Doctors Told Me I Had Allergies-It Turned Out Being Stage Four Lung Cancer |
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มี.ค. 2020
- At first, Gina Hollenbeck was told that her chronic cough was due to seasonal allergies, then a second doctor chalked it up to gastric reflux. It was a chest X-ray she insisted on paying for out of pocket that led to her terminal cancer diagnosis.
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I continued to go to Dr because of persistent cough. Was told i needed mental health because it was just chronic bronchitis. Eventually i threw a tantrum. They threatened me with police. To complait me they sent me for x-rays. Next call i got was from pulmonary specialist. Prognosis is stage 4 lung cancer. Been so blessed my insurance pays for everything. They gave me 18months. I'm on immunotherapy. Life extended 3years so far. Hasn't spread. I know I'm on borrowed time but God and life is good. When you feel it in your gut something is wrong don't let anyone try to make you feel/sound mental. Some doctors disregard/dismiss when a woman tells THEM something isn't quite right with their bodies. God is good and always have the last word. Blessings to all!!!
So sad that patients have to throw a tantrum to get proper testing done.
Another effective tactic - if a doctor refuses to give you a test ask them to note their refusal in your chart. the word "malpractice" never needs to be said but a savvy doctor will understand what is going on.
Have some good times! ❤ Take care of yourself. 😊
Is no one going to mention that insurance companies wouldn’t comply with a request for a chest x-ray. That is disgusting. The USA really needs to get its health care system fixed. Insurance companies are raking in the money on your illness. It’s time to take it away from them.
If you do not have available, excessive cash funds? .... to pay for a lot of these services, out of pocket? ..... These ridiculously incompetent, bureaucratic insurance systems ... will kill you!
THIS is what the next civil war in America will be over-insurance companies being allowed to make medical decisions for our wellbeing-over our Doctors. PS-Hell is going to be standing room only because of corporate greed.
I've been waiting for a chest x-ray for over a year.
Agree it’s a hot mess here
And $75 for a chest x-ray is nothing. She got her chest x-ray.
She's a strong woman and level headed. Very admirable.
Yep! Years of misdiagnosis. After many er visits, one doctor told me I had a pulled muscle on a Friday. On Sunday I was called back to the er. Stage 4 NET tumors. Carcinoid cancer diagnosis, along with carcinoid syndrome. 80 cm of intestines removed. It had metastasized. Last year had a parotid removed. I celebrated 2 years last month, and still giving my kids the blues! Advocate for yourself, and never give up. We know our bodies. Don’t let anyone dictate your outcome 💜🦓🦄💃🏾
They did an CAT scan on me in March after a heart attack and stroke, they told my wife I was probably going to be a vegetable for the rest of my life if I lived. They discharged me after 8 days and I'm home now, about 90% of what I was before, not a 100% but if you didn't know I had those issues, you wouldn't know it by talking to me today. Moral of the story? Get second opinions, and have hope, my wife was planning funeral in March, and now we're back to being better than we were before. Don't take life for granted, it can be gone in an instant.
Wow Bob so glad you are doing better and still here.
They were trying to prepare her for a worst case scenario. I am glad you are well and made it through.
Send you positive vibes all the way from Ireland 🇮🇪
@@tricialiverbird1978 Thank you
Bless your soul I try to keep everyone in my prayers..
My non smoking mom died from lung cancer that had been diagnosed as emphysema. I thought it was odd that a non smoker had emphysema. By the time someone noticed how sick she was it was too late. Drs gave her 6 months, she died in 4. My mom was under a Drs care and had been going for regular monthly visits for more than a decade (various issues such as hypothyroid, kidney problems and high cholesterol caused by genetics and not diet). Not once did the Dr look at her lungs.
My mom believed Drs were authority figures who should not be second-guessed. I had always said "Drs are people, not gods".
If you arent happy with a treatment or diagnoses - GET ANOTHER! THEY ARENT GODS!
A tough story to read. Your Mom would no doubt be Very Glad you shared this in hopes that others reading this might be able to alter their situations. I'm very mad that Gina HAD to actually pay for her own X-Ray. That's Criminal.
My mom had emphysema for a few years & never smoked cigarettes.
We've all been exposed to second hand smoke so it's not a surprise that some succumb to cancer.
So sorry. Same thing happened to my dad. He passed 6 weeks after his real diagnosis.
Same here my former smoking mom was diagnosed with COPD but was instead in stage 4 lung cancer. She only lived 2 months after we found out in 2011.
I pray she is healthy and will live to be a grandma!! 😊
She passed away in 2022.
I am a pharmacologist and doctors do not like me. The feeling is mutual, because I always tell them they are incompetent diagnosticians.
I agree they are
Dont compare yourself to doctors/emergency doctor :)
It wasn’t a pharmacologist that ended up saving her life
You are not a physician.
Some doctors treat people worst than mechanics diagnosing cars, I often times run into so call doctors who have this nonchalant dismissive attitude and it's disgusting, these people are suppose to make sure you're healthy ?
I had a cough for about 3 months. I had the kind of doctor that "forgot " to tell me I had pancreatitis. He also forgot to mention I was borderline diabetic. When I found this out, I switched doctors. His partner then told me my cough was allergies. I got fuming angry. I was going to either report them or drop them. He noticed that I meant business. He gave me a chest xray. Thankfully it came up clear. But never again will I go with mediocrity. It's my life.
Life in the USA is not what people think. Doctors are rare and its not until its too late the PAs are like, "Woops"
@@dejacavu6259 yeah I think people should get blood work often just a usual CBC panel, liver enzymes etc, and also take concerns more seriously. Insurance companies/pharmaceutical companies run the business now. Patients just expect a pill to get better as well, most of them. It’s almost not even up to doctors anymore and all about making money of the meds. It’s crazy.
And incompetence
I haveva persisten cough due to my colon/allergies. I have been taking Quercetin for that for more than 10 years, it helps. Now with covid Quercetin was 1 of the first things they say you should be taking! How good is God!
@@dejacavu6259 as a former worker in the medical field....you have no idea the incompetence I've seen most people only care about the paycheck and not the patient.
Realize she went to 5 doctors before one of them was finally able to figure out she had cancer. Remember that the next time you put your trust in these people.
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Yes!!!!!
“These people” save lives. Stop generalizing you have no idea what the patient tells the physician first off, second some diseases show no symptoms until it is too like pancreatic cancer. Doctors are like lawyers everyone hates them until they need them.
@@elizabethlibero1878 "These people save lives."
Go work at a hospital for a few months and you'll realize how many people die from the neglect or incompetence of doctors. Officially, almost half a million people in the U.S. die from that every year, but the number might be bigger.
@@elizabethlibero1878 Guess you didn't read my comment. There are some really good doctors, however, when your doctor forgets to tell you you have pancreatitis and you have a large cyst on your pancreas, they need to begin a career in gardening where all they can kill are plants.
when my sons ins.co. denied a him life saving procedure over a paperwork technicality, that was it! We just pooled our money and paid for it ourselves. I'd rather owe a bill than bury a child. He's doing well
In June of this year i went to the ER with shortness of breath. While there it got worse. One CAT scan later i found out i have Stage 4 Metabolic Small Cell Lung Cancer. Currently on Immunotherapy. Praying for you.
Sending lots of get well wishes. Keep strong. X
I am so sorry and I hope you end up well. Talk to your doctor about repurposing drugs and do your research please. You never know! I wish you the best
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Praying for YOU Thomas!
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Samething happened to my dad, they told him he had allergies for 9 months he only found out the had stage 4 lung cancer when his knees started to hurt and his legs started to swell. He fought it for a year and a half and passed away at 55. I love him so much and miss him like crazy. It's hard to watch someone you love not be able to get out of bed.
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I lost my father over a year ago. It's the biggest loss in man's life. Stay strong!
I'm sorry for what happened to your Dad. What you are describing is the same symptoms I feel. I was in the hospital with both legs swollen and they thought it was a dvt. It was not so I followed up with my heart doc and he said it's not my heart. My knees do hurt which is strange. What's the connection with lung cancer and knee pain? God bless
@@jacobhillanbrand7988 i really don't know, he had a cough that wouldn't go away. Then one day he starting saying his joints hurt and shortly after his knees hurt real bad and legs started swelling above the sock line. Definitely get a second opinion if you feel something isn't right.
As an RN who worked oncology all I can say is WOW! It is miraculous. I hope y0u are still going strong in 2021.
Miraculous ? She had to fight for her own life / healthcare and that saved her
Miraculous. What a stupid thing to say.
A persistent cough was what led to my Mom's lung cancer diagnosis. Sadly, she passed when it metastasized to her brain. I pray this lovely lady makes it.
What do you think cancer cause in her diet or some scent perfume and so on? I don't believe it was cause by smoking.
Dis you pray for your mom, of course you did and this is the out come. Grace
@@jinshark9078 educate yourself, you fool....
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I think she just passed away a month ago, sadly.
I wish I had seen this a little sooner. I have been smoking for 37 yrs. when I developed a chronic dry cough. Every month.for 3-4 months I went to the doctor and she would prescribe me a different medicine. The 5th and 6th month she insisted it was just allergies. No testing was done. By this time I was desperate because of how bad this cough was affecting my sanity and general well-being so I made an appointment with a pulmonologist, which took another 2 months to get in. I had a lung infection and a partially collapsed lung and after further testing found out I have a cancerous lung tumor.
I was told I had allergies too, then told I had a lung disease and then to find out it was a reaction to mold. It’s so important to advocate for your health.
Were you able to treat it?
Did you have mold in your house or something?
Exact same thing happened to me. Allergies, Reflux. Persistent cough for 3 months went to my primary care doctor sent me for a chest x- ray. Lung Cancer, furthest thing from my mind. Tumor in chest pressing on Trachea had stents put in, Radiation, Chemo now on Immunotherapy. It's been 10 months and I plan on living another 10 years!!
Sending all my prayer to u & family
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You'll live beyond that 🙏🏿
I like how she researched the doctors, medications 💊, paid out of pocket to get her journey to being healed underway. Bless her
You shouldn't have to pay out of pocket when you have insurance.
I’m glad to hear that the ER doc took a deeper dive into her symptoms.
I was diagnosed with lymphoma January 2017; after 6 rounds of R-Chop, I have been in remission sin May 2017.
So pleased your in remission. well done
God bless you+++
I'm sori... Remission means??
@@evolution8662 Scientists do not know what causes lymphoma; therefore, they cannot say that a person is cured. Consequently, they say that a person is in remission which means that all of the tests that they have run on me do not show any indication that I have cancer. I could have it, but I do not show any symptoms.
As a nurse. I too insisted something was wrong with me. Instead of what my docs said was “It’s just menopause” at age 37, I was diagnosed (after fighting for years for a diagnosis, with Multiple Sclerosis. I am now in remission after three years of chemo. Keep on fighting Gina!
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Chemo for múltiple sclerosis? I didn't know that 😳
I didn’t know Chemo was a treatment for MS
@@kc_2525 it is. It is a form of chemo. I was one of the first 10 patients on the East Coast to receive it. It worked so well but when I began to get side effects I had to stop it. I took it for 3 years.
Why was the OB-GYN prescribing allergy meds, and why was the ENT prescribing GI meds? I'm confused on why this alone didn't seem suspicious enough. And then she went to an orthopedic doctor...FOR A COUGH?
None of this makes any sense whatsoever.
Yeah, I switched off too after that and read the comments instead.
(That just did not add up in any way. Glad I am not the only one who felt that way.)
Did later resume watching after all.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Because if you are at the Ortho for something bone/joint related and he/she notices your persistent cough, they are a Dr. so they can write a prescription for cough medicine!
maybe her ob/gyn was her primary care physician. some medical groups allow that.
Also, why would someone presenting with a persistent cough that is not getting better with treatment be denied a CXR?? Shouldn’t a CXR be one of the first steps to making a diagnosis?
They (Doctors) missed so many signs for years with my wife that led to terminal stage 4 small cell lung cancer with 20 mets to the brain. You got 2 months we were told -thats exactly what she got 2 weeks after her 62nd birthday. Nobody went outside the box all those years and thats whats needed! Good story here and hope its still going.
That is why I think ppl should keep on reading up on medical stuff all the time. At least we have google now (at least google is good for some stuff ) in the old days it was difficult and thumb suck
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This was my father!!!!!!!! He went to his doctor for two years because of “allergies.” All his doctor did was pull out prescription pad and write prescription for antibiotics. I finally talked him into getting a second opinion. First thing new doctor did was a chest x-ray. He had lung cancer, and the other doctor who ignored him basically killed him because it was too late. He did not smoke but was a firefighter for 25 years. Any doctor with a brain would have gotten a lung x-ray when his patient coughing up blood (parents didn’t tell me that part).
I wish you the best outcome and a long life full of love and happiness. I’m a fellow survivor and finished my last targeted therapy in August. Never give up, I was told to get my affairs in order exactly 40 years ago. Keep focused on your dreams, I’ve been way too busy to pass away.
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Gosh I love your attitude🙏🏿
Sadly, she passed away on June 12 2022. R.I.P 😢
This girl in the video passed?
This is true. My wife complained of a knee. pain for two years, went to multiple doctors. The doctors had no clue. Finally she fell to the floor in our living room. She broke her large leg bone. A trip to the er confirmed her leg bome was eaten through via cancer. The docs totally missed the big picture in spite of positive family and personnel history.
Oh my Lord that makes me so angry for you and your wife. What is wrong with these drs?
They treat you like dirt. I swear I have lost so much faith in the medical community. I have a bladder diasese since childhood and ulcerative colitis plus survived 3 major car wrecks.i suffered so bad with that diasese as a kid and young teen with hideous painful treatments And I have endometriosis. Now they put you to sleep. I have had 2 wonderful drs but this rest I can't say anything real nice about.
I have had a persistent painful infection for about a year now,. been treated crap at ER because I went into anaphalaxsis 5 times in a few months times from drug allergies and even had a attack right in my allergists that sent me to ER on what felt like cardiac arrest when it felt like a sledgehammer hit my chest.i still am having serious issues with that which is so scary.
And my wonderful pain doc that gave me ketamine a freaking miracle drug has died so I am suffering with hideous pain. Can't get it because of these greedy clinics that want 900 bucks a treatment when he had it somehow covered for me. Is ts a cheap drug too so it's disgraceful they are making money off suffering people.
My state also won't pass the kind of medical marijuana that helps chronic pain either so these vultures can make money on lesser effective type that is not using the whole flower. It's just been crazy and then my GP says oh by the way you have a fracture in your back and I'm like what?
Only thing I can figure is in the Er I had a muscle spasm and ejected from the table and I already had herniated l 4 l 5 discs.
I have knee injuries mainly because some quack gave me medicine that caused my blood pressure to drop to the floor and so I kept passing out. Hearing about your wife is scary because my pain had increased and all they told me to do for the fracture is just take that medical marijuana that is not really effective.
I spend so much money out of pocket for docs that won't take insurance. The marijuana doc wont and the marijuana is not covered and is expensive. Neither will the pain doc. He's nice but not as good or experienced like my brilliant doc I had before that died and was also a cancer doc.
That man was a true healer. As was my old urologist who was from italy and extremely compassionate. I'm so sorry for you and your wife and I hate to say this but I sure hope you talk to a lawyer. Unfortunately they may learn if you do that, not to treat the next patient that way. It may seem like you don't want to do that but in reality you may save someone from suffering. God bless you both.
@Julian Bear I tend to see it a lot with the legal and medical professions. Some people are just predatory and sociopathic in those 2.
Good news at least they passed the whole flower. Because we all signed petitions.
@@foxibot they treat women even worse especially if its a gynae related issue like ovariwn cycts rtc
@@aena5995 yeah they do.
You are the captain of your life. You decide where you will go and you know better than anyone, when something is wrong. I was sick for years, with doctors saying it was in all in my head...until I told one doctor (a specialist) I couldn’t continue to live as I was. Then he “happened” to figure out what was wrong. This was several doctor’s later, with one referring me to the specialist for the tentative diagnosis for the reason that actually was causing me to be so sick. It took nearly 10 years with progressively worsening symptoms.
What was the diagnosis??
Wonderful! I am a survivor of two types of tumors in my stomach. Right now I'm cancer free and thankful!!
My dad kept getting told he had sinus infections for about a year. The doctor wouldn't order any scans. Turned out to be stage 4 glioblastoma, golfball size in his frontal lobe. He was sick for so long before he found out and he only figured it out because he passed out at a grocery store and paramedics took him straight to the emergency room.
Stop putting Doctors on a pedestal. They are just as dumb, lazy, and irresponsible as you and me. Hold them accountable and don't be afraid to question them.
Wow I didn't think someone could recover from stage 4
Omg..you are a brave and strong woman...you are beating the odds.
My wife had lung cancer in 2015... they removed 1/2 of her left lung...was in her lymph nodes too so chemo..she was also tested for the ALK gene but it was a different type of cancer..
Last July a scan showed a new tumor in her lung and they removed a section of the remaining lobe.
Now more frequent scans..
She is doing remarkably well...she has a similar attitude like you.
She’s has such a great energy about her. Even tho she’s going what’s she going thru she’s still smiling. I love that. Best wishes to her and many blessings❤️❤️
She knows new drugs will deal with the cancer
@@qjtvaddict hope you are ok
Your positivity is infectious and you’re the perfect example on how to advocate for one’s health. Thanks for sharing.
That’s so amazing and incredible! Anyone who has or has cancer (I had a rare endometrial cancer that’s in remission) should always advocate for themselves and never give up hope. Not everyone will be cured, but there are so many treatments now that can certainly help many who might not have had a chance.
Hello how are you doing 😊😊😊
I worked for West Virginia University surgery and Trauma services when my maternal uncle was diagnosed with esophageal cancer.
My dad said that he thought he might also have it because he was having the same symptoms. At that time esophageal cancer was quite rare so I thought it was probably a motility problem and scheduled my dad for tests.
I went in when they did the upper endoscopy and couldn't believe how large the tumor was.
The oncologist gave my dad 6 months and was very pessimistic.
So I called the doctor and had a talk with him, explaining that if he couldn't be positive then he was not to say anything at all, we were paying him not the other way around, and that he should be positive even if he couldn't cure my dad.
My dad lived 3 years beyond what they thought and I think it was because of being positive.
I hope you’re still cancer free thank you for this video I watched it during a very hard time... and it really helped reset my perspective
Hallelujah 💛 God bless!!! So happy to hear. My Dad died of lung cancer. I have COPD. I am so glad there is hope and progress!!!!!
On Oct 2016 my mom started coughing but it never went away, and soon after the doctor diagnosed her with small cell stage 3 lung cancer, when infact it was actually stage 4 and she wasn't a smoker. She passed away on Feb 13th 2017. She went through the best form of chemo and immunotherapy but it didnt help. Miss my mom.
@Ben i lost my dad to small cell lung cancer as well. He lasted a few months after being diagnosed. He was a smoker. Although i don't think my mom had it due to passive smoking.
@Ben thanks man, that happened a long time ago. Well my dad was also a heavy smoker, he had a stroke which made him quit cold turkey, 10 years later he got the cancer. The thing with my mom was, all my uncles were smokers too, and none got cancer nor their wifes. My mom however always had one of those humidifier on her night stand beside her, the stuff they put into those things have never been regulated or controlled. Not saying thats the culprit, it could be many things.
So much respect for this woman. Praying that she stays cancer free and has many years of happiness and life ahead. It’s so awful that in America we have to be our own advocates against a Doctors that have taken an oath to be “healers” but really they can’t put their ego aside to even listen to issues people are experiencing.
In January of 2012, a cough began for me. Doctor said it was acute walking pneumonia. I took antibiotics. I then coughed daily for nearly six years and lost my sense of taste and smell to this day, aside from the stench inside my head that I taste, smell and breathe every day and night. I saw an ENT, had my bronchiole explored, had a CT scan on my head and chest X-rays. To no avail, NOTHING. Although, in 2018, my cough seemed to have dissipated to a weekly thing and an occasional pain in my chest, all my doctors said there’s nothing left to do. So here I am living the rest of my life this way!
How are you doing 😊👋
Omg I developed a cough a year and a half ago. Got x rays which came up clear. The doctor gave me an inhaler which did nothing. My cough is worse all this time later, wakes me in the night and prevents me from running like I did. But no solutions from doctors...
@@nathaliem9597 Where are you from if i may ask?
Thanks so much for sharing your story. I stumbled on it somehow looking for hairstyles. Your are a strong survivor and an inspiration. May you live a long, happy, health prosperous life!
Prayers up for you and your family, Gina. I am so impressed by your fighting spirit. You are one tough cookie.
Amazing news! So happy to hear that!
Hallelujah ! oh my gawd i am so over the moon happy for you. I will be praying for you to continue on . you have educated people to keep persistent with doctors
Oh my word Gina your determination is an important lesson for everyone. Thank u for sharing
Wow what a survivor. Your positive outlook is an inspiration to others!
Couldn’t stop texting. God bless you more! You’re such a inspiration
Your an incredible woman, so happy your still with us. You go Gina sending you tons of healing prayers!!!! ❤️💜❤️💜❤️
How are you doing 😊😊👋
@@jasonbryan9056 I’m well thank you. Hope you are too!!
@@renataloren2384 I'm doing great where are you from if i may ask?
@@jasonbryan9056 I’m from Vancouver BC Canada 🇨🇦
@@renataloren2384 I'm from key West Florida
Wow. God bless this woman. That's courage defined. .. I hope she's doing well.
You’re so positive I admire you and your courage to fight !
So happy to hear you are now Cancer free and doing great, salute to you as you face all those devastating difficult situation like real wonder woman and won 🙏
Soooo very happy that you finally met the right Doctor that knew what to do .😘🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤
God bless you and your family. A tough experience to go through for sure. You are a a brave soul.
Thank you for sharing. Much respect. Best wishes for your health.
Why don't doctors listen to patients? We know our bodies. My mum was 35 and was breathless, losing weight she was at doctors countless times fobbed off! And she was a smoker, finally after saying it was this and that at 40 they found out she had Emphysema! She died at 46 with it. This was 41 years ago and its makes me mad that doctors even now still do the same! I have no faith in them. Glad your still here and hope you will be here for a lot longer 👍
I feel like I know how you feel. I’m trying to find out what’s wrong with my heart at the moment though I swear if my mum wasn’t so aggressive on asking for more tests I would’ve been dismissed. Sad times.
This confirms my thoughts.
Doctors don’t care.
Either that or Doctors don’t ask enough questions because they are loaded with patients and want to rush from patient to patient.
You know, i am living with chronic 24/7 severe pelvic pain for a few years. And this is when it got worse but before that fot 15 years i was telling them that it hurts on menstruations too too much and they were saying that this is normal. How do you define normal? If someone comes to you it is already not normal, it means we are in pain, discomfort. So i had endometriosis for 20 years and i was dismissed. We would stay at home if it was "normal".I got a surgery and i got disgnosed with endometriosis and that is it. Tried so many meds and hormonal treatments and that is it. I still live in pain, sometimed bed-bounded and doctors say we did everything we could😒 i have a chance to travel for specialists but i have no money. So yes, i can barely doctors now.
Why generalize all doctors?! Doctors do care. Cigarettes killed your mom not the doctors.
Blessings and miracles to you.
I'm glad you beat it! My dad wasn't as lucky, but his was from smoking. All the best to you! 💕
Wow, what a strong, upbeat woman! I wonder how she is doing now? I hope she's well. ❤️
Ugh ...I’m sooo happy she is alive and well !!! Just positive thoughts 🙏
A doctor told Sophia Sanchez her illness was all in her head.Turns out she needed a new heart !! She got one and is doing wonderful.She would have died but her mom was like l am not giving up and neither should anyone else
This happens especially to women. We're treated like we're all a bunch of emotional hypochondriacs. I've been fortunate to have good doctors, but I would not tolerate being brushed aside.
@@73cidalia omg i have a simikar story i used to get pain on my sides ultrasound showed ovarian cycts and pcos now i m on birthcontrol😢
So happy such a precious lady is doing well.
As a oncology nurse. Your story is phenomenal. 🥰
Such a beautiful lady with a positive attitude. God bless you Gina and may you continue to be blessed with Cancer free. You are an inspiration to us all.
You have a great positive attitude and it helps a lot
I'm so happy you are alive! God bless you ❤️
Wow i just don't understand why u weren't taken seriously all those months! Thank God for the ER doc. So saddened the cancer came back. U are very strong and positive. Many prayers your way. Beautiful family. I will see if any recent videos u have🙏🙏
Because it was probably an HMO and they're worthless. Anything where you pay in advance is worthless.
You are a great person and u are so strong! 💖
Gina, you’re amazing and I am glad that you found a doctor who was on your side and willing to listen to you and go on the hunt to figure out what was actually wrong to get an accurate diagnosis and treatments that actually work for you and your body. I know all to well what it’s like to have doctors who don’t listen, cannot seem to connect the dots between the symptoms and the illness . If I hadn’t stood up for myself I wouldn’t be alive today and I wouldn’t have had my miracle Rainbow baby girl. I was also diagnosed with allergies and sent to an allergist who with a simple CBC test and a urinalysis discovered that I had extremely high blood sugar levels and was spilling large amounts of ketones. He said to have my doctor run a hemoglobin A1C to check my blood sugar levels for the last 3 months. When I called she refused and said that she would wait for his report. I had to demand that she do it. I would have gone into a diabetic coma if I had listened to her. While pregnant with my daughter I started having trouble walking and standing and was told it was normal and would go away after giving birth. It didn’t go away and it progressively got worse each year. We had moved to a different state and it was difficult to find a decent doctor in the rural area that became home. The doctor was pretty good for a few years, but I rarely saw him. I usually saw his assistant who was amazing. Things started going down hill and we noticed that the staff kept changing. The assistant was never around anymore. I had gotten an MRI done back in early 2003 and was told that I had 3 bulging disks in my neck and lumbar regions, but they were not severe enough to do anything about them. After that he stopped listening to me whenever I brought up my symptoms. After lots of research I knew that I had lumbar stenosis because the description matched all of my symptoms. Because my doctor wouldn’t help I started going to a chiropractor who helped some, but he also made it a lot worse. I thought it was strange that he never showed me the X-rays he had done. The last time I went to him I had a herniated disk in my neck and was in excruciating pain. Instead of contacting my doctor who is his best friend about getting me referred to a Neurosurgeon he decided that he could fix it if I worked with him. I finally had enough after my former doctor told me that it was all in my head and I just needed to lose weight and exercise more. I demanded that he order an MRI which he fought me on saying that the insurance wouldn’t pay for it. It took a month to get it done, but it saved my life. My spinal cord was being crushed in between my vertebrae in 4 places in my cervical spine. He didn’t tell me, instead he had a staff member call me about the appointment I had in a few days with a Neurosurgeon. I actually had to ask her what the MRI had shown. The new MRI information was forwarded to the Neurosurgeon who didn’t expect me to be able to stand up let alone walk or function at the level I was based on the location and amount of damage shown in the MRI. His assistant had done the neurological exam and had gone to report to him and he literally came in barely a minute after she left to do the exam over for himself. Apparently the car accident I had been in 20 years prior had caused multiple spinal cord injuries that had gone undiagnosed and misdiagnosed for 20 years. After the first surgery he told my husband and I that the damage had been even worse than what was seen in the MRI and that I had been one wrong move away from death or becoming a quadriplegic on a respirator for the rest of my life . I found a new doctor, well actually I found the former assistant who has become my doctor.
She is lucky... my classmate a very good old friend only 32 had lung cancer stage -4. And her doctors said no hope .. only few months left .. all the lazy doctors gave up on her last year she died after 7month..I miss her every single day..
Hi gina. How are you? I hope you are in a good shape & happy with your beloved ones. Your story inspires me & im sure it gives hopes to many others. I lost my father due to lung cancer recently🥺😢
I truly feel for this lady. My grandpa was diagnosed by a chiropractor with a pulled muscle in his chest and back and we lost him less than 4 months later to lung cancer bk in the late 90's. Trust your bodies and what they're telling u and never be afraid to get 2nd or even a 3rd opinion! God Bless and Best Wishes for continued health! 💘 Love From Vermont
Glad you’re doing well!
I'm so happy you're doing well. God bless you and your beautiful family 🥰
You are a true WARRIOR!
Brava gina! Love from italy
I'm so sorry this happened to her I wish she could be saved its horrible how these diseases claim so many lives 😭❤
God bless you. Thanks for the advice. Bob
Very upbeat considering gravity of her diagnosis...beautiful smile all the way Wow
Wow glad you recovered.
That is amazing and God bless this brave woman and I wish her the best
Thank God! You keep smiling, pretty girl! Hugs from a friend in Washington State!
What an awesome roll model and person- strength and courage ✊
A REAL heroine.
What a beautiful story and an awesome inspiring woman
Same thing happened to me, I was told I may have intersistical cystitis after weeks of difficulty urinating, and was waiting on referral to urologist. Things got so bad (couldn’t urinate for hours) I went to ER, they did a cat scan, and I had a 14 cm tumor. Had to have emergency surgery to get it out. Got diagnosed with Stage one ovarian cancer
Glad the treatment is working. Love this "never say die" doctor!
Fantastic vlog. Inspirational. Thank you. x
I pray you are still doing well!
I am so happy for you. Thank you for your educational video
God bless her.. She is a very very strong lady.. I wish her 100 healthy years
This is a great uplifting story. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
My mom passed away from lung cancer, she lived 14 years with cancer
So amazing, a true inspiration.
Typical. Doctors have no clue do they? Not funny. How many brain cells does your doctors need to do a $75 X-ray when you have persistent cough. Sorry I had the same thing with treating me for 6 months for the wrong thing, I too have cancer.
Hello how are you doing 😊😊😊
Bless your heart dear! 💕🙏🏼💕
This gives me some much needed hope. I was just diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer w/ ROS1 mutation. Just waiting on approval from insurance - was denied first attempt
How can they deny such problem at hand???..oh my gawd!..
We need a hybrid of Private and Government funded medicine.
They told my husband he had allergies. He did not get better and went back a week later after he started gurgling. They told him allergies again and he asked the doctor for an xray. before he got home with his allergy prescriptions, the doctor was on the phone to him to go to the nearest er. He had a pneumothorax and it was pressing against his heart. You are your own best advocate
That is such wonderful news that you are cancer free! God bless you!