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...
appendix cancer, find a specialist, mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma, survivor's Story, Survivor's Story (USA)
My journey started in October 2013 (I was 53 years old), when I had an ultrasound to determine if I had gallstones or an issue with my gallbladder. I never thought it would lead to a diagnosis of Mucinous Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma. The results showed a small cyst and...
all countries, pseudomyxoma peritonei, survivor's Story, Survivor's Story (USA)
I found out about my cancer in a roundabout way, but when I look back there were signs. I do an exercise class and I was having trouble keeping up and my belly was growing with no changes to my diet. In my head, I was thinking that was just signs of perimenopause and...
all countries, appendix cancer, find a specialist, 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...
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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…...
all countries, diagnosis, find a specialist, 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...
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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...
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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/
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