My Stomach Pain Turned Out To Be Colon Cancer: Danielle's Stage 4 Colon Cancer Story 

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My daughter was diagnosed with advanced stage 3 colon cancer at the age of 25. Doctors didn’t want to do a colonoscopy and were convinced it was diet or stress. She was an athlete and took great care of her body. After many surgeries and twelve rounds of chemo, she had no evidence of disease for about 5 months. Cancer metastasized to advanced peritoneal cancer. She went through immunotherapy and chemo. Unfortunately, she passed just weeks before her 27th birthday. She left behind two small children and a husband. I share this because doctors need to listen to their patients and not be so quick to dismiss them just because of their age. Had they listened to her when she first started complaining of digestive issues, she may still be with us.

You are the first person with cancer I've seen on RU-vid who's doctor handled your symptoms appropriately. I have heard horrendous stories of total flippant indifference by doctors that bordered on criminal, seriously. And I agree that they should do away with age requirements, there are so many young patients whose cancer went too far because they were considered too young to have it. I hope everything continues to go well for you.

Such a nice person she is . Wishing her all the health and being cancer free soon

Hello? You are blessed. I started heavy bleeding suddenly. I had surgery for colon cancer and it ended up stage 1 and no lymph nodes or spreading. I didn't get chemo or radiation. I am also blessed. I pray it never comes back for you or anyone. Good luck to you.

FYI for anyone having "stomach" problems. Your stomach is just below your sternum and is covered in part by your liver. Anything below about 6" from your sternum is not your stomach. That is where your intestines are, wrapped around the outside by your large intestine. If you have problems down below don't blow it off to upset stomach.

You have explained well all the significant events from your first cancer symptoms, through diagnosis, treatments, results, feelings, impact on family, and attitudes and strategies that have gotten you through your colon cancer to the present. Well done. Wishing you all the best.

Alarming cancer incidence- lung and colon- for so many young people, ages 20-45. I agree 100% to remove the age requirements to test for cancer. Thank you for sharing your cancer experience. Many more years comparing blood panels with your friend. I hope your husband is feeling better too after his heart surgery.❤

Wow... she's had a lot going on to include her husband own open heart surgery.. and i dare to complain about simple shit in my life. This woman is a trooper and she's had a lot on her plate. I pray for her and her family.

The reason I hung in there and listened was your personality. You have a great personality. At 71 going on 72 I am having some serious health issues and one relates to your video. God bless you! Your calm, cool, matter of fact attitude made me listen to what you had to say. You’re a rare type of person. Thank you❤

Your sense of humor about your situation is amazing. Most people would be totally freaking out but somehow you seem to take bad news with equanimity and are able to focus on what you need to do to get well. You are also very positive and emphasize how lucky you are to be responding to treatment. You are a very impressive person with a lot of strength of character. I think that must be a part of why you have survived so long at stage 4. I wish you well. Thanks for sharing your story.

Your positive attitude and attacking this disease is amazing. I learned a lot watching this and I thank you so much for taking the time to make it. I wish you many years of health and happiness with with your husband and children.

Thank you for sharing your story. I am so sorry this happened to you. I was recently diagnosed with stage 2 rectal cancer. My treatment is going well so far. Wishing you the best and offering prayers for you and your family.

My wife just passed away from stage 4 colon cancer went to GI doctor with systems and family history of colon cancer. Doctor did colonoscopy said it was just hemorrhoids. Year later was diagnosed with stage 4 good luck fight the good fight you and your husband are in my prayers

we all live in 3 month increments now. ovarian survivor here diagnosed in 2012🙌🏼 you are so right about being hyper vigilant. i’m scheduled for CT friday and decided not to stress over it💪🏼hate scans on fridays because two extra days waiting for results

I am a colon cancer survivor stage 3 after chemo was done they put a stoma on me with a bag for the rest of my life after the operation the dr. Took sample of liver also cancer so another operation to take half my liver out I’ve been told that I had a spot on my lung so I went to the to see the doctor it’s close to my heart so Iam waiting to see if it gets bigger I also had radiation too Iam 3 years into this journey I go every three months for scan hoping for good results love charlotte

The testing restrictions for all cancers should be lifted.

Your PCP handled that well. Many PCPs would have told someone your age to go home and increase dietary fiber. I’m glad you got the medical help you needed.

I enjoyed your story. I listen to colon cancer stories although I don't have colon cancer, I have Ulcerative Colitis. I am accustomed to blood work, colonoscopies, sigmoidoscopies, infusions at a cancer center (biologic), and hospitalization. I have had my UC since 2015 and was in pain for years and worn out. Thankfully for the most part, it is in control, but I am and have not been in remission yet. So with Ulcerative Colitis, my chances of getting colon cancer are much greater than someone without UC. I am glad that you are doing good and have a great attitude about it. Prayers that it stays the way it is. Be well!

Thank you for sharing your story, you have been through so much. I hope you beat it, once and for all!

You are amazing. You look amazing. You’ve been through so much and you’re here helping others. Your tenacity and strength shine through. I hope both you and your husband are doing well. ❤

All I can say is thanks Danielle for doing this video!❤-Ive discovered that a lot of the time cancer symptoms can be dismissed by doctors for various reasons so if anyone has symptoms and feels they are from cancer they should definitely be persistent and not allow people to dismiss their symptoms as not important- everyone has to be their own advocate no matter what!❤😊

All of the posts I am reading, I am praying for all of you. Hope your journey to remission is successful.

Wow! How kind of you to share your cancer story. Thank you for this!

I am so glad the treatment is working for you and it’s wonderful that the cancer is stable. Praise the Lord. My cousin wasn’t so lucky and passed away a couple of weeks ago 😭. Wishing you all the best and believe you are handling things very well.

You are such a strong woman!! I pray for your continued success in beating this! Thank you for sharing your story. Much love and respect.

You are very brave. I was expecting to get colon cancer since my parents both had cacer of the colon. Instead I got breast cancer and non hodgkins lymphoma. I can understand living in three months increments. I have always been hypervigilent since this cancer because I am a retired nurse. Keep the attitude positive.

My 77y/o hubby has recently been diagnosed with DLBCL, chemo started immediately. I’m 55 y/o and no family history of cancer (husband exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam). I’ve been seeing all of these videos now about people with a sneaky, high-grade cancer diagnosis… I realize I’ve taken my good health for granted. I’m inspired to take better care of myself.

Wishing u well from Republic of Ireland. Thank for sharing ur story ❤️

Yep colon cancer has no age limit, I was diagnosed @ 37yrs old. It was stage3 .

Thanks for our story Danielle. My mom passed away from this ... she had a colonoscopy a 3 months b4 she was diagnosed too late--stage 4-cancer. It had spread to her liver and other organs. The dr obviously missed the cancer. Wishing you continued health in the years to come😊☺

Thank you for sharing your story. I’m a stage 3 cancer survivor. God bless you fellow warrior.

What an inspiring woman. Wow. Praying for her healing & recovery.

You are amazing. I hope you continue to have success in your treatment. I wish you good health.

I hope you're feeling better. May 2020 I have lost someone to Colon Cancer. Cancer sucks

When she said nothing happened much when she did the prep I thought that was weird because with the prep you should eliminate all stool from the bowls I thought immediately she had a blockage of some kind So sorry to hear this. I hope she is doing well and has recovered.

Thank you for sharing your story. Like you,I am also diagnosed with. Had surgery 2 days ago. And I’m still waiting for the results of my final pathology. Hoping I’ll get a good news soon. 🙏

I feel eerily fatigued, in a crushing way I never have before, have stomach pain and severe chronic constipation. Often, even the water from enemas takes days to come out. It’s progressively worse, over a few years. I can’t move or walk, when nothing will come out. They’re telling me I have to prove I have healthy adrenal gland function and no asthma attacks for several months, before they will give anasthesia. Thanks you for sharing this, so I can emphasize specific symptoms that make me think I need one sooner than later! I’m ready to get one, without anasthesia or sedation! I’ve done it before and it was horrible, but life is good!

Sounds like you have a very resilient system - great stuff!!

I keep thinking, good thing she seems to have good insurance, education, and support system. I’ve cared for so many patients that lacked one or more of those and they never approached her survival time.

God Bless You 🙌❤️. You Have Such A Positive Attitude. I Had A Colonoscopy With 4 Pre Cancerous Polyps And Recently My 25 Year Old Son Has Had Rectal Bleeding And Constipation. His PCP Sent Him For Labs And He's Having A Colonoscopy Because Of My Results. Better Safe Than Sorry!!! My Daughter Is Having Her First Colonoscopy This Year Also Because Of My Results And She's 35. Thank You For Sharing Your Journey. Western Upstate NY Here 💐

The MOST positive person I have ever seen in my life. Wao!

Thank you for making this and for your honesty and integrity. I am very moved and send you my Prayers. May you recover and see grandchildren, who are not yet born, graduate from college. Best wishes from the UK.

I’m glad you are doing well! It still amazes me how many people don’t go to the Dr right away when something feels off. I’m the dr police in my family because if I haven’t taken myself in or my family in then it would’ve been worse. So even though they don’t always like it, the minute something is off we go to the dr. I’ve even helped friends of mine avoid serious consequences by going to the dr. Better safe than sorry! 😊

Thanks for sharing. It's so important to let everyone know what is happening to even young or middle age people. I wish you good health. You are A very strong person. Your children and husband are lucky to have you. You just roll with the punches, I know it's hard on them worrying about you to and this helps lessen their stress.

You have received many beautiful blessings!!! Continue being so positive because they say it helps your recuperation 🙏🏼 THankYou for sharing🥰

Thank Youso much for posting about Your journey with cancer. Know it hasn’t been easy at all. But My Prayers are with You. We just never know any of Us. You are so strong, and I admire You.

My gosh you’re very brave. I hope all goes well going forward. You’ve been through so much.

Hope you continue to do well ❤️from Scotland

So happy that you're doing great. Thank you for sharing your journey.

Amazing how sweet and resilient you are. I am sure you have your negative moments and feel frustration but you actually sound so matter of fact about everything and fairly positive 😀Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Good luck 🍀 my prayers will now include you and your loved ones🙏🏻🥰

A living hero! Wow! You don't seem scared! Im terrified I have this but I don't want to get checked because I don't have the will like you

I know this is about colon cancer - and I so much wish you well. I am going to mention mammograms and breast cancer. I never thought I would get this. No family history, etc. So I basically ignored it. Until one day a shadow of light hit my upper chest while getting dressed. I touched it and it was a firm lump. I finally told my husband, who bugged me to get a mammogram. I did indeed have breast cancer. So I had all the tests, had a port placed, did one full round of chemo (had to go to hospital I got so sick!), then surgery, radiation, now on second round of chemo, then an oral hormone blocker. Mammograms won't prevent breast cancer, but the sooner discovered, you may have a lower stage and less treatment. Fortunately, my lymph nodes were negative, and they say I have a great chance of cure. But, I now think you never know. You have been through a lot!

Thank you for putting this all out there. I pray you keep strong and healthy. People need to tell & hear these experiences. God Bless you!❤

She is such a great story teller. What a courageous woman!

RIP Doc Archer. Thank you for everything 🥺❤️‍🩹

My husband is a Colon cancer survivor. He was diagnosed at 50 . He had a horrible diagnosis. After his colonoscopy the Dr came out whipped the curtain closed and said not good news not good at all you have cancer . But on a good note He got in wonderful hands from his surgical Dr. Ne needed no bag and is 5 years cancer free thank God ! Prayers for you and your continued recovery

wish you sister and the rest of brothers and sisters all over the world , forever health and happiness .

You look so young and beautiful! I can’t believe you’ve been through all that!

Thankyou for telling us about your journey ❤ I'm waiting for specialist for my bowel stomache illness,2019 I began with stomach and bowel pains, been Dr. Tobe told IBS. I year not seen specialist yet 😮 I now feel so down waiting for diagnosis... You are strong lady

Fabulous presentation thankyou. 👏 x

My brother got colon cancer at 25 and passed a few years later after he went into remission and when he had to go back to get tested again it came back and spread to his lungs. I wish they tested monthly to check instead of waiting months for rechecks….

I so admire your strength, intelligence and bravery in how you have faced this ordeal. You are in my prayers. God bless you, dear lady, your health and family.

Oh my gosh yes you are lucky you could still pick your children up from school-doing those normal happy things- maybe that’s partly how you are able to get through all this!! I hope you will live a long time and with fewer interruptions by new cancers!!🌈🌸

Thanks for sharing your story. You are so strong

I too had a recto sigmoid Stage 3c cancer diagnosis 4 years ago. I had a large tumor and more than 7 lymph nodes invaded by tumor cells. My treatment was similar but in a different order. First I had 4 months of IV chemo, my body couldn’t tolerate the full 6 months that was scheduled. Then I had 6 weeks of daily Chemo radiation. Then I had a Low Anterior Resection with an ileostomy. My treatment was called Neoadjuvent. Meaning I had chemo and radiation before surgery. This caused my tumor to shrink dramatically before surgery. In Danielle’s case, I think she could have benefited from a similar sequence of treatments. Perhaps if the tumor was treated with chemo first, it might not have metastasized. Which is totally conjecture on my part. I’ve also learned a recent option for treatment is chemo first followed by wait and watch with frequent scans, thus avoiding surgery, which can have significant long term side effects. A second opinion never hurts. Because of my cancer my children have been told to get colonoscopies at the age of 40. Her reference to what an ostomy is, is a bit inaccurate. With an ileostomy, your small intestine is routed out through your abdominal wall. Some colorectal patients require removal of large portions of the colon or sometimes the entire rectum which requires a colostomy, which routes the large intestine through the abdominal wall. Both are types of an ostomy.

Such a positive outlook!

Keep praying as well and God is a God of great miracles

Sending prayers.

Your very brave. You have been through so much.

Quite a journey Danielle. Very glad you are holding steady. I have been on a 10 year "adventure" with my wife who has stage 4 met breast cancer. Have spent many years studying something I never wanted to know anything about from a mostly scientific perspective 🙂 I will offer a few things for you to consider some of which you may already be aware of. Not meant to be advice but just information sharing. From a very high level cancer rates have dramatically risen over the last 100 ish years. One in two men and nearing one in two women will have to deal with cancer in their lives. Younger and younger people are now afflicted. Cancer is rarely genetic in origin or passed down from parent to child despite what is commonly thought. It is however, in most cases, strongly tied to diet and lifestyle. As consumption of junk food, chemicals and animal products have risen, either in America or other countries, cancer rates, cardio vascular and all manner of other chronic diseases has also risen markedly. It is not, as your Dr said, just bad luck. Cancer is not really a disease, nor is it entirely unpredictable. Cancer is a normal transition of a cell's metabolism from aerobic to anaerobic largely brought on by an inappropriate/toxic micro environment around the cell which is strongly linked to what we eat. Nearly anything we ingest, including food, will "communicate" with your cells and can alter various functions of the cell at various levels including the mitochondria and nuclear DNA. If the cell gets the wrong set of instructions it can alter how it functions in an attempt to survive in what it sees as a hostile environment. Much science bares this out. In the late 1960's, well regarded scientist T Colin Campbell found a strong link between animal derived protein (meat/eggs/dairy) and cancer (esp colon) which has been replicated a number of times since. This relationship does not seem to hold with plant based protein. There can be other drivers of cancer but this is a primary source as animal consumption has risen over the last 100 years with cancer rates. The WHO classifies many animal products as carcinogens for a reason. You did not get cancer because of a lack of chemo or radiation or bad genes or bad luck. Broad studies have shown again and again that a whole plant based (preferable organic/raw) diet as one that thwarts cancer at every level absent junk food, refined carbs, animal products. Adopting such a diet will not resolve your cancer on its own (although it can happen) but it will reorient your "inner terrain" to stop promoting the cancer process. Your tumor is not the disease but only a symptom of a toxic environment. Removing it, while necessary, will not remove the disease process. Chemo and radiation can only do so much. Beyond diet you may also look into fast mimicking diets (Prof Valter Longo), methylene blue, high dose melatonin, high dose IV Vit C, ALA, curcumin, dca and off label drugs (Care Oncology) that block "metabolic pathways" which is the ability of cancer to get food. Cancer is best fought on many fronts all at once. Unfortunately mainstream oncologists are not aware of many scientific findings that can be used as an adjunct to traditional treatment making it much more effective with far fewer side effects and damage to healthy tissue and in many cases resulting in long term resolution. I wish you the best - The Stapler

I like hearing these stories. But, I always wonder about their previous diet

Thank you, Danielle! You’re a gem of courage and generosity ♥️🙏🏼🌹🌟

RU-vid chose these videos for me - not sure why, but I have watched a lot. I am in complete awe of the stories these people share with such a calm demeanour, such courage - absolutely incredible. R E S P E C T.

Thank you for sharing your story. We wish you the all the best from Australia x

Thank you for sharing about yourself. I am so inspired by you. .

Thx for sharing. You are very good at sharing the experience in an articulate manner. Thank you sooooo much. Wishing you a long, healthy life. Hugs from me

You are blessed and highly favoured God bless

Thank you for sharing your colon cancer stage 4 . You know that I am a cancer patient too colon cancer stage 3 and I have just finished my chemo treatment but better now only with my scan there is nodule on my thyroid but no so significant from the doctor who have done my ultrasound sound and one of my lungs there’s a nodule which is semi solid but doesn’t show any malignancy symptoms . Anyways, I’m on my visit to my Pulmonologist next week, gynecologist today and my colonoscopy on Nov . 6mons after my chemotherapy. I always pray and God is my best Doctor healer.Let’s keep praying for healing and stay positive. Love to hear from you again soon. GodBless you. By the way I live in Europe and our health care system is free. ❤❤ ❤

Thank you for sharing your story. I went to urgent care today for the same symptoms. Doctor wanted me to go to the ER with a look of concern on his face. I wanted antibiotics thinking I ate something bad. He said he wanted to make sure I was completely tested there. Will be going but I appreciated him not throwing me some pills and sending me home. I wish you never had to go through this. Sending you prayer and love.

Thank you for sharing your story. Hoping for the best outcome for you ❤

Thank you for sharing your story. You were an excellent advocate for yourself & I believe the colonoscopy saved your life. You are such a fighter and it is evident how much you love your family & friends. I think your angel momma is helping you on your journey. Sending many hugs & prayers your way! 💛🙏🏼

Thank you for sharing your experience ❤

I’m so sorry for what you had to go through. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing.❤

I just heard that more and more young ppl are being diagnosed with colon cancer today. 😮

Just watched your journey, amazing and God bless you. I just had my 4th colonoscopy with no issues yet but have to quickly go back for my 5th. So blessed I live in a place where these are screened and costs covered by our government

It's sad that younger and younger people are getting colon cancer. It's mostly because of the crappy food that is consumed these days

An amazing uplifting story….that has helped others! Thank you!

I just had a pre cancerous lesion removed from my cecum; my symptoms were very similar to yours and I totally sympathize ! Hugs

I suffered from severe stomach pain for years finally a doctor tested me for the H-pylori bacteria and I was positive went through a 14 day treatment. I am so greatful my situation could have turned out differently.

Congratulations on the diagnosis. Really happy to hear 😊

You explained everything so well, Love and prayers for your health, and your husband's heart health, 🙏❤️✝️

My future wife has been diagnosed with cancer....😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Please pray.....

So sorry you went through all that, prayers are with you 🙏

Thank you for sharing because of watching this i am going to ring my GP tomorrow i have ibs and have always had diarrhea but suddenly the last 4 months i have had really bad constipation and bad stomach pain im sure its nothing but im going to get checked out you are so brave and have a brilliant attitude bit like mine sending you love and prayers thank you again for sharing 🫶🤗🙏

Thank you for sharing with everyone your symptoms and experiences with your diagnosis. I am 62, my name is Karla in Oklahoma and I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in my late 20’s. The past few yrs my symptoms have been worse. What is so bad is here in the small community I live in, the Gastroenterologist is lacking so much. I stopped going to her over 1 yr ago, and trying to get in with the next only one, but I know I’ve got to get a colonoscopy and EGD. They put me on Humira, as my markers were really high( full blown active) I tried it for approximately 6 months in which it made my symptoms worse. The only closest City is 1 1/2 hrs away and I refuse to make appt with one there as it’s so hard to depend on someone to take me for my test even here 10 minutes from the hospital. So I’ve kind of given up. Although I know and feel like something is not right. My stools have changed and a lot of abdominal pain and bloating. Thank you once again for sharing your story. May God watch over you and heal your body

You are so brave & an inspiration!

Good luck,wish you all the best I hope everything works out.

I've dealt with IBS & other stomach issues like that for many years, now as of Dec 6, 2022 I've been diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer that has went up to Stage 4 due to spreading to my liver & lungs while I was recouping from a heart attack on Dec 4, 2022 & then a stroke on Aug 4, 2023..I went through my radiation treatments while also taking chemo pills at the same time, then went to IV chemo through my port on top of the chemo pills, however after my stroke in Aug I had to stop my IV chemo due to multiple brain bleeds from my stroke. In the short 3 months being off of it my cancer spread to several spots in my liver & several spots in my lungs with me restarting my IV chemo in 2 days..😩 As a mom & gramma it's been really hard to live life in general. My 28 yr old daughter who is a mom to 2, has also been battling non curable cancer since she was 16..

Appreciate the advice. Thanks