all countries, appendix cancer, carcinoma of the appendix, survivor's Story, Survivor's Story (USA), USA
I would never have thought that my “summer flu” symptoms would lead to a diagnosis of carcinoma of the appendix. Late July in 2017, I was spreading mulch around the house with my Dad and my son. Good old Dad manned the gravel rake while Danny was busy...
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Dr Paul Sugarbaker Director, Program in Peritoneal Surface Oncology Dr. Paul Hendrick Sugarbaker was born in Baltimore (Maryland, USA). His college education took place at Wheaton College in Illinois. He graduated from Cornell University Medical College in New York...
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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...
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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…...
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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...
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