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Stage 3 colon cancer: What's your experience?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (52)
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@paul28

I would first want you to not be afraid facing any health procedure be it surgeries, cancer treatments or more.
Go into this with clear determination and all of your strength that you will beat cancer !
Relieve yourself of worry and stress and march in saying, "OK. This is good. Let's get this over with !"
Attitude helps when facing adversity. Relax, smile, make a joke, hear others laugh. Hug your wife.
I am male, single, no nearby family and left my house on 30 occasions by myself driving to doctors appointments, hospitals for tests, surgeries and follow-ups.
My determination to successfully accomplish all of this while alone got me through. NEVER AFRAID.
I am 72. I don't act 72.
In my favor was being of normal weight, no high blood pressure, no high cholesterol, not being diabetic and in overall good health.
I sincerely wish you great success and great years ahead for you !!
Paul

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kitty2 | @kitty2 | Jan 26, 2023

Hi..I just read your post and you are an inspiration. I am too single age 70 , female, without family and have been facing lots the last year, but I have been determined to get better. I get up every morning and go to work, and do what I need to do. I have not been dealing with cancer at this time, but covid last year left me with severe ulcerative colitis and long covid. The biopsies in October were benign , but they were not able to remove all the polyps due to the inflammation. So this is far from over, but I try to say " I am getting better every day". I wish you the best and I thank you so much for your positive attitude. It gives others hope and courage to do battle over these illnesses. Thank you...Kitty2

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