Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am worried too that this is cancer. > I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but > after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back > that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the > test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing > these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the > pre-op. > > Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the > Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color > cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two > years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. > It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. > Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty > normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another > warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. > > Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and > gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. > > > Jinny > thebirdlover@a... > Owned by > Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) > Cleo (Severe macaw) > Peanut (CAG) > Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) > Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) > STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am worried too that this is cancer. > I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but > after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back > that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the > test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing > these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the > pre-op. > > Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the > Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color > cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two > years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. > It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. > Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty > normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another > warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. > > Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and > gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. > > > Jinny > thebirdlover@a... > Owned by > Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) > Cleo (Severe macaw) > Peanut (CAG) > Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) > Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) > STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am worried too that this is cancer. > I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but > after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back > that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the > test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing > these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the > pre-op. > > Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the > Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color > cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two > years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. > It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. > Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty > normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another > warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. > > Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and > gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. > > > Jinny > thebirdlover@a... > Owned by > Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) > Cleo (Severe macaw) > Peanut (CAG) > Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) > Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) > STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 > Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I > went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was > anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up > negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then > schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills > that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am > worried too that this is cancer. > > , Anemia can be caused by many different things. Please don't jump to conclusions, let the doctors do their job and find out how to help you. Best of luck to you. Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 > Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I > went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was > anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up > negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then > schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills > that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am > worried too that this is cancer. > > , Anemia can be caused by many different things. Please don't jump to conclusions, let the doctors do their job and find out how to help you. Best of luck to you. Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 > Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I > went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was > anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up > negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then > schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills > that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am > worried too that this is cancer. > > , Anemia can be caused by many different things. Please don't jump to conclusions, let the doctors do their job and find out how to help you. Best of luck to you. Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hi Dianne, I took this group's advice and immediately found and made an appointment with the doctor. I will have the procedure on 9/13. They did briefly go over with me the pre-op and will be sending me detailed information in the mail. Uh.. kinda puts a stop on the old " a snack before bedtime " , huh? Oh well, I can live through this. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hi Dianne, I took this group's advice and immediately found and made an appointment with the doctor. I will have the procedure on 9/13. They did briefly go over with me the pre-op and will be sending me detailed information in the mail. Uh.. kinda puts a stop on the old " a snack before bedtime " , huh? Oh well, I can live through this. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions but it is hard not to. Doc said I have iron deficiency anemia due to probably a loss of blood somewhere. That is the part that worries me. That's why he went ahead and scheduled a colonscopy even though I am not 50 yet. > > Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I > > went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was > > anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up > > negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then > > schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills > > that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am > > worried too that this is cancer. > > > > > > > , Anemia can be caused by many different things. Please don't > jump to conclusions, let the doctors do their job and find out how to > help you. > > Best of luck to you. > > Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions but it is hard not to. Doc said I have iron deficiency anemia due to probably a loss of blood somewhere. That is the part that worries me. That's why he went ahead and scheduled a colonscopy even though I am not 50 yet. > > Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I > > went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was > > anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up > > negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then > > schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills > > that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am > > worried too that this is cancer. > > > > > > > , Anemia can be caused by many different things. Please don't > jump to conclusions, let the doctors do their job and find out how to > help you. > > Best of luck to you. > > Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions but it is hard not to. Doc said I have iron deficiency anemia due to probably a loss of blood somewhere. That is the part that worries me. That's why he went ahead and scheduled a colonscopy even though I am not 50 yet. > > Hello I am new too. I have a very similar situation as Jinny. I > > went in for a long over due physical. They found that I was > > anemic. The doc tested a stool sample for blood and it came up > > negative. I am scheduled to see a GI doc on Tuesday and will then > > schedule a colonscopy. I have been trying to take the iron pills > > that my doctor order but they have really upset my stomach. I am > > worried too that this is cancer. > > > > > > > , Anemia can be caused by many different things. Please don't > jump to conclusions, let the doctors do their job and find out how to > help you. > > Best of luck to you. > > Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hi Jinny, I'm glad you're going to have the colonoscopy done. The worst part is the prep. The test itself is nothing to worry about because they will sedate you and when you wake up you won't remember anything. And yes, you will live through it and hopefully it will be ok and all you will need is routine follow ups. I'd rather go for a colonoscopy any day rather than a mammogram. At least I'm sleeping for the colonoscopy. I don't know why I feel like that because I've never had a mammogram and my mother had breast cancer twice and so did my father's sister. One of these days I guess I will make the appointment for that too. Good luck and I'll be thinking of you on the 13th. Let us know how you make out. Dianne Jinny wrote: Hi Dianne, I took this group's advice and immediately found and made an appointment with the doctor. I will have the procedure on 9/13. They did briefly go over with me the pre-op and will be sending me detailed information in the mail. Uh.. kinda puts a stop on the old " a snack before bedtime " , huh? Oh well, I can live through this. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hi Jinny, I'm glad you're going to have the colonoscopy done. The worst part is the prep. The test itself is nothing to worry about because they will sedate you and when you wake up you won't remember anything. And yes, you will live through it and hopefully it will be ok and all you will need is routine follow ups. I'd rather go for a colonoscopy any day rather than a mammogram. At least I'm sleeping for the colonoscopy. I don't know why I feel like that because I've never had a mammogram and my mother had breast cancer twice and so did my father's sister. One of these days I guess I will make the appointment for that too. Good luck and I'll be thinking of you on the 13th. Let us know how you make out. Dianne Jinny wrote: Hi Dianne, I took this group's advice and immediately found and made an appointment with the doctor. I will have the procedure on 9/13. They did briefly go over with me the pre-op and will be sending me detailed information in the mail. Uh.. kinda puts a stop on the old " a snack before bedtime " , huh? Oh well, I can live through this. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hi Jinny, I'm glad you're going to have the colonoscopy done. The worst part is the prep. The test itself is nothing to worry about because they will sedate you and when you wake up you won't remember anything. And yes, you will live through it and hopefully it will be ok and all you will need is routine follow ups. I'd rather go for a colonoscopy any day rather than a mammogram. At least I'm sleeping for the colonoscopy. I don't know why I feel like that because I've never had a mammogram and my mother had breast cancer twice and so did my father's sister. One of these days I guess I will make the appointment for that too. Good luck and I'll be thinking of you on the 13th. Let us know how you make out. Dianne Jinny wrote: Hi Dianne, I took this group's advice and immediately found and made an appointment with the doctor. I will have the procedure on 9/13. They did briefly go over with me the pre-op and will be sending me detailed information in the mail. Uh.. kinda puts a stop on the old " a snack before bedtime " , huh? Oh well, I can live through this. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Dianne, My mother in law is going to have a mascetomy <sp?> next Wednesday. The lump is massive. She didn't keep her mammo appt and didn't reschedule for six years... it's massive. I RAN to the mammo last Monday and came out clean. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Dianne, My mother in law is going to have a mascetomy <sp?> next Wednesday. The lump is massive. She didn't keep her mammo appt and didn't reschedule for six years... it's massive. I RAN to the mammo last Monday and came out clean. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Dianne, My mother in law is going to have a mascetomy <sp?> next Wednesday. The lump is massive. She didn't keep her mammo appt and didn't reschedule for six years... it's massive. I RAN to the mammo last Monday and came out clean. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Dianne, I forgot to mention they came out with a pillow now you can buy for $5.00 and it makes the mammo much easier to handle. I'm no longer afraid to have a mammogram because of the use of the pillow. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Dianne, I forgot to mention they came out with a pillow now you can buy for $5.00 and it makes the mammo much easier to handle. I'm no longer afraid to have a mammogram because of the use of the pillow. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Dianne, I forgot to mention they came out with a pillow now you can buy for $5.00 and it makes the mammo much easier to handle. I'm no longer afraid to have a mammogram because of the use of the pillow. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Jinny, Thanks alot. I will look into the pillow. Anything to make it easier will be a big help. Dianne Jinny wrote: Dianne, I forgot to mention they came out with a pillow now you can buy for $5.00 and it makes the mammo much easier to handle. I'm no longer afraid to have a mammogram because of the use of the pillow. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Jinny, Thanks alot. I will look into the pillow. Anything to make it easier will be a big help. Dianne Jinny wrote: Dianne, I forgot to mention they came out with a pillow now you can buy for $5.00 and it makes the mammo much easier to handle. I'm no longer afraid to have a mammogram because of the use of the pillow. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Jinny, Thanks alot. I will look into the pillow. Anything to make it easier will be a big help. Dianne Jinny wrote: Dianne, I forgot to mention they came out with a pillow now you can buy for $5.00 and it makes the mammo much easier to handle. I'm no longer afraid to have a mammogram because of the use of the pillow. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Jinny, Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. You just made my decision easier for me. I will be calling tomorrow to schedule mine. You'd think I would have gone by now with my own mother having it twice. She had just passed her first 5 yrs and was considered cancer free then she got it again in her remaining breast. She survived it both times though and when she passed away in 2001 it was from resp. failure. My father's sister also had it and she is about to make 5 yrs of being cancer free. Sadly breast cancer runs in my family just as Colon Cancer does only Colon Cancer took my brother who I adored and 2 very special uncles. Dianne Jinny wrote: Dianne, My mother in law is going to have a mascetomy <sp?> next Wednesday. The lump is massive. She didn't keep her mammo appt and didn't reschedule for six years... it's massive. I RAN to the mammo last Monday and came out clean. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Jinny, Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. You just made my decision easier for me. I will be calling tomorrow to schedule mine. You'd think I would have gone by now with my own mother having it twice. She had just passed her first 5 yrs and was considered cancer free then she got it again in her remaining breast. She survived it both times though and when she passed away in 2001 it was from resp. failure. My father's sister also had it and she is about to make 5 yrs of being cancer free. Sadly breast cancer runs in my family just as Colon Cancer does only Colon Cancer took my brother who I adored and 2 very special uncles. Dianne Jinny wrote: Dianne, My mother in law is going to have a mascetomy <sp?> next Wednesday. The lump is massive. She didn't keep her mammo appt and didn't reschedule for six years... it's massive. I RAN to the mammo last Monday and came out clean. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! -- Re: Hello, I'm new Jinny, My story was exactly the same as yours. I had a low blood count for many years that the dr said was " just anemia. " I took him at his word because I figured he was a dr and knew more than me. I was 37 at the time. Luckily for me he retired and I had to go to another hematologist so I chose the dr my mother was using for her Breast Cancer. As soon as he saw how low my blood count was he ordered the fecal occult bllod test which was also positive. I was scheduled for a colonoscopy the next week and I had several precancerous " polyps removed. The dr said if I had continued to ignore my symptoms and the other dr didn't retire I would have eventually ended up with Colon Cancer. Thankfully I was one of the lucky ones. Right after my colonoscopy my brother was telling me he had the same symptoms I was having...low blood count, tired, achy and he had a pain between his shoulders that ran around to his stomach. Finally we got him to go to the dr and he had the colonoscopy done but the dr found a large mass in his colon which was cancer. He was operated on in 11/93 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Metasis to the Liver. A year later my adored big brother was gone. Good luck to you. Dianne Jinny wrote: I just joined this group yesterday and perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but after routine testing for a long overdue physical, the results came back that there is blood in my stool. All six samples had blood, so I failed the test positively. I need to have a colon scope test, which I hear is nothing these days because they knock you out. The worst part about it is the pre-op. Well, the first thing I did when I came home, was pick up my copy of the Merck manual and looked up my particular symptoms and unfortunately, color cancer has what I'm going through and have been going through for almost two years now. It said the first sign of color cancer is blood in the stool. It must be tested because you can't see the blood--which is true in my case. Fatique and tiredness is another symptom, though I think that's pretty normal for an active lifestyle. Who isn't tired these days?? Yet another warning sign is anemia. I am anemic. Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you? In regards to age and gender--I'm almost 48 and a white female. Jinny thebirdlover@... Owned by Junior Lee (Scarlet macaw) Cleo (Severe macaw) Peanut (CAG) Olivia, Sweetie, Papaya, Kiwi, Elmo Apple and Chester (quakers) Oliver, Irma and ie (nandays) STILL looking for that special Greenwing needing a home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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