Postby cynnycal » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:26 pm
Hey Blanca,
I don't know about awareness information, unfortunately it's such a subject where young people don't want to think about.
but just to let you know who's here, i'm a 25 yr old woman and was just diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. i'm doing chemo first, and then radiation, then surgery. and i guess more chemo after that.
i just posted about how much it sucks being a young person diagnosed with what is more commonly thought of as an old persons affliction.
it's just not right, but i guess it's just life.
my situation was that it was inherited from my father, and no way around it i guess. I have Familial Polyposis (or FAP)
i didn't have many symptoms, but the few i did have, i also ignored. (figured it was hemorroids or something due to how physically active i am. flipping around and such, also riding horses and whatnot, figured it was just something related to that)
I'm very interested in starting something here in Chicago where I live that would help with awareness, but i have to admit, it's only something i want to do now ony after what i've been through.
if someone had told me to get checked before this (and not given my family history) i probably wouldn't have taken them seriously.