Amanda started getting light IBS symptoms and a month later, started seeing blood in her stool. She immediately asked doctors if it could be colon cancer. But doctors told her, "there's no way that would be colon cancer" and thought it was hemorrhoids or a fissure. Her symptoms then worsened and persisted for almost a year before she finally got a colonoscopy. She was then diagnosed with stage 2A colon cancer.
In this conversation, she talks about the frustration of not feeling listened to and taken seriously, how important it is to fight for answers and advocate for yourself, and why you should be on top of your health care.
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Contents of Video:
00:00 Introduction
00:32 My first symptoms
04:58 Possibility of colon cancer
08:40 Getting testing done
10:08 Appointment with gastroenterologist
12:11 Getting a colonoscopy
13:36 Finding a large tumor
15:54 Getting the diagnosis
20:01 Going through chemo
27:35 Words of advice
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