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Feeling lost after father’s stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis
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I understand how you must feel at this time. I had a three days of severe constipation in last May (which cleared up on its own). I had already made an appointment to see my doctor and even though things had cleared up I kept the appointment. He booked me for a colonoscopy. The results showed a large growth I had surgery to remove it. The surgeon also removed 20 lymph nodes. Turned out that that the tumour and 5 lymph nodes were cancerous. I had 12 rounds of Folfix over 6 months. I am cancer free. I am being monitored with regular colonoscopies.
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@joanmorrison Thank you very much for sharing your personal experience! It is so scary how this disease just shows up seemingly out of the blue.
I see that you mentioned you were cared for at PMH, which is the top cancer hospital around. What was the process that you went through to request being treated at PMH? My Dad is at a regional hospital because it wasn't clear what his diagnosis was until two days ago and I'm trying my hardest to get him seen at cancer specialized institutions.
I wish you all the best in your journey.
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I forgot to mention that I live in in Toronto and had my treatment at Princess Margaret. My doctor had set me up for treatment at a hospital closer to home but I requested to have treatment at Princess Margaret.