Today I found out I have a growth in my Colon. My dog is has been with me throughout deaths, breakups and every other adversity life can hit me with and now this. I’ve no immediate family to share this news with but truthfully how can I complain im 31 and have lived a life of a 100 years.

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  2. Couldn’t read and not respond, hopefully the growth won’t be cancerous, or if it is that you have caught things early and you will be okay. If you have no family to confide in hopefully you have good friends who can support you. Dogs are a great comfort during hard times too. Try keep positive and reach out to people xxx

  3. I know you’ll be tempted to do this, but do not hit google about the terms you are going to hear.

    **If** (and I stress, IF) it turns out to be cancer, while you will be tempted to research it, bear in mind that the statistics don’t necessarily apply to you. We’ve moved on a lot over the last century, and we’ve learned that cancers, while they may share names, are really just broad groups, and a person’s cancer is specific to them and can’t really be compared to another person’s beyond some high-level characteristics.

    If you need treatment, it can often be a couple of weeks before it starts while they perform tests. Back in the old days they’d just start blasting you with whatever, but because of what I said above, that each cancer is specific to the person, the treatment is tailored to the individual, and that takes a couple of weeks for the multi-disciplinary team to figure out.

    Good luck anyways.

  4. Truthfully, of course I feel alot of emotions but my life is exercise, the shit part is now im feeling a little weak and after a walk I can sleep like a baby.
    Moral of story is even though I’m going through this I plan not to tell anybody who knows me and also to anybody who reads this if you think life is dealing you a bad hand like a tough day at work or your partner melting ya head, or kids acting up there all actually beauties of life.
    I don’t live with my daughters,
    My mother’s dead and other family members,
    Other family members I don’t see
    But I have a cool group of friends and a class nephew who an old soul.

    I hope if you read this far you truly realise how lucky you are if you have a family, if you get to live with your kids, and so on. Treasure every moment because you just don’t know when adversity hits.
    Create memories, randomly tell people you love that you do love them. An regrets fuck them there nothing but memories trying to ruin your current happiness.

    Anyways I hope this helps someone somewhere peace and love -278

  6. I’m sorry to hear your news. Cancer has worked its way through my family, sparing some and taking others sadly. My brother was misdiagnosed on a few occasions and it turned out to be colon cancer. Hes on his way to USA today on his honeymoon. It’s very treatable these days. Please lean on your friends and nephew for help if/when you need, they’ll be pissed you didn’t say anything. Wishing you the best with everything and fingers crossed the growth is benign. ❤️

  7. So sorry to hear.

    Best of luck with whatever you’re presented with, and wishing you well with however you choose to deal with it.

    You don’t have to be alone. You might think, and feel that you are, but you’re not.

  10. Legend. That’s a great outlook on life you have. Myself and my wife say to each other almost daily how lucky we are.
    Hope you get through this.

  11. It’s a tough journey your on, but you can do it… I know you don’t want to tell family or friends, so can I suggest you get in touch with you local Cancer support group.

    From experience they offer great counselling support, just being able to speak about it to someone who understands but is not directly in your life is a gift. They do other things like transport to hospitals for treatments, it is an amazing service.

    All you said about appreciating the smallest pieces of life is true. I truly wish you well on your journey (the tiredness they will help you with too) … x

  13. Stay strong my friend, I hope you heed some of the comments here and choose to reach out to your remaining family, all of that beauty you rightfully speak of will be right there by your side, with that you can beat whatever comes at you.

  14. Thank you. For those beautiful words, and for the reality check this self-piteous wench needed today.

    There’s something to that ‘quality vs quantity of life, OP. That said; I urge you to open up to your friends and loved ones. My mother hid her illness from us all, and (we thought) died very quickly. The truth came out in unanswered appointment letters she forgot to destroy. It absolutely broke us and still feels like a suicide, which my family has also experienced. We can’t get over this, we feel we never will.

    Gather yourself, and your friends for this road ahead. I pray it will lead to full health. Judging by the replies, you have more walking with you than you thought!

    Take care. x

  16. You feel devastated but you must not feel alone as if and when you reach out there will be people who will be ready to open their hearts and support you . Bless you and May you get good news soon.

  19. Medicine is amazing these days and it’s moving at the speed of light with technology info. Your gonna beat this big fella. Hang tough. Life is fickle but you have a doggo friend who needs ya , so just lick this thing in the bud.
    Cheers

  20. You’ll find a lot of love and warmth on this sub – we’re all you’re friends although we may not have met. No matter the time, or what mood takes you, you’ll have a shoulder and an ear here to support, listen and maybe even a bit of craic.

    May the road rise with you. You’re *not* alone.

  23. Keep the chin up mate and try to stay strong. As others have said, don’t go googling anything because each person’s case is different. The best source of info will be your MD team and consultants etc.

    ​

    I was in a similar situation to you just over a year ago. I was diagnosed with a massive brain tumour and that first consultation was extremely scary. However of all the potential terrible scenarios I was given by the consultant I was lucky enough that none of them became my scenario. My brain tumour was surgically removed 2 weeks later and was confirmed to be benign and low grade.

    I have been making a full recovery ever since. I know I am luckier than a lot of other people who’s situation went down the bad roads but just bear in mind that the doctors may communicate some terrible possible scenarios to you but that is just because they have to outline the risks involved and the potential outcomes. That doesn’t mean they will be your scenarios, so stay positive and hope for good news.

    Staring down the barrel of potential nightmare scenarios is incredibly scary but for me now looking back over the last year and everything I have been through I am lucky enough to say that my own fear was probably the worst part of it all, the reality was not as bad as I feared. I say that while acknowledging that I was one of the lucky ones but you can be too.

    Fingers crossed that the growth is benign like mine was and that this will just be a scary blip in your life. Do not be afraid to lean on friends and family for support, they will all be happy to help you. Also do not be shy about looking in to whatever charity or support services there are available out there. I am currently receiving support from a brain tumour charity who are fantastic and are helping with the pyschological side of my recovery path.

    Wishing you the best of luck!

  24. I’ve had my Dad, work mate and friend from school beat cancer in the last 4 years.

    All back gardening, biking and driving in that order.

    We got REALLY good at fucking cancer.

  27. Do not go gentle into that good night,

    Old age should burn and rave at close of day;

    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

    Though wise men at their end know dark is right,

    Because their words had forked no lightning they

    Do not go gentle into that good night.

    Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright

    Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,

    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

    Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,

    And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,

    Do not go gentle into that good night.

    Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight

    Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,

    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

    And you, my father, there on the sad height,

    Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.

    Do not go gentle into that good night.

    Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomas

  28. Dont write your obitury yet man. We live in times of endless medical miricles.

    You have at least tens of thousands of doctors smarter then either of us working on this stuff every day.

    This might very well just leave you appreciating a long life more then you would have without it

  29. I heard of a guy who got cancer at 22 yrs, he told nobody and pretended he was going on dates when in fact it was chemotherapy. Long story short he beat it and still didn’t bother telling anyone to this day. Please keep us updated and we will all celebrate your victory over this. I would say be sure that you feel confident in the medical people from the oncologist etc, that can be the extra factor in getting over it, confidence in the medical people. Good luck and sending you love too.

  30. My mother survived colon cancer in her late 40s. You have it in you. All the best to you and your lovely doggie friend <3

  31. Im a similar situation myself. Same age as you.

    When we hear “growth” our thoughts immediately turn to Cancer even though this is the least probable cause.

    You come across as positive but your post kind of gives away that you are really overthinking the severity of the issue.

    I know because because I did the same initially, it can cause serious anxiety and panic attacks when you start thinking about cancer!

    Just stay off Google, try and find someone to talk to about this and keep reminding yourself that at this stage it is more likely than not that you will lead a long and healthy life.

  32. Look on the bright side…if you need to have part of your colon removed you’ll still have a semi-colon…which is arguably better.

    Best of luck OP – you’re going to beat this. Chin up!

  33. Hey Internet Friend… I was at the beach the other day. I played in the tide pools with my four year old and pregnant wife. I should have died Dec 2, 2006. Then again a few months later. Doctors gave me daughter number one … a one in a million chance gave me daughter two naturally … infertile my ass … oh … and I beat cancer. Then when you add on the damage from 4 car accidents and 3 concussions… Don’t forget the 3 spinal surgeries … but yet … there I was … watching my daughter write her name in the sand while my wife was walking in puddles testing her waterproof shoes. The sun was wrapped around us and … I just wanted you to know I see that type of moment of happiness for you represented here … I really see you. Godspeed Soldier.

  34. Oh OP. I lived a day like this a few years ago and it is a million feelings all at once.

    You will look back on this and day and say “ I did it. I made it through”. I *know* it.

    Sending you love and good thoughts.

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