March is Colo-Rectal cancer awareness month
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40230)
United States
March 31, 2019 1:25pm CST
I usually don't post 2 discussions in a day, but while it is still March I wanted to make sure I do my usual March public service announcement about colo-rectal cancer awareness.
My mom is a survivor of this wicked illness - and she said I have her permission to tell her story to anyone I think this may help. Because that's my mom. She's awesome like this. -- Because of this illness she has had to have 3 large surgeries, 2 "bags", many scars, a round of chemo, countless tests, images, therapies and appointments. I am very thankful she is healing and thriving but it has been a lot of things that (likely) would not have been needed if she had gone in promptly for her colonoscopy. While the test is nothing that people would like to do- it is preferable to all of the havoc of having the ailment.
Please do get your colonoscopy as recommended by your physicians and health care professionals.
Photo: Pixabay
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Apr 19
@FayeHazel @just4him Vince didn't find it too bad really. He must have been one of the lucky ones.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Apr 19
@JudyEv Oh good! Mom says if you watch your diet beforehand the prep is a bit better.... on all account happy that Vince doesn't have a bad time with it
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Apr 19
Thanks! :-) I've heard the prep is the bad part
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
13 May 19
@FayeHazel
Faye, I understand what you are saying but a colonoscopy and virtual colonoscopy are very very hard to do.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
14 May 19
@FayeHazel
Colonoscopies to me are nightmares.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
14 May 19
@Hannihar I don't blame you.... they don't sound fun. Everything I have heard is that the prep done the night before is the worst part.
Some people are able to do a different test where they send in a sample, gross as it is - sounds easier than the test
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
13 May 19
Perhaps so for certain of people with certain of conditions - however here they are considered fairly routine screening (at least the regular conoloscopy)
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
6 Apr 19
Sorry to hear of all that your mom went through. Prevention is always best!
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Apr 19
Thanks! I'm sorry about your uncle. I'm happy you get it done regularly.... it's important
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
23 Apr 19
Im glad i dont have to do one for 25 years, as i dont want to. But obviously if the drs said i needed to, i would.
Im glad your mom is a survivor. But am so sorry shes gone through all this.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
23 Apr 19
Ah yes. I'm not looking forward to it, but it will be a good idea given family history. Mom and I will do ours together.
Thanks! She is my hero for sure :-)
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
31 Mar 19
Wish your mom a speedy recovery. I am glad that she wants her story to be shared with others to increase awareness of this wicked illness.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Apr 19
Thanks! And that is so like my mom :-)
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
1 Apr 19
I don't blame her for putting it off. I do not want to have it done but I don't think women need it until 50 then every 5 years is that correct? Seeing that there is a history of it in your family it will be very important for you to get checked routinely.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Apr 19
True, I don't look forward to it, either. I think you are right - the general guideline is 50, though that can change if you have family history of it. (40 for me) I thought it was 50, and then 1 every 10 years if they didn't find anything the first time, though you may want to double check me on that
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Apr 19
I've heard the prep is the bad part. Is endocopy where the look at your stomach?
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
11 Apr 19
Ah good for Vince and his siblings too. It's good to be on top of that - esp. with the extra risk
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
31 Mar 19
You are right, a simple test to catch it before it turns into cancer or have cancer and go through hell.
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