Had the surgery 2/19 to remove the entire sigmoid colon and all the related lymph nodes.

Was in recovery 2/19 to 2/23 and released to go home!

The biopsy results came in late today and confirmed 0/12 lymph nodes were malignant. That’s it! It’s clean! No stage 3, no chemo required!

Follow up with the surgeon on 4/1 to talk about where we go from here, my guess is colonoscopies 2x a year for life now since it went from 0 to stage 2 in 6 months.

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, wear blue and get checked!

#✅UR:

Not sure when I’ll be back modding, I still feel like someone slammed me in the gut with a baseball bat. Cricket bat for our international folks! Maybe another 2-3 weeks.

I still lurk and comment occasionally, just as my health allows!

Edit Bonus - Since my wife had her own medical event this year involving a massive infection, spinal intrusion and below knee amputation, we already hit the out of pocket maximum on our insurance for the year.

Sooo…

Get insurance guys, no, seriously, get insurance.

  • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    edge cases with health conditions aside.”

    this is the edge case. which is why you dont fucking practice medicine online

    • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Yes, I’m aware — hence why it’s an exception to my advice. Is English not your first language? Because this sounds like trolling or gaslighting.

      This is why reading comprehension is important.

      • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        i’m trying to pick this up: addressing a comment to everyone but the person to whom you are sending the comment to, that is not standard communication etiquette. that’s why this appears to be more of a cover your ass type thing. Do Not Tell People What To Eat. Do Not Presume To Practice Medicine Over The Internet

        • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 months ago

          There is but no better thing to do than to reiterate that which was said for those who persist with fingers-in-ear denial without substantive refutation:

          1. I did not.

          2. I guarantee their discharge paperwork and instructions were clear on this.

          3. I explicitly noted noted, “edge cases with health conditions aside.” (Ding Ding Ding)

          Yes, of course follow guidelines by your doctor(s) and for specialized procedures. I thought it was extremely obvious my suggestions were preventative in nature.