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Living with colorectal cancer - Meet others & come say hi
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 23, 2023 | Replies (152)Comment receiving replies
I am from Neenah, WI. I had 14 inches of colon removed 4-1-86. I am doing very well. I have colonoscopies every 5 years with no recurrence. I did not have chemo. I have had over 50 skin cancers including 2 melanomas and all of it has gone well with no chemo. Mayo Clinic keeps special records of my cancers because of my history. I hope everyone could do as well as I have done.
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@memorae12 thank you for sharing your success story. It gives hope to many of us who have gone through a similar situation.
I had a foot of my colon removed at Mayo Clinic a little over 2 yrs ago. I did not have any other treatments. Plus i am being watched for follicular lymphoma.
I think having a great team.of doctors is a big life saver. God bless
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Hi Memorae12, and welcome to the Colorectal Cancer group on Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll notice that I moved your message to the introduction discussion on Connect called "Living with colorectal cancer - Meet others & come say hi". If you click VIEW & REPLY in the email notification you can read through the messages and meet the other members of the group, like @travelgirl @brenz @missmary @soul @starrlight @sallyg @bush @minabird @rayleemorris and others.
Memorae, I assume since you did not have chemo, that the colorectal cancer was caught early in your case. Is that right? How was it first detected back in '86?