How I Found Out I had Colon Cancer: I Wrote Off All My Symptoms | Haley's 3C Colon Cancer story
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- Haley P. had just come off parental leave when she started experiencing extreme fatigue and felt short of breath. However she blamed her symptoms on postpartum. At the time, she had a 6-month-old baby and a 3-year-old at home. But her symptoms weren't going away.
After getting blood work and a colonoscopy, she was then diagnosed with stage 3C colon cancer at 37.
In this conversation, she shares how she learned about her diagnosis, how cancer impacted her as a young parent and how she started an organization to help other parents going through a diagnosis.
The interview has only been edited for clarity.
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My husband also ignored all sorts of symptoms and times of feeling sick, until he finally couldn’t. Even then, he only told me anything was wrong because he couldn’t drive after a colonoscopy. It was Stage 3. He was 54 when diagnosed. We asked for a second opinion on the treatment, which saved his life. He survived 37 more years, and died of natural causes.
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 .
These cancer warriors who share their experiences with others, to help them, are some of the most generous human beings; God bless them all. 🙏❤️
Hi, I just got back from a colonoscopy and endoscopy. The results were completely normal. I have had blood in my rectum, unexplained anemia, severe stomach pain, constipation and based on all my Google findings, diagnosed myself with advance colon cancer. They found Nothing, not even a benign polyp. I wanted to share this because I couldn’t find enough of these types of posts when I was looking for answers myself. Sometimes the research we do drives us completely bonkers, wasting hours and days and even weeks assuming the absolute worst! There are soooo many other explanations for symptoms than the worst case scenarios & statistically, it is more likely NOT to have cancer than to have it🙌🏼 Unfortunately, I know this is NOT everyone’s experience and people are diagnosed everyday and have to walk the hard battle out but I wanted to be a voice of hope in the self diagnosis process. Get tested. Don’t ignore symptoms. But don’t assume❤️
Thankyou for posting this. I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy on the 2nd Jan after a positive FIT test. They scare you to death in the UK when they urgently refer you. Here they call it the 2 week rule, whereby you have to be seen within 2 weeks when they suspect cancer. I'm so dreading the colonoscopy and prep you have to do before it. Starting to wish I had asked for a scan instead. How was the procedure? I'm so glad you was OK ❤
Amazing post for those with healthy anxiety.
Did you ever found out what caused your symptoms?
Well that awsome and many thanks for the reassurance for alot of us.soo awsome your fine love.❤❤❤
Aww love I adore your energy..I wish you all the best and for a full recovery.❤❤you will be healed..thank you for sharing my love.❤❤ps..your mamma is helping you on the other side don't you worry.❤
WOW I’m a father of a 10 year old daughter and had stomach pains , being in school full time and working 49 hours a week I thought I was GOOD!
Finally a weekend in the emergency room avoiding imminent death is sometimes the “kick” in the butt to get everything take. Care of and tell your family…
ThNk you for sharing your journey as I’m just starting mine!
When my older son was 2 he was diagnosed with anemia, they thought due to drinking too much milk. He had painful bowel movements as a pre-teen, they said he was constipated due to diet- this was my child who was good eater. A year after he complained he was tired all the time- scheduled physical for him- anemia again- i pushed for further testing, I insisted this is not due to diet- found blood in stool- thru colonoscopy he had hundreds of polyps in his colon- younger son as well has same genetic disorder. Both had radical surgeries. No cancer- removed colon in time. Follow your gut as a parent, or for your own body, no pun intended!
I am so sorry to hear about your cancer diagnosis! I am praying for you and your family.
I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2019. I have been cancer free for 4 yrs.
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
You got this ❤. Thank you for sharing & being so transparent
Wishing you the best in your journey of healing Malin. My sister in law will be undergoing a very similar surgery in less than 2 weeks for stage 3 colon cancer. She had a smaller surgery when first diagnosed as well followed by 12 chemo treatmentsover 6 months. We are hoping she also takes as much time in hospital as they will give her to start the recovery off well. She is 37 with 3 children 9 and under and finds it stressful to be away from them.
It’s wonderful what you are doing for your community of cancer survivors. There are many niches that are certainly under supported. We need more people like you to make the difference for these folks! Best of health to you going forward and good luck with your organization.
Don't ignore your symptoms. I had three advanced precancerous polyps removed recently. One required surgery. I was only slightly anemic. I never had any stomach or digestive issues. I'm 44. I'm very thankful it wasn't cancer. It's so hard to follow her story, but I am glad she's ok.
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)
Praying for your recovery! Thank you so much for sharing your story, it’s important to advocate for our health as women because a lot of physicians will dismiss us. Push for those tests and scans, you know your body best, do not settle for less. ❤
Bless you and your daughters I hope you love a long life! Keep fighting! 💜
Thank you for sharing your story to help others going through this journey and help them
From a 61yr old woman who had a child in my 30s. Mid highest level in my career. I just about had a breakdown trying to keep all the plates spinning .. I had little family support n leaving my child with a stranger so I could earn a living ... then when I had 9 months of the worst fatigue in my life. At 55 yrs old.. my Dr's started going down all the female issues I could have n when that didn't reveal anything they decided I had mental health issues caused from menopausal triggers. I was so upset and only 4 months later the rare oral cancer I had presented in my mouth. I dealt with lots of medical questions.. oh when did you stop 🚬...ahhh I never smoked. I'm a vegetarian. . Athletic but tapped out working 40+ hours a week . Thankfully the cancer gave me clear signals tumors revealing themselves. My months of begging for help came to end. It was horrid.
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 ! ❤
Thank you for sharing your courageous story. I always here a main symptom of ‘constipation’. I wish there was more clarification or detail into this symptom because it’s such a broad symptom. Anyhow, glad the THC tincture was beneficial. Good thing haborside is near your home town 🙌 cheers to your remission
God bless you and your family. Appreciate you sharing your story. 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
Blessings to you and your family. I will remember you in my prayers. My sister had double mastectomy approx 30 years ago and never came back. She changed her life with diet and had a new set of priorities such as not being a perfectionist and started walking with nature. She also had child to care for. Take care .Blessings galore.
I am so sorry. I wish you the speediest recovery and super super kudos to you for this incredible work you are doing. Lots of health and happiness to you❤❤
I was 31, a mom with 4 children and I was a vegetarian with a whole food diet with a lot of high fiber foods. I was diagnosed with cancer tumors in my transverse colon. Stage 3. You can't just assume you are a processed junk food person and that is why you got cancer.
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
Well look at you! Amazing. Anemia. Right? Such a biggie and we tend to ignore the symptoms. All Cancer scares me but the sneaky ones where there are no obvious symptoms until it' s advanced scare me more. I've been putting off getting a Colonoscopy. Just needed a break from all things medical for a minute. Thank you for sharing!
I'm praying for you All Dear!!
Thanks for sharing your experience. I feel that medicine has advanced and the survival rate has increased. Unfortunately, my sister ignored her symptoms until i forced her to seek care.
Good Luck in your Journey to Recovery ❣🙏
Myself & one of my twin sisters were both diagnosed around the beginning of Covid, but my sister had aggressive breast cancer where I had what my specialist assumed at the time was phase 1 stage 1 endometrial cancer. I went in for my surgery which was laparoscopic on the 28th of February & went home the next day. My sister went in on the 6th of April & also went home the next day. I wasn’t very sick myself, just needed a few days of rest, where my sister had to have a lot of help with changing of bandages, etc. I still have a hard time saying that my sister didn’t make it, she died about a year & a half after diagnosis, but I was not only phase 1 & stage 1, but I also didn’t have to have chemo or radiation which my sister had to have both🥹 I felt so guilty & still do & the affects in our family are still going because her twin is still not doing well & has gone downhill since her twins death. Bless you❤
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
Sending you some positive energy and thoughts.
Hi! I’m a colon cancer 3b survivor- interesting to hear your story. I took Folfox every 2 weeks for 6 months. I am left with neuropathy from knees down and hands but so thankful to make it through. That was in 2016. I was 59- can’t imagine going through it with young kids!!! Hang in there- stay strong!!!
Thank you for watching and sharing your story!
How r u doing now
You are a beautiful person , Haley P.!
Thank you for your story, Haley. I've lost my mum and my aunt to colon cancer. It's been 3 years since my mum past away and I still cannot believe it. I wish you full speedy recovery. Could you please advise on what your diet was like before the diagnosis and the changes you've made since. Your response will be much appreciated. Thank you!
All the best wishes young lady
God bless u
Blessings and prayers!
i was 30 stage 3 a diagnose 3 weeks after my daughter . i knew something was wrong they kept saying im too young it hemmoroids . i push so hard for a colonoscopy that confirmed a 3.5 cm tumor . i have 5 kids . i had to take care a newborn on chemotherapy . im now in remission
Just because you're in denial, it doesn't mean you're gaslighting... it's simply in denial.
Just glaced at this hope you caught it on time 🙏
Thank you for sharing your story
You have lovely children
Wishing you all the best
Warm Hugs 🤗
Your mom and you look so much alike. Thank you for sharing
They should lower the screening age to at least 30. The cases of younger people getting this cancer is rising while, it is lowering for older people.
I was diagnosed with stage 3C colon cancer at 39, so this hits close to home.
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.
Thank you for sharing God bless you !!!
Thank you for sharing your story, ive been dealing with ibs issues and not feeling well since january 2020 after my first birth, ive seen the dr but nothing came back, ive had my second birth almost 2 years ago, but now im having more severe symptoms due to dietary issues i think, im allergic to milk ive figured that on my iwn a few years ago, and red meats but this has been just very recent i get violently sick and feel awful for days.. I'm getting seen by the dr again next month so hopefully we can figure something out! But i feel like there were things in your story that i could relate too. Thinking of you.
My prayers to you and all the people out there fighting this battle ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏I just lost my sister in law from cancer stage 4 they did chemo and colonoscopy and happened similar to your story just had her baby March 2022 she just past away March 2023 her a week of baby Turing 1 Left behind 3 older children 15,13,11 1 very sad sistutation ❤
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:)
It runs in my family, also linked to other cancers like ovarian, I lost my older sister to six years ago. No one expects someone young to get this cancer but if you have any family member who has it or had it please get screened as young as possible.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Switzerland. 3 hours after walking into the Notfal Klinik I was diagnosed and they were drawing off as much of the fluid as they could which the cancer had produced. Within 2.5 weeks I’d had exploratory surgery and started chemo. They really got on with it. Curt just finished recovering from a major surgery and chemo. On Zejula, hugely expensive maintenance therapy which thankfully my insurance covered
You were on vacation?
Thank you for sharing! We had a year long unknowing industrial exposure and now we, family of 4 with 2 young kiddos, feel like shit all the time. This was really helpful. Thank you for sharing. Infrared saunas and hyperbaric chambers help get synthetic compounds that cause these cancers and BTEX chemicals out of your body. This has help us a lot.
Hi there and thank you for this video I’m glad you survived your cancer. I’ve lost 100 lbs my hair is falling out. I itch really bad and one of my thyroid is bigger and has a nodule. Now my throat is sore. I’ve tryed so many times to get someone to help me . I can’t get a cat scan when I ask . Any suggestions how I can get the test or a cancer screening?
Colon cancer runs in my family, I’ve been extremely tired, stomach issues, etc. I have low iron. I was supposed to get a colonoscopy at 35, but changed jobs. I asked my new doctor to reschedule and they said no need. I never met my grandmother because she died at 44. Im not a mother but work hard and run so I think they think that’s why. Im 39. I hate insurance companies because they definitely dictate what doctors do. I don’t want to die because of a greedy CEO and bias against women.
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.
Thank you for sharing your story and providing help for others facing cancer. I wish my daughter would get screened. I pray she does soon.
My son had to be on 4-5 anti-nausea meds throughout his chemo for leukemia.
I’m wondering if you had any genetic tests. Thank you for this video. Your kids are beautiful!
Where did u get your treatment from.and the clinical trial. Is this clinical trial now over and in market for use
I have had symptoms for 8-9 years now, I had an endoscopy around 5 years ago with clear results, I never had an colonoscopy, I gave up on trying because I felt like I was being ignored by everyone. My urine is now a darker colour and my right side (liver) has started hurting. 2 months ago I watched my sister die of cancer and it was the hardest thing to watch! For some reason I can’t bring myself to go get checked out, it’s almost like I have accepted my fate! 😢
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!
How is she now...😢😢 Hope she is doing well
Donating blood is a great way to find out some basic things, like if you are anemic for example, for free, and also for helping people.
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
Yes living with it every day! Breast skin now lung! 😩 who do you trust it the people that treat you! Scary!
If cancer runs in your family, you should get genetically tested! We did this for my husband, and he didn’t get the cancer gene everyone on his dad side had. Of course random cancers can occur, but it was great to learn either way so we could be healthy and aware! 💕
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.
Really I formative. Just question did you do cancer gene testing due to your mother and yourself being diagnosed with cancer? My mother had breast cancer and my brother was diagnosed at 37 with colorectum cancer and passed away at age 40. We are in the process of gene testing
I was also gaslighting myself. Ovarian cancer just into Stage 4. Still feels,ikea punch in the face
plz elaborate wat test n wat blood work
I know it sounds cliche at this point but I had gallstones/frequent attacks and THC was the only thing that helped my nausea.
Crazy how many and how often people are being diagnosed with cancer these days and it's usually stage 4
@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
Had a sharp pain in my right side of the abdomen slightly more than a year ago... I realised that I this past 9 months have had a looser stool and occasional diareha for no apparent reason.. Then suddenly three weeks ago i started to ge bloated, more gas, slight pain in my abdomen, and often mushy stool.. This has been persistent.
15 years ago i worked with radioactivity (beta) and my abdomen was not protected like my upper body.. (behind plexiglas) ,, so I am in the risk zone.. I have not seen blood in my stool.. but will check for invisible blood as this could tell if something is wrong in the beginning of the colon..
I am 48 years old and lost 2 inches in waist line the last year.. (gone from 96kg to 92kg)) lost around 4% of body weight without trying.. I am not anemic,, blood value is fine. .. I am worried ,,,
I have the opposite. No constipation but always needing or feeling pressure to go even if it’s an inch of stool. I feel the great pressure to run to the bathroom or I’ll have to change unders. I’m extremely fatigued now. But I feel sick before every bowel movement. Nauseated , I actually say “ Ohh I feel sick “ then I have to go “ NOW “ but since I don’t have trouble going I let it go and don’t worry but I might produce almost minimal . I have no muscle tightening in rectum to prevent passage. Very disturbing. What kind of blood work did you have for this and what did it show. I’m pretty Carnivore so I don’t show anemia . I never eat fruit, salads, I prefer meat . For instance , for breakfast I had pork, lunch I had pork, supper I had pork with 1/2 c rice. That’s it. That’s how I eat
Colonoscopy.
I been worried about my colon but feel no one listens in the medical field. I’m interested in your story. I don’t want to self diagnose but I need to know things.
Colonoscopy.
I have chronic constipation and it's been well over 7 months, I do dietary etc. I get my colonoscopy every 10 years. I had 1 a year ago. My dad had colon cancer and now my brother and I do regular screenings
I'm listening to my body but my doctor isn't taking any of my symptoms seriously 😞
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.
I think you meant CDB tincture, as it is not hallucinogenic, as THC is.
As a biologist/physiologist im not a doctor I must state. But I have witnessed and have knowledge of an over the counter drug that I would suggest to anyone with 5-fluorouracil resistant colorectal cancer to try a very very easy to to get over there counter, cheap and no side effects medication. Many many people even in late stage cancer have been cancer free after a small amount of doses!!! It is worth a try!! Drug companies hate thsi, doctors even because money is made on cancer treatments!! The side effects are nil so I would continue with ur doctor, but just add this on your own....Pancur, Fenben...its an anti parasitic.. And for many colon cancers respond right away... Do ur own research... But something like 200 mil a day is recommended
I’ve never heard of constipation being the only symptom of colon cancer!
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.
What about if you have hemorrhoids and they have to push that thing by it?
If anyone is having issues with vomiting ask your doctor to prescribe what’s called “Amend”. It’s a game changer. It really works. No more vomiting or feeling nauseous. GOD bless you all in your journey. ❤️🙏🏾😇
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. ❤️🙏🏾😇
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Oh the neuropathy is hell. Thankfully pregabalin is really helping
So, maybe give me your thoughts?
As a guy with really bad anxiety and hemorrhoids, how would my symptoms be different than colon cancer? Every time I google it the internet says I have cancer
Honestly, seek professionals only. Only blood tests, stool tests and colonoscopy etc. will provide a valid diagnosis.
I couldn’t get a colonoscopy…stool test was negative for blood. I was anemic around 40…it was assumed to be from my periods, even thought I complained of a sore stomach, and right pelvic pain….in any case, I’m 50 so I guess it was ok…
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.
What did the blood work show for them to call you?
She said they told her she was extremely anemic and needed a blood transfusion (most likely from complete blood count test)
Haley P, You definitely should be tested for Lynch Syndrome. This isn't only information that will hopefully help you, but after reading other's comments here, the same applies to them.
Cancers at the young ages are not normal and you need to be proactive and insist on being checked for Lynch.
Experience speaking here.
Best of luck to y'all in this situation.
37 is a kid too idc what anyone says that's young
I’m going to get tested I just got a gut feeling I am not well at all I lost tons of weight and my stomach hurts all the time
How long you've been feeling like that..same as me
When you said you were "gaslighting" yourself, did you leave out bleeding? Because that alone would not be able to ignore or blame on something else. I've noticed alot of these colon cancer vids, never mention bleeding when using the bathroom. Just wondered if that was a main sign and why is it being left out?
Bleeding is often a symptom, but not everyone has it or notice it.
I wish she said how low her hg was.
If u take a shot for every time she says "If that makes sense", u would be dead...
However... she's ahhhmazing.
I don't understand why ppl always say "If that makes sense" its a trend and I get it but it drives me nuts bc If it didn't make sense the interviewer would ask questions.
We have a lot of colon cancer and breast cancer in my family. So I was also doing family history and found we had a branch of Jews in our family. Found out all the cancer that branch had and found out we had Lynch syndrome. This was the cause of all the cancer that was in the family. I notified as many of my family as I could and found out a good portion of the family had Lynch. First cousins, their children some dying. I had always had pre cancer polyps so my gastro doctor wanted me genetically tested. I was lucky I did not have Lynch, if I did they were going to remove my breasts, colon and female organs. It pays to get genetically tested
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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.
What's the point of CT Scans? They don't seem to show anything.
Not true, CT scans will show Stage 2,3,or 4, but not Stage 1
Abnormal growths.
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Caused by what?
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She mentions gaslighting. There's a lot of that going around on TH-cam
Your bowel was bleeding internally? Was there any blood in your stools?
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.
Appreciate you sharing your story but honestly had a very hard time keeping up and understanding because it was so fragmented and jumping from one topic to the next with no order to the process. It was also very bizarre how you would break out in laughter explaining very serious and critical times such as how the doctors told you that you needed transfusions now, and they didn’t know how you were standing on your own two feet, or how you thought you might die, or how terrible it was the first time to get up from bed after surgery. I guess personally I find nothing funny about the severe treatments and almost dying from colon cancer, although everyone is different and I suppose it may be funny to you. Sweep up, or mop up chemo is giving to many colon cancer patients of earlier stages as well not just because yours was stage 3, I had stage 4 metastatic colorectal cancer and didn’t do sweep up chemo, it depends on the patient and oncologist. Also there is surgical staging, which includes biopsies, and clinical staging which involves scans, CT, MRI, or PET. If it is metastatic and spread to the liver, lungs, or brain which would make it stage 4 how do you think they know it’s in these areas if not for it showing up in a scan? I agree we can make excuses or deny symptoms but I’ve never heard it used in terms of “catfishing ourselves.” So glad they have dropped the ages for colonoscopies since more and more younger people are sadly being diagnosed with colon cancer. So glad you’re doing well! My daughter was only three years old when I was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer. Hope you have a long lifetime status of NED.
@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
I'm sorry about your diagnosis & I wish you all the best but what I really want to know is why you wouldn't pay the fee for the blood work? Is it that expensive where you live? At 2:53 she says that if the bloodwork hadn't been covered by my Insurance I wouldn't have gotten it like I know 100% if it had of been a fee I wouldn't have gotten it but it was covered by my Insurance & so I got the bloodwork. Can we all stop for a minute & think what could've happened to this woman had she not gotten the bloodwork? I shutter to think! She could've ended up at stage 4! Haley, if you read this, I would like to know why you wouldn't have paid for the fee for bloodwork? I'm from Canada where our Health care is free & I want to know what the cost of bloodwork is? I bet you're so glad that you got your bloodwork done Haley.
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.
$453.58 is what Quest charged for routine bloodwork in December 2023. This woman just had a baby and had all of those expenses. I had to give up my medication this year because I can no longer afford it. I have a $7,050 deductible before insurance will pay anything. Must be good to live in a country that values healthcare.
Could you show more vivid and close up images of needles going into veins, lol
Im so scared. I'm 31 single mother. My son is 10 and daughter is 8. I have ulcerative colitis. I haven't gotten a colonoscopy in 6 years. I recently did to cycles of iron transfusion. Due being chronic anemic. I really just want the blood to stop coming out of my ass. I've just been ignoring it. I know I'm getting worse. But I'm scared of the unknown.
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 always hear "you know" 🤪
Malnourishment is a dilemma in this country
"Like"
I really wanted to complete the video but the vocal frying is just unbearable to me, thanks anyways.
Can you please edit out all the “you know”s in your videos? It’s so hard to listen to
Hope you (like) doing better now. Jesus is the Savior.
I cannot believe how many women I know who got cancer either during pregnancy or right after!!!!hmmmm. Kinda makes sense though..the woman s body is hosting ,helping cellular division, so cancer might take advantage of that opportunity
How much would bloodwork have cost? But you already had made up your mind not to pay for it if it wasn’t covered by insurance? And your mother died of breast cancer? I don’t think you were gaslighting yourself. It’s called denial. Don’t you have a yearly physical with bloodwork? You have children! Just sounds crazy.
You need to stop using the word like so repetitively. It was hard to understand you.
“Like like like like like like like”
Talks “like” a teenager.
Cannot listen to her.