2 Responses for "Are you a colon cancer survivor?"

1. lady gaga March 14th, 2010 at 10:47 am 1

   I just found out I have stage 3 in September, had surgery October 1, and will have my 6th treatment out of 12 on Tuesday. I'm doing great with few side effects (I get tired, but sleeping is one of my favorite hobbies anyway, and my fingers tingle if I hold cold things, which I can avoid). I have a great oncologist thanks to my cousin, who retired as a research oncology nurse and moved here one week before I was diagnosed (when she first announced she was taking me on as her project before she moved here, she had no idea what she was getting herself into). I've tried to participate in any study I can to try to help others in my situation, like one which was testing a stage 4 medicine to see if it also helped stage 3 (it didn't–they canceled the study after my second treatment). The one thing I've noticed is how caring everyone has been. People I barely know have come from out of the woodwork offering help, even my parent's lawyer's mother! And a friend from 30 miles away has offered to take me to chemo if necessary! I seem to be taking this better than everyone around me, maybe because I've always been optimistic, and maybe because I almost died as a child–the doctors gave me no chance of survival, and if I did by some miracle, I'd be nothing but a vegetable for the rest of my life. I proved them right–I became a lawyer. I figured after surviving those odds, I can beat this.p.s., if you need more, you can reach me at crossstitchkelly@ yahoo0o0com

2. selena gomez March 14th, 2010 at 10:47 am 2

   I am cautiously starting to think that I might be. I had a colon cancer removed in February 2005, followed by 6 months chemo; it later spread to my liver & I had that one removed in August 2007. Since then I have had scans every 6 months & blood tests which have shown me clear of disease.I just try to think about it as little as possible & keep busy with other matters.