I have been having symptoms of colon cancer for a long time, about 7 years. I've had pain in my left side for 6 years. I now found occult blood from a home test. This is what began my scare of colon cancer.
I sorta feel like there is just nothing else this could be. i even have a mass in my left lower abdomen that i have shown to several docs. i have low iron that my doc says was from my period. I'm always pushing in my stomach area to releive a gnawing, burning pain. I want to know what others w/ cancer stomachs felt like. Mine is bloated only on my left side (which is higher than my right). Im always constipated and short of breath. I push on my lower abdomen just to get a deep breath.
I was feeling like i was off the hook with colon cancer until i read about some members having symptoms for almost as long as me or longer before being diagnosed. My doc says unlikely i have this since my symptoms are for so long, and i hope she's right ...but if not, am I too late?