TheCraftyCarver
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So, it's off topic from the usual Pen chat topics ; but I wanted to share some good news from today! My husband got to ring the "End of Treatment" bell at the Oncology office today after defeating Stage 4 Metastatic colon cancer that had spread to his lungs as well. He's gone thru 9 months of aggressive chemo, 2 surgeries, 5 sessions of high dose radiation and is looking forward to clean PET scans from now on.
I know that this forum leans heavier towards the "Male" statistics, so I'll leave this here as a PSA as well. "45 is the new 50" for colon cancer screenings. My husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic colon cancer at the age of 51. It had grown into 2 tumors had then spread to to his lungs as well (he is a healthy, non smoking guy) and he was diagnosed with NO SYMPTOMS other than some anemia and feeling a bit tired.
The cancer had been growing for 4ish years and he had no idea it was there and was getting worse quickly.
He was apprehensive about getting a colonoscopy (like most men are) and he was worried about the awkwardness with it and had avoided it up until his new Dr insisted he get one as a precaution. He said it was pretty much the best nap he had ever had and then he woke up in a different room than where he had fallen asleep. There was no pain, no embarrassment or discomfort at all from the procedure. (Worst part he said was a tad of roughness in his throat from the oxygen tube drying him out) and he was more embarrassed he had avoided it so long for something that "wasn't a big deal after all" (except, you know, finding the deadly cancer).
So, if you've been avoiding getting tested, do your loved ones a favor and get checked out. If he had been checked out a Few years before they would have snipped a few small polyps and that would have been it, but avoiding it nearly cost him his life. We have an 8 year old daughter and he is our world and 9 months ago we heard "15% change of survival" and that is something I want to spare anyone from ever hearing, so think of your loved ones and make the appointment to get checked!
ok- PSA speech over- but I just wanted to share our good news
The cancer had been growing for 4ish years and he had no idea it was there and was getting worse quickly.
He was apprehensive about getting a colonoscopy (like most men are) and he was worried about the awkwardness with it and had avoided it up until his new Dr insisted he get one as a precaution. He said it was pretty much the best nap he had ever had and then he woke up in a different room than where he had fallen asleep. There was no pain, no embarrassment or discomfort at all from the procedure. (Worst part he said was a tad of roughness in his throat from the oxygen tube drying him out) and he was more embarrassed he had avoided it so long for something that "wasn't a big deal after all" (except, you know, finding the deadly cancer).
So, if you've been avoiding getting tested, do your loved ones a favor and get checked out. If he had been checked out a Few years before they would have snipped a few small polyps and that would have been it, but avoiding it nearly cost him his life. We have an 8 year old daughter and he is our world and 9 months ago we heard "15% change of survival" and that is something I want to spare anyone from ever hearing, so think of your loved ones and make the appointment to get checked!
ok- PSA speech over- but I just wanted to share our good news