All Countries, appendix cancer, Survivor's Story (USA), USA
When someone new to the group posts, you very often see multiple members encourage them to seek an appendix cancer specialist. That was also the case when I found the support group after I was diagnosed in June of last year. I was actually misdiagnosed by my first...
All Countries, Diagnosis, Survivor's Story, Survivor's Story (USA), USA
I can’t say it enough… are you dealing with a PMP specialist? If not, I would say you must. They are the ones that have seen this stuff and the weird things it does. They can give better ideas as to what to do. I had the whole ovarian cancer scare…...
All Countries, Diagnosis, Pittsburg, Survivor's Story, Survivor's Story (USA), USA
I didn’t have any related symptoms before my diagnosis. I went to the urologist for some UTI treatment. The doctor (my hero) ordered a CT scan. That was the beginning of my journey. This scan showed a hot spot and four days later, the surgeon removed my appendix...
All Countries, Survivor's Story, Survivor's Story (USA), USA
I was experiencing shortness of breath and my sides ached when walking around, nothing specific. I had an ultrasound which showed a large tumor which was confirmed by MRI. I had surgery at my local hospital to remove a tumor the size of a football and my diagnosis of...
Survivor's Story, Survivor's Story (USA), USA
It is difficult to write about illness. I always want to start in a different place. The narrative does not feel linear. Illness sometimes doesn’t even sound like the right word to choose. But neither does the word disease or cancer. “Being sick,” I sometimes say...
All Countries, In the News, Raising Awareness, Survivor's Story (USA), USA
Shana shared her story on KVUE and had a blog post published to support it. https://www.gatewaycr.org/gateway-blog/posts/2016/january/how-to-recognize-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-appendix-cancer/
