Not sure if its cancer !

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Chitra
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Not sure if its cancer !

Postby Chitra » Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:46 am

Hi Friends,

My first symptom was rectal bleeding. I went to visit my cousin; she just had her first baby, my first niece.

I was sitting on the toilet and I felt a weird sensation and heard little droplets splashing in the toilet bowl. When I looked, blood was dripping out of my rectum.
It scared me to death and I called my mother to tell her and she said not to worry because it happened to her and it was only hemorrhoids.

It occurred last year November and I never got any more symptoms until recently in June this year. All the years of having period cramps this was like none other I had ever experienced before. From that night I haven't seemed to improve, I've only gotten worse and more symptoms are occurring. So after I got back from my trip, I was still sick and now I am having these symptoms:
-constant diarrhea.
-black tarry stools/sometimes constipated/thin stools/lots of mucus.
-feels like I haven't completely finished having a bowl movement.
-I've lost weight

I have planned an ultrasound, but so far doctors have done:

-Upper G.I scope
-Numerous of blood tests
-Two stool samples

Of course I hope its not cancer, but I can't shake off the feeling that it might be that. I feel lost and alone.
- Chitra Parekh (GMC Pvt. Ltd.)

SweetC80
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Re: Not sure if its cancer !

Postby SweetC80 » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:12 am

I prayer it is not cancer as well, and like many things health related there are always a number of benign reasons for symptoms but that doesn't mean you should ignore. I'm glad you are taking them seriously.Early detection is key. Have they done a colonoscopy?
My Mom
12/16 Stage IIIb Rectal Ca CEA 1.2
1/17-2/17 Chemoradiation CEA 4.4
5/17 Entire Colon, Rectum & Anus removed Perm Ileostomy Bag
7/17 FOLFOX
9/17 Stage IVb 9cm Liver Met & 7mm Lung Nodule CEA 197
9/17 FOLFIRI CEA 160
10/17 Confirmed KRAS Pos CEA 210
11/17 Met growths Liver 10cm & Lung 8mm CEA 425
12/17 FOLFOX again Met growths Liver 13cm & Lung 1cm CEA 405
12/17 Xifaxan due to Hepatic Encephalopathy
12/17 New 2cm liver Met
1/18 CEA 992
2/8/18 Passed Peacefully

inder_muc
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Location: Munich, Germany

Re: Not sure if its cancer !

Postby inder_muc » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:10 pm

I hope it is not cancer. But better to be in safer side and ask your Doctor for a colonoscopy.

Muc
DX 07/2016 Colon Cancer Age 38, Male - Right Hemicolectomy
Stage 2A T3N0M0
Lynch Syndrome

DarknessEmbraced
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Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: Not sure if its cancer !

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:27 pm

I'm sorry you're going through this!*hugs* I would ask your doctor for a colonoscopy.
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)

Lee
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Re: Not sure if its cancer !

Postby Lee » Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:58 pm

You really need to get a colonoscopy. Remember, cancer is just one possibility out of many. Butt do get that colonoscopy.

Good luck,

Lee
rectal cancer - April 2004
46 yrs old at diagnoses
stage III C - 6/13 lymph positive
radiation - 6 weeks
surgery - August 2004/hernia repair 2014
permanent colostomy
chemo - FOLFOX
NED - 16 years and counting!


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