I can't say much about that specific cancer but will tell you that my father-in-law took Gleevec for his CML. it was like a magic bullet for a number of years. It only quit working when he decided not to take it anymore. Good luck on finding support!

It could be many different things. The only way to know is to get a colonoscopy. Please go see your doctor!

Cultural differences are very, very real. I'm a fourth generation Californian and left for Texas as soon as I could. For 20 years, I lived all over the country with my Air Force husband. He retired and we moved to Arizona. Hated it. We are back in Texas where I am among people who think like me from...

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In February of 2011 I finally gave in and had a colonoscopy at age 56. I'd had symptoms for years, but was so afraid of the procedure after my husband had a bad experience. Well, I woke up to be told that there was a mass very low in my rectum. The next month was a blur of scans and tests. A rectal ...

Two years ago I was in the midst of tests, scans and more tests. From going into a screening colonoscopy, which I had put off for 6 years due to the colon perforation my husband had gone through during his first scope, to the PET, to the rectal ultrasound (T3 rectal tumor detected and APR recommende...

The morning of my surgery I received word that a beloved member of our Sunday School class had died from Stage 4 Rectal Cancer.. That was not easy, it was Wednesday . On Friday, I got the unbelievable news that I was Stage 0. Chuck's funeral was Saturday. I was so glad to be at his funeral, to carry...

The costs are astounding. I honestly don't know the answer. However, I do know what government healthcare is like. We have had military healthcare or over 35 years. When my husband was 50 the PCP recommended a screening colonoscopy. We were stupid and he agreed to the colonoscopy with a general surg...

I am just about 2 years out from dx. Had a scope last year, will have a digital exam on 1 Mar. My tumor was so low that he can check it with the digital exam. I also had a transanal excision due to location. I have always gotten yearly PAP tests and yearly mammograms. Nothing changed there. If all g...

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One of the female colon cancer survivors I find that it does annoy e that so many obituaries of "young" people do not mention one word about the cause of death unless it is breast cancer. Why are so many families afraid/shy about the cause of death? Drives me nuts.

I have given up weight lost goals. I am 58 and it is now hard to raise my heart rate at a 15% incline at 3.5 mph on a treadmill. I use weight training twice a week and Master's Swimming (about a mile and a half in one hour) to keep fit and my body is changing from fat that jiggles to lean and strong...

I put off my first colonoscopy until age 56 because my husband had a perforation with his at age 50. We have learned so much. His was done by a military surgeon who had only done one other while on active duty. If I had not been strong armed by my civilian GP, my rectal tumor would have been much mo...

I am one of those who so far was "lucky" to have caught my rectal tumor early. I had to have a transanal excision and I was given a staging of Stage 0. Yes, I was fortunate, especially after being told after a rectal ultrasound that I had a T3 tumor. Almost 2 years later, my CEA is .01' PE...

One of the hardest things I have ever done as a friend was to shut my mouth. I could tell my friend's husband was sick. He was a walking skeleton and was in tremendous pain. They believed the back pain was from a bad mattress. One time I asked if Stephen had seen his doctor. I was told that it was t...