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eazy-peazy54 · 24 days
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hey chat kinda serious post today but uh
along with it being women's history month, it is also colorectal cancer awareness month!
march is always very important to me, because my mom has had stage four colorectal cancer for about six years now.
back in 2018, they gave her 6 months to live, but through many surgeries, and many many rounds of chemo, she is still standing, and living her best life today!
so fuck cancer, and tell someone who has colorectal cancer, (or who has a relative/knows someone who has it) you love em!
also get a colonoscopy 💙
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chronicbitchsyndrome · 9 months
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maybe im just not cool like the trendy disabled bloggers constantly posting exaggerated violent threats on here or w/e but i just don't see problems with people joking about july as queer wrath month. most months are multiple things. april is autism acceptance month and child abuse prevention month and national poetry month. hell, if you want this specific overlap, october is lgbt history month and disability employment awareness month (it's also the uk's black history month). it's not ~stealing valor~ for queer wrath and disability pride to be the same month, and if it was then we'd have to also have a conversation about how irish-americans and colon cancer patients are stealing valor from women in march, or something. don't be a dick.
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lamentations44 · 11 months
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Hey hey hey- its MELANOMA AWARENESS MONTH!
Put your sunscreen, hat, longsleeve, full coverage bathing suit, etc on!
April 2016 I had a malignant melanoma removed from my back- I still have a significant scar as a reminder. My husband had a melanoma removed a few years after that and we have been vigilant since.
Unfortunately- I had a mole come back after my last visit as a “severely atypical nevi” and had to have a surgical excision( today). These moles or nevi are not ALWAYS cancer or dangerous- but from what I gather, convert easily to melanoma. Given my sordid history with melanoma- the choice was a 2.5cm surgical incision/ removal. I was grateful it was less than the 11cm from the previous melanoma. However- this one is slap dab in the middle of my abdomen. So now, thanks (likely) to my idiotic youth and bikini choices- I will sport- not a cute bikini- but a large surgical incision on my back from 2016 and a medium sized one on my abdomen from today.
Please- be careful. No matter what beautiful skin tone you are- be careful and get SCREENED.
We can PREVENT two cancers- SKIN and COLON. Be smart and screen regularly for both.
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(Abdomen from 5/5/23). Back from (4/2016)
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rabbitcruiser · 27 days
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National Dress in Blue Day 
The idea for ‘National Dress in Blue Day’ was originally come up with by Anita Mitchell, a stage IV colon cancer survivor who had lost a close friend and her own father to the disease. Greatly saddened by the fact that both of those tragedies could have been prevented, Ms. Mitchell saw a need to bring greater awareness to cancer that not many people wanted to discuss.
So, in 2006, she worked with her children’s school to coordinate a recognition day. That very year in March, students who normally had to wear uniforms to class were allowed to wear a blue outfit of their choice, if only they made a $1 donation to colon cancer awareness.
There have been some hopes to turn all of March, and not just the first Friday of the month, blue by promoting colon cancer awareness all month long, much like National Breat Cancer Awareness Month takes place every October.
History of Blue Dress Day
Anita then brought the ‘National Dress in Blue Day’ concept to the Colon Cancer Alliance. ‘National Dress in Blue Day’ was first launched in 2009 by the Colon Cancer Alliance in a massive nationwide campaign. It was introduced to raise awareness of colon cancer as well as to recognise the bravery of those suffering from the disease, and the now nationally-recognized blue star was chosen to symbolize both the memory of loved ones lost to colon cancer and the perspective of a better future without the disease.
With its actions, the Colon Cancer Alliance hopes to encourage people to become more interested in the potentially fatal threat that is colon cancer, by for example getting screened regularly in hopes of being able to detect any warning signs before the situation becomes much more serious.
Diagnosis of cases of colorectal cancer through screening tends to occur 2-3 years before diagnosis of cases with symptoms, and thus screening has the potential to reduce colon cancer deaths by 60%. It has been found, in fact, that most colorectal cancers should be preventable altogether, through increased surveillance and lifestyle changes, such as simple diet changes or an increase in the amount of physical activity an individual does, which makes prevention a truly important aspect.
Carmen Marc Valvo, an American fashion designer, partnered with the Colon Cancer Alliance in 2011 to promote National Dress in Blue Day after hew own personal struggle with the cancer.
How to celebrate blue dress day
Individuals, companies and neighbourhood groups celebrate ‘National Dress in Blue Day’ by wearing blue and encouraging their friends, family and colleagues to do the same. There are many different ways this can be used to raise money. Proceeds raised through ‘National Dress in Blue Day’ are used to fund important research and prevention programs, as well as to provide support to patients.
As one example, businesses can allow their employees to wear jeans and a blue t-shirt instead of their usual uniforms, in return for a small fee. Some people both raise awareness and show support for friends or family members who have suffered or are suffering from colon cancer by wearing a shirt that says simply, “I’m blue for my son” or, “I’m blue for Sarah”.
An individual can also collect sponsorship from their friends and family in return for dressing head to toe in blue for a day – including clothing, shoes, make up and even hair dye! This money is then of course donated to the Colon Cancer Alliance, and used both to help survivors of colon cancer as well as do more research into possible ways to hopefully one day cure it completely.
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chickchickee · 1 month
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I was offline on most of my socials for awhile, so I want to make a post about my disappearance. This is also an endometriosis awareness post, tw: surgery, medical talk. It really needs to be discussed more than it is because a lot of women have it and aren't aware of it.
And it can get real ugly.
I wasn't aware how sick I was until a tumor was found late in 2022. I had begged the doctor to do a MRI because I had horrible pain and was unable to walk without difficulty, and this scan finally uncovered the reason. It was in an area that wasn't supposed to have anything in it. After many additional scans and tests, I was scheduled for it to be removed and any possible endometriosis inside.
For over four years, I had been struggling with a sitting heart rate of 120 (walking, 140-160) and a perpetual mystery fever over 102. I had multiple infections that kept returning after the antibiotics ran their course. It took the large tumor to alarm my doctors into action.
My surgery went ten hours, and I woke up with an ileostomy, six scars and the news that I had polypoid endometriosis. It was everywhere BUT my uterus. That's the thing about endometriosis - I was always told it was contained in certain areas. My endometriosis had coated the outside of organs, nerves, and perforated my intestinal track. It had tied some organs together. Someone on the team estimated at my surgery that I was 2 months away from spontaneous bowel failure with how thin the intestinal wall was, which was what was causing the repeated infections. The feeling I had all of 2022 of feeling close to death, that prompted me to fill out my will before my surgery, had not just been a feeling - it had been an inkling of knowing that something was critically wrong with me. If I had listened to doctors and kept taking antibiotics and not requested a scan, things could have turned out drastically different for me.
Recovery was hard from this first surgery, I spent a week in the hospital. Living suddenly with an ileostomy was an abrupt change, and I had to make a lot of dietary changes and learn how to change the equipment. I couldn't eat any of my favorite foods, so a lot of my diet changed - but I was still riding a high from surviving my surgery, so this discomfort was easily tolerated. I was so thankful just to be alive. I remember the first time I came home and felt like I was cold - COLD! It turns out I was the one with a broken thermostat, not my house. It was like living as a new person, so I fell off of my social activities as I tried relearning how I used to live before all of my health problems began. It really felt like someone had given me another chance at life. I still think back on that time and I don't recognize the person I was, because every bad trait I had came out when I was struggling with how I was feeling.
After a few months, I had my ileostomy reversed - I had just enough tract left in the large colon to be able to do this. If I hadn't, I would have had a permanent ileostomy (this is still a concern for the future, if it reoccurs, but we'll get to that). The nerves around my bladder had to be cut during my first surgery because the endometriosis wrapped around it and they couldn't keep it from getting into my bladder unless they removed the nerve.
This led to my next two surgeries, to install a pacemaker for my bladder so it could work again. Again, I was thankful I had the option available, because the alternative is catheters for life.
Polypoid endometriosis does not stop growing once it's removed. There's medication to slow it down, but it will inevitably return, and in different places. I was told it was like cancer with the way it spreads, but it can't be treated like cancer. What usually kills people with endometriosis is repeated surgeries that create scarred tissue that builds up and makes it hard for organs to continue to function. The cause of death isn't noted as endometriosis, but the failure of those organs. The myth that people don't die of endometriosis is just that - a myth. Endometriosis is largely a mysterious disease still, and it's actively being studied, but there's so much we don't know about it.
I'm glad to be alive, despite knowing what is ahead. Everything has been a lot happier now, even though it's been rough - I have a map of scars on me, but they're my reminders I survived this and I'm going to keep doing my best with my diet, physical health and medicine to put time between my next surgeries. The pain will probably return, but I have methods to help with it (baths are a life savior!) There's more surgeries in my future, but it's a reminder to enjoy the time I have with my loved ones and live as happily as I can.
I've been trying to get into spreading endometriosis awareness where I can, because I know I'm not the only one dealing with mysterious symptoms - and I never want anyone to go through what I did.
I don't know what words of encouragement I can give those who are still trying to fight for their diagnosis, but know you should rely on your instincts. You know your body. If you think something is wrong, something is wrong. Keep searching, don't ever give up - you will thank yourself later. I hope something in my story can give you some insight if you've experienced similar, from the mental changes, to the physical - and I hope if you do find yourself being diagnosed with endometriosis, you find it earlier than I did.
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heyitssashag · 10 months
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Post Op Day 9
Yesterday I went to the Urgent Care Unit and got 22 staples removed from the back of my neck. No longer feeling like Frankenstein. I’m keeping it dry and bandaged while I’m still in the neck brace so it doesn’t rub. The Urgent Care doctor and nurse were so wonderful and caring. They’ve also referred me to a mental health clinician as I’ve been having a hard time, lately.
Dry shampoo is no longer cutting it but home support isn’t coming until tomorrow. I’ll get them to wash and brush my hair.
Been trying to get up more and move around. Hoping Ella takes me for another little walk when they get home.
My right arm and hand go tingly when I’m on electronics so I try to stay off them as much as possible. I know it’s a nerve issue.
I have a follow up appointment with the neurosurgeon in about 6 weeks.
I haven’t been reaching for the pain pills but enduring pain is exhausting. I went 24 hours without a pain pill. I won’t do that again but I felt like I needed to “cleanse” myself from the drugs. I’m glad I did. I feel like everything is working better because of it (from my eyesight to my colon. lol).
I’m getting sudden waves of hot flashes that last longer than usual in the evenings. Hoping that passes, too.
I didn’t take an antihistamine yesterday. I’m still mildly itchy but no rash.
I talked to the pharmacy at the Cancer Agency as to when I’m supposed to start the Ibrance up again. Turns out, I can start anytime. I feel like crap though, so I’m going to hold off until Monday. I have an 8 inch incision that I want to heal first. (The Ibrance destroys my immune system.)
Tomorrow is comedy class. (I haven’t shown up for a while.) I have 2 Zoom shows this month. I don’t have new material but I do want to check in with everyone. I really need to get back in front of a live audience one of these days. In person shows are the best. Maybe once I’m recovered.
That’s it for now. The second half of this post is about how I’m feeling emotionally including a sad ranting session about my Father.
This last surgery has opened my eyes as to who I can count on. I’ve come to the realization, that due to logistics and geography, it’s too hard for most. “Out of sight, out of mind”, I guess. Even my own Dad hasn’t called to check in. I’ve posted minimally on social media. I decided to do a little video of me walk/dancing the other day which I ended up taking down. It doesn’t authentically represent how I’m actually doing and feeling. Sure, I’m happy I walked a little but I also collapsed into bed afterwards. I realized that me making that post was my way of excusing everyone’s apathy by creating an illusion that I’m just fine.
I’m strong.
I don’t need help.
I can recover like a champ. When in fact, I’ve been suffering. Anyway, I’m still learning to try to be more self aware and find better ways to not make those people contribute to my sadness and disappointment. Instead, I need to keep focusing on the good and the people who have been there for me. It’s a learning curve.
I suppose I could just call my Dad and let him know how I feel but it’s never that simple. In the past, I have tried to be as blunt as possible. Once, I even straight up asked if he even loves me. Not in a mean, threatening way. Just sheer curiosity so I can just grieve the relationship and move on. He says he does love me and my sister and I do believe him. So maybe it’s laziness. He blames the fact that my Step Dad was always there and as a result, he was pushed out of the picture. Which isn’t the case at all. My Mom has always encouraged our relationship but my Father slacks off. My step Dad actually felt like he needed to pick up that slack all the time where my Father failed. Interestingly enough, my step Dad has never bad mouthed my Father (at least, never in front of me) ever. Which I really respect. My Father on the other hand…
I see history repeating itself with my two teenage half sisters (15 & 18). (My Dad remarried and had 2 more kids). My Dad doesn’t have much of a relationship with them either, from the sounds of it. Old habits die hard, I guess. My parents split when I was 13 and my Father moved out. I suppose, if I had a disappointing, lazy parent, I’d rather they didn’t live in the same house as me. Maybe in that way, I’m lucky.
*sigh* Anyway, writing this has made me realize that I’m not actually upset with not hearing from a couple of friends but just disappointed in not hearing back from my Father. He sent me a single text and that’s only because I mailed him an early Father’s Day card just before I went into surgery. So he thanked me for that.
I was talking with my counsellor last week about how my Mom and my Aunts are such strong women and don’t seem to need anyone or expect help when they’re going through illness/injury. I admire that but I’m also not like that - I need people. I do like to connect. Then I realized something. They all have really supportive husbands. I don’t have a partner (haven’t since just before getting diagnosed with cancer originally). I think that makes a huge difference. I was feeling weak and dumb because I like to be around people. Loneliness sucks. So I’m giving myself a break. I’m not weak or dumb. I’m normal. Well, sort of. lol.
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lifesapolyp · 5 months
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Veterans and Memorial Day alike make me think of my grandparents and great uncles even though they survived their service but are no longer living.
We’ve had many in our family inherit FAP. Of my direct line Grandpa inherited FAP from his mama and passed it down to my mama.
I had a very deep bond with my grandpa, losing him to additional cancers caused by FAP was extremely hard and I think about him frequently as well as the rest of them. I love this photo of my grandpa because it embodies the attitude he had that I full heartedly believe he would have punched a shark if he came across one. 😆
To read more of his story and my mama’s:
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rebelle-capitan · 7 months
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So I made it through surgery and recovery is going well. Sometimes I’m comfortable talking about stuff and sometimes not. I wasn’t really comfortable before. I don’t recall if I said, but I had a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction on 06 Sep 2023. This was prophylactic, not to treat cancer, but the tissues are now with the pathology lab, testing it all just in case. Because five women in my family have had breast cancer. Five. Mom and both her sisters, their mom, and her sister. One aunt is going through chemo right now, and meeting with the surgeon next month to discuss a mastectomy. One aunt has already had one. Mom had a lump removed and now has a mass under her left arm (where she had the lymph nodes removed in 1997 when she had breast cancer). Mom’s had five primary cancers (uterine, breast, pancreatic, kidney, and thyroid). She might have a sixth. My grandmother passed in July from lung cancer after having also had breast, kidney, and colon cancers. We all have tested negative for BRCA-1 and 2. Mom’s tested negative for all 77 presently known cancer genes. So I’m taking everything very seriously, and while this did require a very scary and painful thing, it’s one worry off my plate for the foreseeable future.
Also, I do NOT support the Komen foundation or breast cancer “awareness”. I support research and I support cancer treatment and patient support. I’m wholeheartedly against campaigns like “save the tatas” or shit like that. Breasts are not the important part. The human attached to them is.
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spectralhero · 1 year
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
I wanted to post something about it sooner but I decided to wait till we had all mom's blood work results and her CT scan results.
This morning my mom had her post scan appointment with her main surgeon.
A bit about my mom's journey. She got her colon cancer diagnosis in November 2018, went through radiation and chemo pills (10 a day) and then had her surgery on the 2nd of April 2019.
Long story short, she had to lose her bladder and a piece of her colon. She has a colostomy and urostomy. Due to attachment issues at the surgical site, they had to do two emergency surgeries, with the second one leading to a temporary ileostomy.
Ever since then, it has been constant trips to the hospital and long stays as well. She had been over a month in ICU when she had her surgery.
Anyways, fast forward to last year January, my mom ended up in ICU with septic shock and she came as close to dying as one can without actually dying. She was REALLY sick. The doctor did not think my mom was going to survive.
All we did was pray. Soooo many people prayed!
My mom got better and stronger. There were talks that she was going to have to get dialysis her whole life but till this day no dialysis needed!
And today she heard that she is still cancer free!!!!
Going on towards 4 years now. She may also finally be able to get the temporary ileostomy reversed but that will depend on how her kidneys are doing.
God has been so great to us!
I would like to thank everyone that has supported us and to those that donated to my mom's medical bills fundraiser. You have no idea how grateful we still are. Even those that signal boosted!! Thank you so much as well.
Please, if you ever feel like something is wrong get it checked out. Rather be safe than sorry. Get second, third or even more opinions if you need to! Four GPs missed my mom's cancer. If they had caught it sooner she may not have had to deal with so much these 4 years.
You know your body. Take care of it and seek help if you need to.
Much love and kindness to you all.
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ramtracking · 4 hours
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Healthcare systems come together to raise awareness for colon cancer [ National Colon Cancer Awareness Month ]
Healthcare systems come together to raise awareness for colon cancer [News Summary] March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Several healthcare systems in Baton Rouge have been working together to fight the… Dr. Justin Brown is the director of the Cancer Metabolism Program at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. Growing up, Dr. Justin Brown thought his career path…
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Colon Cancer is Best Treated in its Early Stages and Through Screenings as it Affects More Younger Adults
For the first time in U.S. history, colon and rectal cancers have become leading causes of cancer death in younger adults. March 26, 2024 With March being National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, it’s important to learn more about colorectal cancer and the importance of screening for prevention and early detection with the ultimate goal of saving lives. In the United States, colon cancer is…
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on my drive home last night they were promoting the foreigner+styx show by talking about colon cancer awareness month
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screenthecity · 2 days
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Colorectal cancer stands as a notable health challenge in Oklahoma City, with a stark emphasis during March, the designated Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Statistics from 2023 highlight a concerning number of cases and deaths, alongside a screening deficit affecting millions of Americans. Disparities in colon cancer screening persist, notably among middle-aged adults, underinsured populations, ethnic minorities, and rural residents.
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It's my day lol. It's rare disease awareness day today and then March (tomorrow) starts colon cancer awareness month which means it's also my month lol. Another year of stumping doctors one problem at a time. 💚🩷💙
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