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Linda
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Linda
Welcome to the board. To be honest, his symptoms could be anything. The only thing I can address, from our experience, is that they will give you the results of the colonoscopy (or at least they should) as soon as it is done. With the technology they have, they take pictures along the way of anything they find. Let the person doing the colonoscopy know that you want to know the results when they are finished with the scope and they will come out and talk to you. Even with my colonoscopy (I'm am not the one with the cancer) they came out and talked to George before I was even awake.
Good Luck
Tina0 -
My husbandgeotina said:Linda
Welcome to the board. To be honest, his symptoms could be anything. The only thing I can address, from our experience, is that they will give you the results of the colonoscopy (or at least they should) as soon as it is done. With the technology they have, they take pictures along the way of anything they find. Let the person doing the colonoscopy know that you want to know the results when they are finished with the scope and they will come out and talk to you. Even with my colonoscopy (I'm am not the one with the cancer) they came out and talked to George before I was even awake.
Good Luck
Tina
O.k. that sounds good. This waiting is just crazy and I don't want to wait any longer than I have to. Thanks for the reply!0 -
easier said then done but try
try not to worry and or think anything negative. it just doesn't accomplish anything and that energy you expell on worrying can be saved for when and or if that moment presents itself. after the colonoscopy you usually do get some results. for example if there were polyps and or a blockage they will let you know but the final information won't be available until pathology is complete. usually about 4 days or so. let's not forget if whatever this is is cancerous then catching it early is the 'key' to beating this. it's amazing how the cure rating on percentage changes with the final staging. there are technically 5 stages. stages 0 - 4. stage 4 being the worse. however, i'm a stage 4 and have even experienced months of being cancer free. glad your husband is getting tested and remember as hard as it may be try not worrying and concentrate on getting information sooner rather then later. hope this helps? oh---i would also think if something in the blood testing revealed something significant i think you would know by now.
ed0 -
My Husbandvhtqm1 said:easier said then done but try
try not to worry and or think anything negative. it just doesn't accomplish anything and that energy you expell on worrying can be saved for when and or if that moment presents itself. after the colonoscopy you usually do get some results. for example if there were polyps and or a blockage they will let you know but the final information won't be available until pathology is complete. usually about 4 days or so. let's not forget if whatever this is is cancerous then catching it early is the 'key' to beating this. it's amazing how the cure rating on percentage changes with the final staging. there are technically 5 stages. stages 0 - 4. stage 4 being the worse. however, i'm a stage 4 and have even experienced months of being cancer free. glad your husband is getting tested and remember as hard as it may be try not worrying and concentrate on getting information sooner rather then later. hope this helps? oh---i would also think if something in the blood testing revealed something significant i think you would know by now.
ed
Thanks Ed, I will concentrate on something else for awhile. I have read so much about colon cancer the last few weeks that I believe I have convinced myself that that is what we will have to deal with. Hopefully not,but if so, we will.
Linda0 -
So many storiesLinSims said:My Husband
Thanks Ed, I will concentrate on something else for awhile. I have read so much about colon cancer the last few weeks that I believe I have convinced myself that that is what we will have to deal with. Hopefully not,but if so, we will.
Linda
I had rectal bleeding last Thanksgiving Weekend. Colonoscopy within 2 weeks and Colon Surgury Dec 28th. I just completed my 6th treatment (of a 12 treatment protocal called FOLFOX 6) and am doing extremely well. Very few side effects. Hopefully your story will not contain that nasty ole cancer, but if it does, the folks on here are evidence of what human beings can and do cope with. I am one of the fortunate ones but draw so much strength, hope, encouragement and faith from these great people, Good luck and God Bless. Frank0 -
My husbandHappyhar said:So many stories
I had rectal bleeding last Thanksgiving Weekend. Colonoscopy within 2 weeks and Colon Surgury Dec 28th. I just completed my 6th treatment (of a 12 treatment protocal called FOLFOX 6) and am doing extremely well. Very few side effects. Hopefully your story will not contain that nasty ole cancer, but if it does, the folks on here are evidence of what human beings can and do cope with. I am one of the fortunate ones but draw so much strength, hope, encouragement and faith from these great people, Good luck and God Bless. Frank
Frank, that is wonderful! And yes, I have read some of the stories on here and I am amazed!I am glad I found this group.
Linda0 -
They will let you know
They will let you know immediately- I was awake and actually heard, "there it is, colon cancer, damn almost totally obstructed". I had a friend tell me later that they don't know that, that the pathology has to come back and my regular doctor will call me. Ah no. I believe that in most cases the doc can tell, it is pretty obvious. Plus this is the doc doing it, not a tech person.
There is no point whatsoever in worrying about it- trust me, it doesn' help
I do see your concerns- your husband has all the red flags- from flat stools (mine were actually more like ribbon strips), he is a smoker, overweight, truck driver (meaning he sits a lot and probably doesn't get adaquate exercise) red meat, processed food and so forth. I'm not a trucker, but everything else fit for me. A family history? My Dad had polyps, his sister CC- there is some connection with polyp development in families. I was 50.5 months at dx.
I don't remember being devastated- horrible shock, yes. I knew something was very wrong- but I also knew I would get through it. And I did. Please keep that in mind. No matter what happens on Monday- both of you will get through this.0 -
Whew~~~
Re:
"He will be 50 in September, he is still working, (truck driver)
but he has never done anything to take care of his health. Eats
lots of meat on the road, sugary stuff too. He smokes even though
he had a heart attack!He is home every night, but prefers to eat
at restaurants, I think he is addicted to it.He is also about 60
pounds overweight"
Healthy young , well-to-do vegetarians that eat only the best of
organic items get cancer, so please forget trying to assign blame.
Normal cells die; they split, with the dying half getting carried off,
and the other half remaining alive. When a cell stops following
the order set, it tries to live, and does so by living by the
fermentation process.... That's what a cancer cell is.
Trying to solve cancer by removing all the things that could possibly
cause it to happen, is fruitless to all but the industry that's reaping
the cash from this insidious disease.
The docs will give you their diagnosis after the colonoscopy.
It could be cancer, and it could be a non-malignant tumor, or
it could be some other type of obstruction.... A KFC chicken
leg edged sideways, perhaps..... Ya'know how these things
get tossed into the mouth between CB rants and hollering at the
jerk in the VW? Yeah, well.... could be that KFC leg...
Relax and take things a day at a time.
Oh.... and no energy at age 50? I pooped out somewhere around 35....
You'd think that'd be a blessing, ehh?
R E L A X
John0 -
Hi Linda!John23 said:Whew~~~
Re:
"He will be 50 in September, he is still working, (truck driver)
but he has never done anything to take care of his health. Eats
lots of meat on the road, sugary stuff too. He smokes even though
he had a heart attack!He is home every night, but prefers to eat
at restaurants, I think he is addicted to it.He is also about 60
pounds overweight"
Healthy young , well-to-do vegetarians that eat only the best of
organic items get cancer, so please forget trying to assign blame.
Normal cells die; they split, with the dying half getting carried off,
and the other half remaining alive. When a cell stops following
the order set, it tries to live, and does so by living by the
fermentation process.... That's what a cancer cell is.
Trying to solve cancer by removing all the things that could possibly
cause it to happen, is fruitless to all but the industry that's reaping
the cash from this insidious disease.
The docs will give you their diagnosis after the colonoscopy.
It could be cancer, and it could be a non-malignant tumor, or
it could be some other type of obstruction.... A KFC chicken
leg edged sideways, perhaps..... Ya'know how these things
get tossed into the mouth between CB rants and hollering at the
jerk in the VW? Yeah, well.... could be that KFC leg...
Relax and take things a day at a time.
Oh.... and no energy at age 50? I pooped out somewhere around 35....
You'd think that'd be a blessing, ehh?
R E L A X
John
Welcome to this wonderful family! I sure wouldn't worry myself over something that hasn't happened yet. Just take it easy, and breathe, think the best of things, and not think of bad things to come, when they may not even come.
I don't even have a history of CC in my family, and I was diagnosed over a year ago in the ER room through X-Rays, because of this discomfort I felt in my abdomen area, like a "hardness" otherwise, I was fine, my bowels were fine, no blood in stools, I ate, I quit smoking over 7 years ago, and my gyno told me I didn't need a colonscopy till I was 50, I was diagnosed when I was almost 44. The dr. could tell from the X-ray that I had a thick mass in my colon, and spots on my liver (I am Stage 4) and then sent me off in an ambulance for 5 days of tests at the James Cancer Center, which was 2 hours away, but he said they were great, and they had accepted me, and that's when I found out about my cancer. I also needed blood transfusions because I am anemic, and my blood was so low, they needed to give me some.
Let us know what happens when you find out, and you may be relieved that it may be nothing as well. I know the most unhealthiest of people, who even drink alcohol like fishes, and they're as healthy as my non-drinking, non-smoking vegetarian friends
Hope to hear from you soon!
Hugsss!
~Donna0 -
Actually the way hePatteee said:They will let you know
They will let you know immediately- I was awake and actually heard, "there it is, colon cancer, damn almost totally obstructed". I had a friend tell me later that they don't know that, that the pathology has to come back and my regular doctor will call me. Ah no. I believe that in most cases the doc can tell, it is pretty obvious. Plus this is the doc doing it, not a tech person.
There is no point whatsoever in worrying about it- trust me, it doesn' help I do see your concerns- your husband has all the red flags- from flat stools (mine were actually more like ribbon strips), he is a smoker, overweight, truck driver (meaning he sits a lot and probably doesn't get adaquate exercise) red meat, processed food and so forth. I'm not a trucker, but everything else fit for me. A family history? My Dad had polyps, his sister CC- there is some connection with polyp development in families. I was 50.5 months at dx.
I don't remember being devastated- horrible shock, yes. I knew something was very wrong- but I also knew I would get through it. And I did. Please keep that in mind. No matter what happens on Monday- both of you will get through this.
Actually the way he described the BMs was slivers, or like sliced pickles. Yeah he will be shocked alright. He can't stand to be sick and not be able to go places. His older brother had polyps removed several years ago.Thanks for your answer.
Linda0 -
You'll know
I believe the doctor will tell you after the colonoscopy. If it is cancer, and that's not for certain by any means, they won't be able to tell with certainty what stage it is until they get a pathology report. But they should be able to give you a very good idea. I pray it will be not cancer at all!
*hugs*
Gail0 -
I'm just saying that he hasJohn23 said:Whew~~~
Re:
"He will be 50 in September, he is still working, (truck driver)
but he has never done anything to take care of his health. Eats
lots of meat on the road, sugary stuff too. He smokes even though
he had a heart attack!He is home every night, but prefers to eat
at restaurants, I think he is addicted to it.He is also about 60
pounds overweight"
Healthy young , well-to-do vegetarians that eat only the best of
organic items get cancer, so please forget trying to assign blame.
Normal cells die; they split, with the dying half getting carried off,
and the other half remaining alive. When a cell stops following
the order set, it tries to live, and does so by living by the
fermentation process.... That's what a cancer cell is.
Trying to solve cancer by removing all the things that could possibly
cause it to happen, is fruitless to all but the industry that's reaping
the cash from this insidious disease.
The docs will give you their diagnosis after the colonoscopy.
It could be cancer, and it could be a non-malignant tumor, or
it could be some other type of obstruction.... A KFC chicken
leg edged sideways, perhaps..... Ya'know how these things
get tossed into the mouth between CB rants and hollering at the
jerk in the VW? Yeah, well.... could be that KFC leg...
Relax and take things a day at a time.
Oh.... and no energy at age 50? I pooped out somewhere around 35....
You'd think that'd be a blessing, ehh?
R E L A X
John
I'm just saying that he has many of the risk factors, the same ones that also cause heart disease.My mom never smoked or drank alcohol, ate plenty of veggies and we lost her to cervical cancer back in 1988. My sister had a brother in law who had flu-like symptoms and it turned out to be colon cancer. There was nothing the drs. could do, no surgery or anything. He lived 8 months.He was an attorney and 61 and had never had a colonoscopy.0 -
Thank you Gail.tootsie1 said:You'll know
I believe the doctor will tell you after the colonoscopy. If it is cancer, and that's not for certain by any means, they won't be able to tell with certainty what stage it is until they get a pathology report. But they should be able to give you a very good idea. I pray it will be not cancer at all!
*hugs*
Gail
Thank you Gail.0 -
hahahahahahaha!John23 said:Whew~~~
Re:
"He will be 50 in September, he is still working, (truck driver)
but he has never done anything to take care of his health. Eats
lots of meat on the road, sugary stuff too. He smokes even though
he had a heart attack!He is home every night, but prefers to eat
at restaurants, I think he is addicted to it.He is also about 60
pounds overweight"
Healthy young , well-to-do vegetarians that eat only the best of
organic items get cancer, so please forget trying to assign blame.
Normal cells die; they split, with the dying half getting carried off,
and the other half remaining alive. When a cell stops following
the order set, it tries to live, and does so by living by the
fermentation process.... That's what a cancer cell is.
Trying to solve cancer by removing all the things that could possibly
cause it to happen, is fruitless to all but the industry that's reaping
the cash from this insidious disease.
The docs will give you their diagnosis after the colonoscopy.
It could be cancer, and it could be a non-malignant tumor, or
it could be some other type of obstruction.... A KFC chicken
leg edged sideways, perhaps..... Ya'know how these things
get tossed into the mouth between CB rants and hollering at the
jerk in the VW? Yeah, well.... could be that KFC leg...
Relax and take things a day at a time.
Oh.... and no energy at age 50? I pooped out somewhere around 35....
You'd think that'd be a blessing, ehh?
R E L A X
John
"It could be cancer, and it could be a non-malignant tumor, or
it could be some other type of obstruction.... A KFC chicken
leg edged sideways, perhaps..... Ya'know how these things
get tossed into the mouth between CB rants and hollering at the
jerk in the VW? Yeah, well.... could be that KFC leg..."
I always say when I first heard from my gastro that my symptoms sounded like an obstruction, I was thinking, did I swallow a tennis ball? Is it a fur ball? Obstruction of WHAT? I like your KFC chicken leg theory! Thanks for the laugh
mary0 -
hi
welcome to this board. I am a caregiver and this board is wonderful. they are full of support and info. when my husband had his colonoscopy 4/8/09, his doc knew right away that he had cancer. my husband was still out of it and the doc came in and talked to me. he even showed me the pictures of his 3 tumors. i know this isn't easy waiting, but this is truly a waiting phase. try to take things along tomorrow to read or what ever you do to relax while your husband has his scope. it really doesn't take too long, i think he was out after the procedure longer than the entire procedure took. post back tomorrow and let us know how your husband is doing. take care and God Bless. margaret0 -
Update
How did all of it go. Thinking of you and your husband and hoping that all went well. Please let us know.
Kim0 -
UpdateAnnabelle41415 said:Update
How did all of it go. Thinking of you and your husband and hoping that all went well. Please let us know.
Kim
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