Postby Hey Daddy » Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:34 am
My son was diagnosed last year at 21 yrs old. I think he, too, felt frustration that his peers could not relate. He is cancer free now and has his next CT in a couple of months but he is so young and active that people seem to think the whole ordeal is over. That is a good and bad thing as he doesn't want to be known as the "kid with cancer" but it would be nice to have someone close (besides your parents) that understands your anxieties as they ebb and flow. As parents, there is a lot of guilt. Looking back there were warning signs but it was nothing that any of us ever even considered until things had progressed to a point where it could no longer be ignored.
DS dx CC Stage IIB (T4N0M0) 3Aug16, 21 yr old
poorly differentiated, lymphovascular and perineural invasion
CEA 29
Colon resection 4Aug16
CEA 2.5
Genetics testing negative
6 mo FOLFOX Sep16 - Mar17
CT Scan Mar17 clear
Colonoscopy Apr17 clear
CEA 1.8
NED
Emergency appendectomy Jun17
Adhesion surgery to clear small bowel obstruction Dec 17