the only single person in America who needs an endo and a colonoscopy ffs They're going to try to get the insurance company to approve both procedures on the same day so that I can be admitted for 23-hour observation" thus not needing someone to take me home after. It's now Friday night. I'm still waiting for a call to say whether it got approved or not.
I’m so sorry. I don’t know what to say. Many of us may one day be alone and God forbid we are denied procedures because we don’t have someone living with us. 🙏🏻😢
No friends to give you a ride? I am single but have tons of friends and family who will jump in to help. Co-workers? Perfect example to keep friends in your life even if its one or two. 😞
I’m having both procedures the same day but was told I have to have someone take me home and stay with me 24 hours . I was told I would be cancelled if someone isn’t waiting for me while I have the procedure. I do think that neddd to change. I think at the very least they should allow you to just recover at the facility up to 8 hours so that gives time for maybe someone to come after work to pick you up and stay with you for the night. It’s kind of hard to ask someone to just take the entire day off just to babysit you during procedure and after
People please start praying over your food before eating. Simple prayer: Father God thank you for this food, I pray it brings only health, healing and life to my body in Jesus Name Amen!
It's tough knowing that there's something wrong with your health and noone taking you seriously until the symptoms are so obvious that it might be too late.
The Drs here have literally gas lighted my hubby's diseases not calling us back, not follow visits, no reading off the lab results, not prescribing to us needed meds. Just lazy if you ask me. It's lame. No follow up care if you ask for it you must have had juicy insurance. As for us medicares check is good enough for them but we don't really matter to these Drs it's pathetic no intervention since July now December. ❤ The doctor s are just plain dusmissive of any questions uou can ask and yet they get oaid no matter what. Why diesnt medicate have a rating system? 😅😅
I was told in 2006 I had a small pile, I got a second opinion, it was a 5 cm tumour in my rectum. Had surgery in May 2007 ended up with a colostomy bag. Cancer came back in 2011 had my rectum etc removed. On both occasions I noticed blood in the loo, if you ever see blood in the loo go see you Doctor right away.
i am so sorry ur going thru this God is whit u claim ur victory free cancer in Jesus name amen.Ur right i always knew that colon cancer was more for oldr males but wow this day in age ive seen so many beautiful young woman just like u..ur strong thank u fr ur story..❤❤❤🙏🙏🫶🫶
I have said this before- but I truly feel that colon cancer is NOT silent at all! Our bodies are warning us up to that point in stages when people eat plant based foods, processed or whole (raw or cooked) - doesn’t matter which type you digest- does the same to your colon! These are stages that our colon warns us that we are damaging it before we hit colon cancer: Stage 1: IBS symptoms- (Cramping, gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, extended bellies!) Stage 2 if you ignore stage one: Diverticulitis, diverticulosis, crones, celiac, ulcers, polyps, leaky gut, lactose, and so on. Stage 3: colon cancer! We need to be listening to our bodies! Doctors say it’s normal to have IBS- but NO it is not! It’s not normal at all- it is a warning that if we ignore, our guts will get damaged over time! There is no silence with colon cancer- your body has done so much to warn you but you just didn’t listen! Remove plants from your diet and go the human ancestral way of eating- the carnivore lifestyle! It is not a fad- it’s is the human way of eating!
I have been admitted twice this year for confirmation from a dr at the ER for rectal bleeding. My hemoglobin dropped 1 point every 6 hours. They dismissed me and put me on a list for a colonoscopy/endoscopy and 6 months later I am admitted again but they refuse to do the colonoscopy because I have covid. I am so afraid of colon cancer but I am devastated by not knowing and I feel forgotten by the medical community. I dont understand why its taking so long to just get an answer for my chronic internal bleeding, abdominal pain, bloating to the point I cant walk
I went to my first nurse practitioner for 2 years it was always something else I was trying to work at a school an sick an bleeding hurting so one day I got of work an went to the Dr office an was crying an bleeding an I said you not helping me find someone that does know so I went to another Dr he done a colonoscopy an came out an told my husband I have colon liver an rectal cancer it was stage 4 metestaic an I was so upset I went threw along for several years an I'm a cancer carrier IV lost two sisters already now I have a place that they said was abnormal in my breast . I need prayers please
I'm from Kentucky I also had a colonoscopy bag for about 7 it was awful then reverse it back but we have one great Dr where we live .But they won't let me get him as my Dr the lady said because I think mine not helping me but they don't care .
Sorry for what happened to you. Thank you for sharing. I wish you he best luck. I ve got one question: Did you ever take hormones of any kind? Thanks in advance for your replay.
If you're not already a born again Christian, you need to repent of your sins (be sorry for them and ask God for forgiveness), then you need to forgive everyone else for their sins against you. Believe that Jesus is the Son of God who died for our sins and rose again from the grave. Ask Jesus to forgive you and cleanse you of your sins and come into your heart and give you His Holy Spirit. Then spend time reading the Bible to get to know Jesus, praying continually. I'd also suggest fasting, which can help people get close to God and even possibly healed (but obviously no guarantee). Those who make it to haven have an AWESOME life with the Lord and the best of this life is nothing in comparison. Sometimes, what seems like the worst thing that could have happened to us is actually the best thing that could have happened (from an eternal perspective). God bless! and I'll be praying for you!
Sometimes it is hard for medical community to think outside the box….. I had a female issue never seen in my demographic….. only 0.05 percent have this issue even in the so called right demographic
Colon cancer would only be found through a colonoscopy, which is a type of endoscopy. An EGD, or upper endoscopy), goes through the mouth, through the esophagus and stomach and into the first portion of the small intestine. A colonoscopy goes through the anus, rectum, and colon (aka large intestine) and stops where the colon joins up with the small intestine.
Yeah I find this to be the rare not the norm for all doctors. Since Americans are found to have more cancers than other nations it’s probably more probable to find cancer - but it’s definitely not more common to go directly to “colon cancer.” If there had been a loss of blood and an iron deficiency due to that loss, they (doctors) would have wanted to know where the blood was going, the end. - I found this very hard to believe. Maybe they did give you the wrong diagnosis but it wasn’t due to your symptoms. It was your lack of symptoms
Carnivore Not the correct diet for this. Keto and fasting. Starve the cancer. Do your research people. It’s amazing what you’ll find about fasting and cancer.
4 weeks ago, i was told i have Colon Cancer. I have 2 tumors in my bowel. One in my rectosigmoid area and one in my transverse colon. I'll have surgery in 2 weeks and will have 3/4 of my bowel removed in a procedure called a Deloyers procedure. Im 40. I likely started developing the cancer in my late 30s. My most noticable symptom was mucousy blood in my stool in the morning. I now know thats because one of the tumors was bleeding and the other wasnt. I dont have Lynch syndrome, i dont have FAP. The surgeon said its just bad luck i have two at my age. Ive never smoked, i dont drink, i will admit that i am overweight. However, i do wonder if preservatives in our foods now plays a part in younger people getting colon cancer?
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I have bloody mucus in my stool and found out today, from my GI, that it has moderately high levels of calprotectin (white blood cells) in it as well. I'm really getting worried.
@kristenarndt9015 I suggest that any appointments you go to then take another person who can take notes for you. Trust me, you'll forget some things. I've had my bowel resected, I'm at home recovering, and I don't need Chemo. My cancer was caught early so surgery was all that was needed. As I mentioned before my main symptom was mucousy blood in my stool. The blood was darker in color - not bright red.
@sheffield99 thank you for the suggestion. My blood is also darker and not bright red. I've had other symptoms for a couple of years, too: extreme fatigue, anemia, bloating, occasional abdominal pain, occasional nausea before a bowel movement, constipation, feeling off in every part of my being (physically, mentally, and emotionally), with the newest being blood and calprotectin in my stool. I should be having a short notice video chat appointment with my GI to discuss my stool sample results and what the plan is going forward.
My story is so similar, I'm sorry you went through this. I am under 40, my dad had colon cancer in his 40's. It took years where doctors repeatedly prescribed creams for my itching (no bloody stools). I had pain too but had lived with it and never thought anything of it. Then one doc recommended a colonoscopy. Found stage 3, one lymph. Did a round of folfox, just had my 1 yr follow up and doing well.
Hello I read your comment, I was wondering if you could elaborate your sighns and symptoms a little more, you mentioned something about itchy and they prescribed you cream could you please explain a little more thank you
I worked in Endoscopy in the early 2000's. We found colon cancer in a 29 year old female who looked the picture of good health. Thankfully, the Dr's I worked with realized this young lady needed to be scoped. She did well with her treatment. Her father was checked afterwards and colon cancer was found in him, also. There is no typical person that gets colon cancer. We all need to be proactive about our health!
God bless you! I can relate to the gaslighting experience. Turns out I have RA. I was told I have cancer twice (I didn’t but boy is that stressful). I was told I had Lupus. I do not. My rheumatologist at the time told me I was fat and I should lose weight. I cried every time I saw her. I stopped going. I had surgery. I lost 120 lbs. I still felt like crap. A few years later I was told about a new rheumatologist. OMG was that a life changing experience. Turns out I have rheumatoid arthritis that doesn’t show up on normal blood tests. But, I do respond well to the RA treatment. I’m told that happens 20% of the time. That’s so many people but my previous doctors would not even take me seriously because mine didn’t show on the traditional testing. Medical gaslighting does exist!!! I’m so thankful to have found a doctor that listened!!!
My husband who is battling stage 3 throat cancer also has epilepsy. we are sure there's a connection since his epilepsy and all his symptoms started at the same time and he's been healthy his entire life up until mid 50's. no doctor will listen to us. Worse still, he had a series of profound absence seizures that started with a grand mal and repeated vomiting and ended up in the ER on the advice of his oncology on call doctor. he had a classic seizure right in front of the ER doctors eyes. he said he was sending him home with no treatment....nothing to stop the repeated seizures "because he couldn't even be sure that was a seizure". mind you, he knew my husband is a diagnosed epileptic under the care of a neurologist. when i asked him what in the world that was if it wasn't a seizure, he said it was no different than a kid who stares off into space. my husband was unable to speak or respond to his environment for over a minute and was speaking gibberish (aphasia). this is how horrible and severe the gaslighting gets.
Shes so honest sharing her story. This is and will help so many others and its saving lives 🙏 ❤❤ shes a strong woman being a mom a wife a woman we look after everyone else and we have to remember to really look after ourselves just as much xx
@@stephanieo6252 a lesson in turning judgement to compassion. The message is so much more powerful than focusing on anything other than that. Many blessings so much strength to any one who is faced with cancer or caring for loved ones who are 🙏💗
My daughter had this at 21 years old, and sadly died from it. She’d had some bleeding and her doctor said it was possibly a tear and to go back if it continued. The doctor, who was very upset and in tears when daughter died, said the idea of cancer never really entered her head at that age. YOU ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG!
I'm so sorry - yes who would think someone so young would have colon cancer. It's seems to be getting younger & younger of a disease. I'm so sorry on your loss.
Ive got stage 4 bowel cancer im 43. CT scans have been good and doctor was very impressed at last appointment. Cant be cured but hopefully can comtinue being controlled and get a few more years out of me. Was diagnosed at xmas.
@calila650 I kept being sick last year and had bad stomach cramps and loose stools. At first I thought it was a lactose intolerance/food alergy. Hospital put a camera down my throat and said I had a small hernia bottom of my throat. They then tried putting a camera up my bottom but I threw up the bowel prep stuff and they couldnt see inside. They then gave me a different bowel prep and I threw that up and they couldn't see again. I was working in away for a week in December had horrific stomach pain and couldnt go to the toilet just tiny bits coming out. I left early on the Friday and rang an ambulance on the Sunday. They done a CT at the hospital and found it all. Shame they didnt do that first. I had a stoma bag fitted 6th December. Colon tumour had shrunk by 50% on my 3rd CT scan I forgot to ask what it was like on my latest one but my dr said my results are amazing better than they could have hoped. I was extremely ill in Jan when I last see him and I said "Did you think I was on my last legs in Jan?" He replied "We was extremely concerned". Im not on 3 weekly chemo instead of 2 so thats a lot nicer.
@@TurkishBenAirsoft thank you for responding, wow you’ve been through so much. I’m glad to hear you’re making improvements! Have you thought about sharing your story on RU-vid? Is it ok if I pray for you?
@calila650 Yeah I will do a video this week worth doing if it helps a few people. I think the thing is I didnt fit the age bracket for bowel cancer but apparently its becoming really quite common especially in the states. That would be nice if you could thankyou. X
This very well told story will help many people. Barbara is an exceptional person and thank you for sharing your story. I had my entire colon removed 30 yrs ago, which means the surgery is NOT reversible. I had an ostomy bag the entire time. I suffered with ulcerative colitis at age 25 and on and off for 11 yrs and my Dr said there was cell disorganization and my insurance then approved of the surgery. It didn't cost me anything. Now after 30 years my stoma looks great because I'm taking care of myself by exercising and eating healthy and getting enough sleep. I don't take any medications, vitamins or supplements. I'll be 67 in July. david
My brother died in July, without knowing he had cancer. He was turn away from hosoital 2x, in the last month, with the message: keep carry on with your diet! He couldn't take water in properly.😭
How did you find out about it? (If it's not too insensitive to ask) at least you're a good sibling. I went through ovarian cancer and my family doesn't care.
@@TheHelenhunter That's Disgusting, you poor person, my partners got stomache/bowel cancer and his family can't wait for him to die, strange world we live in, full of uncaring people.
If he was young which I'm assuming he was. There will be an autopsy to provide an answer for cause of death. That's where they typically find undiagnosed cancers etc. @@TheHelenhunter
Your story sounds familiar. For years I haven't felt the same. Food seems to take forever to digest. I don't feel hungry anymore. But I avoid the test fearing negative results. 😢
Don't forget, "eating healthy" by eating lots of fruits and vegetables only works if they are ORGANIC. Otherwise, with the incredible amount of spraying with pesticides/ herbicides like Glyphosate ( absolutely linked to cancer ), to name just one of 100's, you are just trading one problem for another. A conventional apple, for example is sprayed at least 16 times in it's growing process!!
If you're going to get cancer you're going to get cancer No amount of healthy eating or exercise is necessarily going to save someone or prevent cancer
This is ridiculous. Do not discourage people from eating healthy food they can actually AFFORD. Nobody can afford organic everything all the time. People should eat as healthy as they can, without worrying if it's organic or not.
While I appreciate your perspective, I strongly disagree. Cancer patients should prioritize their health by avoiding produce treated with pesticides, fungicides, and Glyphosate. The highly potential harm far outweighs the cost, and choosing organic is a crucial step in supporting their well-being during a challenging time. Research indicates absolute health risks associated with pesticides, fungicides, and Glyphosate. Therefore, your outdated idea, that putting MORE poison into an already deteriorating/ sick body is " better than nothing " is even MORE ridiculous. Eating one grass-fed/ finished steak, or burger patty, plus some organic eggs every day, and avoiding ALL conventional / poisonous fruits and vegetables ( sprayed ) is not that expensive, and is an excellent, VERY healthy way to beat most illness and disease. End of story.
30 years ago I was 36. I went to the dr with excruciating pain. He said probably acid reflux take antacids come back in 6 months. Still in pain 6 months later maybe I have a gall stone because I fit the profile of fair, fat and 40. I am 6’ feet tall, I weighed 135 lbs and yes I have fair skin, gave me a RX and said come back in 6 months. I go back and he said probably a kidney stone here try this come back in 6 months. I go back again he said it could be an ulcer here take this…. So 2 years later the pain is so bad I couldn’t walk correctly, had to always bend to the side to relieve the pressure on my left side. He recommended a GI. Immediately the GI ran a test and I was in surgery in 3 days. Colon cancer stage 3. Removed my ascending colon and majority of my transverse colon. Chemo for a year. More tests Dr of radiology says everything looks good. My primary dr says I see something I don’t agree with the other Dr. it had spread to my lungs. More surgery another year of chem/immunotherapy. BUT I’m still here! BTW had breast cancer also about 15 years ago. Still here! Problem is that when I finally got the diagnosis for the colon cancer they said I had it for a minimum of 7 years. But as you said they don’t look for it if you’re younger. I am not a hypochondriac and rarely had been to a dr but you start feeling like they think you’re a mental case. It’s a horrible situation.
They say its Ibs But i pushed for a colonoscopy,getting mine next Week. My symptoms are typical for IBS but i want to be sure. Gas ,cramps,diarrhea. Had ultrasounds,blood tests,cancer markers,etc, all normal. WISH YOU ALL A GREAT HAPPY HEALTHY LIFE❤
In France everybody can have a colon cancer test done but yet again it's call prevention, something practically inexistant in the US due to the extremely hight cost of medecine!!!!! This test is done at home and sent to the lab through your doctor!!!!
Yep. I make multiple six figures but the government takes half. That leaves me with enough to save for retirement, my son’s college, and live a modest lifestyle. I also pay six figures in taxes so OTHERS can have free healthcare. But when it comes to my own healthcare?? I can barely afford a colonoscopy, and CERTAINLY can’t afford cancer. I have every symptom of CRC, and I’m positive I have it bc of family history. But I just get to sit around and wait to die because I can’t afford to treat cancer, while people who work minimum wage jobs get their cancer treatment for free through Medicaid. I am a six figure earner! I’d be bankrupt plus some. So I wait to die, I guess. I’d be better off selling the business I worked my whole life for, and applying for Medicaid. But then what good would living be. It’s quite the dilemma, very bleak. Brings me to tears every time I think about it, which I don’t allow myself often. All I wanted was to provide for my son. He gets to lose his mom because she’s not poor. The poor are the lucky ones in this country. The rest of us can’t afford proper treatment.
She's got a great sense of humor and brutally honest. I like that since I'm also a fellow New Yorker. Here's my story. My wife is a stage 3b colon cancer survivor. It happened suddenly on Valentine's Day 2013 when she woke me up in the middle of the night and told me that she had excruciating pain in her abdomen. We went to our local hospital's ER where they did a CT scan, found a mass in her pelvis, and transferred her to another hospital for surgery. By the end of that day they had removed a tumor at her ileocecal valve and did a double shotgun resection. It was stage 3b and she started FOLFOX chemo soon afterward and stayed on it for 6 months except that she stopped the platinum drug after 4 months due to increasing neuropathy. CT scans were negative for years afterward and eventually stopped. She still has the neuropathy in her toes but no other issues. Prior to the Valentine's Day event she had no symptoms at all But since the tumor was in the ileum which is much smaller diameter than the colon, it must have gotten totally blocked and caused the pain. Unusual I think for colon cancer to present at that site. Reply
