Terrible.
“But what concerns us is what we’re seeing in the clinic every day: More young people, otherwise healthy with no genetic syndrome, being diagnosed with very advanced stages of gastrointestinal cancers.” https://t.co/YnyQqRGcgc— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) February 12, 2024
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 12 February 2024 17:48 (four months ago) link
I'm not 'young', I'm closer to 50 than not. However I was young to be diagnosed with colon cancer towards the end of last year. After successful treatment I've been referred to NHS Genetic Services to investigate what factors could have caused it
― treefell, Monday, 12 February 2024 18:33 (four months ago) link
The rise in 20 somethings is terrifying tbh.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 12 February 2024 18:41 (four months ago) link
Glad the treatment was successful treefell
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 12 February 2024 19:14 (four months ago) link
same, treefell.
I was diagnosed with Stage IIIb rectal cancer in December 2018, 34 years old, but for me, there was an obvious genetic component, as I have Lynch Syndrome, as does my mom, and it is suspected that her father had it, too, as he died young of colon cancer.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 12 February 2024 23:14 (four months ago) link
I'm still recovering from the surgery (which was more complicated than expected). The pathology report said I have clear margins so I'm officially clear of cancer. Which was an enormous relief as you can imagine. They are keeping a close eye on me in case of recurrence.
The initial genetic tests taken after the operation determined that I don't have Lynch syndrome. Three of my uncles had bowel or colon cancer and the one that was tested for it didn't have Lynch either.
It does seem possible that there's some kind of genetic thing going on when there's so many in the family with variants of the same cancer.
― treefell, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 13:11 (four months ago) link
Good news, treefell! Sorry it was rougher going than anticipated. Welcome to the NED club!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 14:48 (four months ago) link
Glad you're doing ok, treefell.
That article is disturbing for sure, it's on my list to talk to my gastroenterologist about the screening schedule. I hate the colonoscopy and I think I'm too high-risk for cologuard, but since I have (well-controlled) UC and have had another kind of cancer, I really don't want to let anything slide with colorectal stuff.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 15:04 (four months ago) link
How are you feeling Jordan?
And how is your mom table?
― O Fundo Escuro de (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 03:09 (three months ago) link
My mom’s doing fine, thanks for asking! One of the only advantages of having an ileostomy is that her body processes everything so quickly that she can house insane amounts of food. I have watched this woman, 5’2” and 110lbs, just absolutely demolish a 4 lb chimichanga.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 03:12 (three months ago) link
yeah, ileostomy sounds rough :(i'm really glad to hear she's doing okay though.
― O Fundo Escuro de (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 03:17 (three months ago) link
Colonoscopy was clear this morning :-)
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 14:59 (three months ago) link
That's great news, tabes.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:10 (three months ago) link
happy for you Table!
― B. Amato (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:25 (three months ago) link
Yayyyyyy! I thought of you yesterday when the UK government made noise about registering Lynch’s sufferers for an NHS study :)
― steely flan (suzy), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:29 (three months ago) link
awesome news tabes!
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:41 (three months ago) link
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:47 (three months ago) link
also thanks yall 🙂
really glad to hear table!!
― c u (crüt), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:49 (three months ago) link
Good news!
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 15:50 (three months ago) link
<3 <3
― kinder, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:17 (three months ago) link
Congrats! great news
― treefell, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 16:39 (three months ago) link
sweet! how's your recovery going treefell?
― O Fundo Escuro de (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 17:31 (three months ago) link
Great news!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 17:38 (three months ago) link
Congrats!
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 17:46 (three months ago) link
Excellent news!
― ailsa, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:01 (three months ago) link
Doing great, thanks for asking. Feeling strong, gained back the 10+ lbs I lost during treatment plus another 5 or so that I could stand to lose (I guess the time for celebratory eating is over). Markers are good and hopefully I won't need re-treatment for another 5 or 10 years. :)
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:06 (three months ago) link
good to hear, Jordan!
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:11 (three months ago) link
well that's great to hear, celebratory eating well earned imo! fingers and all else x'd that this is behind you for a good long while
― O Fundo Escuro de (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:13 (three months ago) link
re: celebratory eating, i absolutely demolished some pho with tendon and brisket about an hour ago. love having soup as first meal post-scope
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:15 (three months ago) link
thats great news tabes
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Tuesday, 20 February 2024 18:19 (three months ago) link
Great news Jordan
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 21 February 2024 11:26 (three months ago) link
Glad to hear Jordan
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 21 February 2024 12:03 (three months ago) link
Well done to everyone giving cancer a good fucking. Here’s another good news story: my mum was diagnosed with bowel cancer ten years ago this month after she did the ‘poo test’ the NHS sent her in the post. They caught it so early she only needed surgery, and has been cancer free ever since. Don’t be squeamish people, scoop your poop into that sample tube when they ask you to, get it done!
― Madchen, Wednesday, 21 February 2024 18:03 (three months ago) link
Holy cow that’s a great service. I’ve never heard of a mail in poo test in America, unsolicited. Or it would probably be some pervert soliciting poo samples and not my profit-driven insurance company.
― B. Amato (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 21 February 2024 19:47 (three months ago) link
Not unsolicited, but you can do the mail test through Ex@ct Sciences.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 February 2024 19:58 (three months ago) link
You get one every couple of years after a certain age, good old universal healthcare.https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer-screening/
― Madchen, Wednesday, 21 February 2024 20:50 (three months ago) link
i had no idea about this. I'm quite stunned that neither of my parents has taken the opportunity to recount this experience to me!
― kinder, Thursday, 22 February 2024 13:48 (three months ago) link
I just did the poo test a few weeks ago. It's pretty great when you can shit in a box and then MAIL THAT BOX to someone, and it's all legit. I pretended mine was going to Mar-A-Lago.
― henry s, Thursday, 22 February 2024 13:51 (three months ago) link
Gd news abt yr mum Madchen. Yes, compulsory poo tests over the age of fifty here in Scotland. I always say a half-remembered limerick when I post mine off ...There was an old man from Newcastle/Who used to send shit in a parcel ...
All clear so far.
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 22 February 2024 13:55 (three months ago) link
Compulsory?
― Tim, Thursday, 22 February 2024 14:06 (three months ago) link
That may be the wrong word. I think they do chase you up if you haven't sent one in though.
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 22 February 2024 14:08 (three months ago) link
That’s vg. I did my first of these a few months ago without being chased so I don’t know whether it’s the same here (bet it’s not as good). Glad I didn’t get an enforcement visit from the poo squad.
― Tim, Thursday, 22 February 2024 14:10 (three months ago) link
Or the Bottom Inspectors
https://i.imgur.com/f4MI1VF.jpg
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 22 February 2024 14:13 (three months ago) link
was recently made aware cancer finds your tonsils hospitable. just in case you thought parts of your body were safe.
anyway, big yep, that prognosis hit one of my family members.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 15 March 2024 05:41 (two months ago) link
sorry to hear!
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Friday, 15 March 2024 10:47 (two months ago) link
Best to your family in dealing with that.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 15 March 2024 11:46 (two months ago) link
Fuck you cancer, my dad and his care team knocked your ass out. He feels better than he has in 15 months. Absolutely hellish year+, but I am SO SO GLAD to see him feeling so much better and just to see him MOVING AROUND OMG YESSSSSS
― brimstead, Saturday, 6 April 2024 16:27 (two months ago) link
Yay!!!!!! Nice to hear good news!
― Slorg is not on the Slerf Team, you idiot, you moron (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 6 April 2024 17:03 (two months ago) link
That is awesome. Kick cancers ass, dad Brimdad.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, 6 April 2024 18:23 (two months ago) link