My Colon Cancer Story
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2019
- This is the story of how I found out I got colon / rectal cancer at age 36. Kinda weird talking about your bum on CZcams, butt here goes.
Btw, I'm creating these videos to provide some insights into the cancer treatment journey, especially for young adults who may have been recently diagnosed. If that's you, let me know if there is anything you'd like me to cover in future videos.
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I’m going through this too. I’m waiting on a colonoscopy. A side note, my husband has survived 1- stage 2 colon cancer and 3- stage 4 that went to his liver. Still here 14 years later 💙🇨🇦✌️
So very happy to hear Zena.🤗👍👌🙏. Wishing him the best of health.
How? Did he have any kind of treatment?
I hope everything goes well for you with the colonoscopy and your journey throughout this. 2 years ago I had my colonoscopy and 6 weeks ago had an ilonoscopy.
Like your husband, my cancer spread to my liver and have just found out I’ll be on chemo for the rest of my many years. A kick in the guts.
I wish you strength to the both of you, put in one hell of a fight 👍🇦🇺
How what kind of treatment
Thank God and God bless u both ❤
I was diagnosed with stage 2 rectal cancer on 5-12-23 at the age of 54. I am now getting ready to have the chemo port "installed" and decided I am also going to document my journey like yours. 🙏
I will pray for you luv
@@claudianeymour63 thank you 🙏 update- I have went thru 6 rounds of chemo and 5 1/2 weeks of radiation. Just had surgery Dec 27 to remove the mass tumor. They sent me home after 7 days but something didn’t feel right so I went back to the hospital, the stitches didn’t hold and I spent the next 6 weeks in the hospital with a mini vac up my rectum, yes it was painful. I’m home now recovering ❤️🩹
Your courage in getting in front of a camera & telling your story is only helpful for many many people. Thank you for taking the time to do it. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing your story...i am also diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in April and im done with my surgery..right now i am having my chemotherapy...until now i don't have the courage to tell everyone what im going through except my family members..let's beat this together!!!
How are you doing now ?
How are you now?
Joel thank you for sharing your story, you’re very brave! I hope you’re doing better now and beat this thing! I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon cancer five and a half years ago and am considered cured at this point! When I was diagnosed it had already metastasized to my liver. Had surgeries, and 18 months worth of chemo and radiation here I am years later. I too did not fit the typical profile, I was very active, plant based diet, intermittent fasting, exercised no family history but I got it anyway. That’s why colonoscopies are so important at younger than typical ages. Here I am a survivor years later from advanced stage colon cancer, no bag, a partially brand new liver and a new outlook on life. You started talking about having to tell your mom which was very sad because I too had to tell my mom and it is so emotional. If I can beat this others can beat it as well! I will say though at the same time as the colon cancer I also had Non Hodgkin’s Splenic Marginal Zone lymphoma which is also Stage 4 and this type of lymphoma is incurable, but it’s doable and I’ve lived with it for years with not even having to do treatment yet so I’m good. You just have to move forward and enjoy life as much as possible! I went back to school to become a medic and am a volunteer first responder so that I can help others! Good luck!!
How i admire people like you, how well you handle your situation despite those health problems. .
Turn to Jesus He loves you very much, He is the God of miracles, i was ill for a long time, but the doctors couldn't really help me, i don't blame them there was only so much that they could of done for me, Then Jesus gave me a miracle and healed me, God has done amazing things in my life and in the life's of people i know and love, He can do the same for you and yours, When you need Him call on Him, The bible tells us in Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved, He is the God of comfort and will be there for you when you call on Him, God saved someone i love from an illness leading to death, There is nothing impossible to God, Its as simple as accepting Jesus, and Trusting Him for your Salvation, He is the healer of the body and Saviour of our souls, And if you truly seek Him Jesus will answer you, i know this because He answered me when i called out to Him, Take care
@@jesussaves1827 Have you ever had cancer? Why do you assume I don’t rely on God and Jesus Christ in my life? I’m still here after an only 8 % chance of survival six years later living a full life. If you weren’t so busy preaching to people you might realize that someone could not go through such severe and usually fatal diseases without total faith and reliance on God through Jesus. Perhaps since we are in total agreement concerning the love and healing powers of God you should move along to other CZcams video comments because at this point you are preaching to the choir. Good day, and God bless.
You were slim when diagnosed?
@@Bambotb yes, I was
So sad you got this illness so young , but stay strong.My father got colon cancer when he was 42 years old , he survive.He startes eating more vegetables and wholegrainbread for more fiber in his diet.I wish you luck on your Journey. , you Will survive.🌹
Wish you the very best, Joel ! And a lot of health.
You are awesome and wish you speedy recovery.
Thank you for being so brave to talk so openly about your journey, really inspiring and wish you the very best for the treatment x
Wishing you the best of luck for your upcoming treatment. Praying you get better, so brave x
Many tears and smiles watching this Joel, wishing you so much good health, happiness and speedy recovery. This is your marathon but you are bounding through it. I am so proud of you and miss being with you in the team x
Joel, thank you for being amazing and sharing you battle and insights. You got this! May the sisu be with you - hugs from all of our EDU team!
Thanks for sharing. Praying for good results ❤️🙏🏼👌🏽
Credit for sharing this buddy! You will help a lot of people with this and hope it also helps you process everything. Good luck with all that is to come, everyone back in UK is thinking of you and your family.
Argh! So cool calm and collected Joel, hoping you have a happy ending too!
Sharing your story like this is really awesome and will undoubtedly help others going through similar situations.
I pray you are well Joel. God Speed!
Joely you made me laugh and cry! Thank you for sharing your journey and I hope this helps someone else xx
What a hero it takes balls to share with us your story 👏
Thanks for sharing Joel!! You are awesome!!! 😘😘
I wish you well and keep praying for you and family. God bless you!
Hi Joel, thank you for sharing your story. It's wonderful to see you stay so strong (for yourself, Becky and your family/friends) during this challenging period. I look forward to having you back, playing basketball and hanging out once you've recovered. See you soon!
Joel, you're such a legend! Thank you for sharing your story. I think you have redeemed yourself with this video - it's honest, real and funny! I'm rooting for you my friend. The good news in all of this is that I (hopefully) get to see you soon now that you're in Sydney.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Wish you the best
Thank you for sharing Joel and God bless you.
Dude!!! You are seriously a hero and a legend. Not because you have cancer just because I've always thought you were a legend. Having said that - this sucks but thank you for your bravery xo
God bless you and your journey my friend
Thank you for allowing us strangers come into your life and be your support system..you are not alone in this
Excellent video. All in plain language, direct and to the point. Be proactive, you are young and fit and you can beat this. Wish you the very best and hope your situation will one day be just a distant memory.❤️
Oh so there is Aa follow up video to this??
Thank you for your story!! Wishing you good health!!
Hi Joely thanks for sharing your journey we all can benefit, even those who haven't been diagnosed, since no one knows what lies in the pipeline for any of us. Hope you are keeping up the hard fight with the support of all your loved ones. 🤗👍👌🌹🙏
Stay strong buddy... Thanks for sharing your story... My friend cudn't survive stage 2 Colon C... Your story will give hope to many people.... May god bless you with more power.
i'm glad you are sharing your story, and making it a little light-hearded on the side. most stories i see scare me. you kept me very engaged this video. i'm 18, and i occasionally see a little amount of blood in my poop. it's been like that since i was little... i've always had a very low fiber diet because i am a dairy addict. i love cheese, so my poop is usually hard and that probably caused hemorrhoids, but i really should get checked to see if that's the case, just in case. anyways, i hope treatment goes well, you got this. thanks for sharing.
Thank you for being open about your experience, Joely! Wish you and your family all the best.
Your strength and attitude is inspiring.god bless you.❤❤
Very inspired and touched by your story Joel. Also attended your YCAT session in Dec and loved it so much. Just want to say thank you for coming out and sharing your courage with the world. Bless you wholeheartedly and keep going! Oh and early happy holidays! Stay well and safe :)
You have an amazing personality. Thanks for sharing
My father was diagnosed with the same cancer as you he was also diagnosed with colon cancer and had the same operation.It’s heart breaking seeing your own father going through something that I wish I can take away from him.He needs to have chemotherapy and I’m just so scard of losing him from this horrible cancer.
Thank you for sharing . Praying for a successful outcome
God bless you. Sending love. Thank you for sharing your story
❤️Hi Joey your story just came up on my phone, I guess because I was researching colonoscopy. But anyways hope you are doing great. Thank you for sharing your brave story❤️. I just had my colonoscopy today for the first time and I’m fine. Thank GOD❤️❤️ take care and sending you love and a hug from 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing. Praying for you.
Proud of you! This series will help so many people!
Thanks mate!
Thx for sharing. You've got an incredible attitude.
I think maybe something's going on with young people's health. I saw a news clip a while ago that said that 20% of people 18 - 20 were pre-diabetic. And when you look at people 21 - 25, its 25%.
I have the same experience starting radiation and chemo next week stage 3 rectal cancer thanks for your transparency and vulnerability, this vlog is helpful
You had some great demos on this video. Especially that goat (?). I've had that pain twice in my life. One when I miscarried and another when I had a vulvar biopsy. I hope you are doing well now!
Good job. Wish you all the best!!
I'm 36 and went through the exact same thing. Thankyou. I'm going to surgery in 4 days. appreciate this so much dude.
How are you doing? I pray you are recovering well. I’m scheduled for cancer colon surgery on January 24th. 🙏🏼
@@alegria1968ful how did your surgery go ?
Thanks for sharing , 36 and found that , I know is scary and will help other, I had same problem when I was 41 and had same symptoms but I had only a polyp and it was removed and i had to changed all my habits is order to no having it again , it is brutal when you only see blood on the stool , I had my last colonoscopy last year and I had zero polyps , iwish you the best on the treatments and the best of luck!!
Was it more than one time with the blood on stool?
Hey Joel, sorry to hear! get well soon!
Amazing Joel, so brave. Don't know what to say except all at Getech are rooting for you.
Joely! This made me laugh / cry - lots of classic Joel-isms and jokes in there, you're carrying it all so well, like you do everything. Such a helpful resource - keep it coming, I'll be watching!
Thanks Lorna :D, more should be coming =)
God cares and hears our prayers, and I am praying for you today!
Know God promises to give strength when you need it and that we are praying for you to have strength and peace as you face health challenges.Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Thank you for sharing ❤ this is very helpful
What a strong spirit you have sir
I’ve got the same symptoms for two months , waiting for my colonoscopy appointment on the 23rd of October. Thank you for your video it was nice to actually laugh .
How did it go? A loved one of mine also has symptoms.
are you okay?
Wish you all the best and a lot of health!
Brave man, hope you're all well dude🙌
Stumbled upon this because I have been having some issues and I also am 37 years old YOUNG, I wish you the best and hope you are doing well. I am going to the DR next week so hope I get great results at the end of the day.
How r u now
@@mactheslovac8673 they did an X-ray and found that I have large amounts of stool in my colon, took some meds to clean me out but then just started having the constipation again a couple days later.
@@ChitChatGaminghow u doing now brother
I hope everything works out for you. I too have almost the same story except that the bastard (as I call cancer) has spread to my liver.
I ended up being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery when my bowel burst and I guess you could say I’m very lucky. I now live with a stoma and had some adjusting to do with how I now live, but to live is grand.
This was two and a half years ago and I accept this. I wish you strength and put up a good fight and don’t let the bastard win.
All the best brother👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very kindly...we need you...yes,yes,yes!
This is extremely valuable information.
Thank you for sharing .Our daughter has similar symptoms. She is getting her first colostomy tomorrow she is only 20. Prayers for your healing.
Update plsss I'm so scared
Patricia, do you mean colonoscopy rather than colostomy?
Yes, colonoscopy.
@@patriciawitmer4461how did it go?
From what I've heard young people do well with the treatment. Keep the Lord close to your heart and best of everything
What a handsome chap , I hope he is better now love from 🇬🇧
Joe thanx for sharing.i hope you are out of it by now.i have had bleeding will do colonoscopy soon but i am fetrified.❤❤
There's a young guy from the UK on here who talks about how his doctors wouldn't believe him. It came to the point where he had to take photos of his bowel movements for them to take him seriously. Perhaps they were labeling him or were assuming he lived a certain lifestyle. But those prejudices kept him from getting treated earlier on.
Very sad to hear :(
Thank you for sharing your story!! I lost my mom to colon cancer about 2 years ago (she was in her late 40s I think, and I think got diagnosed at stage 4) and am currently trying to figure out gastrointestinal issues myself which is stressful buuut I’m only 20 so I’m not toooo concerned and feel like most of my fear just comes from watching her deal with it 😅
Admiration to you,stay strong and all the very best to you..🙏🙏🙏🙏
omg the terminal part was crazy :o im sure the doc was thinking of procedures and next questions so cant blame him but thankgod for nurses haha
How are you now...Hope you get better and healthy again
Hope you're doing well now Joely!!
Cancer is typically well advanced before pain is present.
Consider yerself cyber-hugged. Just uttering those words, that sentence, "I have..." is so brave of you.
I had the exact same cancer. I am struggling so hard with being able to leave my house. It’s been 6 months since my stomach reversal and I still can barely leave my house. I eat as clean as someone could eat and I still struggle with chronic constipation. I’m desperate for some help from others who went through rectal cancer. I do not have a rectum anymore.
Thank you for sharing your story...I'm supposed to have a colonoscopy but because of COVID it may be stalled...so I'm very concerned. I hope you will heal after going on this difficult journey. Thank you so much again.
Please call the Dr. office back and try to get your procedure done sooner. Mine was scheduled for late January, but I called and explained my symptoms and felt it was not good to wait that long. They had the GI doctor call me back the next day and he got me in within a week, even with Covid. I had my procedure today, they found several polyps, some were large. I now have to wait for biopsies. I am very worried and wish I had got this done much sooner. Best of luck to you!
@@nicolemarie011 Oh, thank you for writing this to me. I appreciate it. I actually pushed very hard and found a clinic that put me in the week after my doctor referred me to the clinic..but I had to tell him about the clinic. My tests were inconclusive and biopsies had to be done. I hope you will find out soon and hope that things are okay for you. I think that my biopsies will come back fine. I hope it will be the same for you. You are a very kind soul for writing to me. I wish you all the best.
@@j.elainefrancis3845 You are very welcome, and thank you!
@@nicolemarie011 how are you now? I'm getting colonoscopy done i am worried because of the bright red blood in stool
@@johnnyirizarry1276 My polyps were pre-cancerous. The doctor said the polyps were bleeding and that is why I had blood in my stool. I am grateful to have had the procedures done when I did. Best wishes to you that everything turns out ok!
Oh man! posted my previous comment before the end of the video, before you mentioned calling your mum! 😢
Great heartfelt video. Hope you are doing well. Please post update. Much love from 🇨🇦
S3-A-T2N1
Lu joel. U inspire me bro!
Thx for sharing your experience! Wish U the best! How are you now?
How's your treament going on? I hope you're feeling better now!
Doing great! No signs of cancer but I am always having scans / colonoscopies. My next colonoscopy is scheduled for mid February (2021) and will provide an update after that.
Thank you for sharing
You are a brave young man...
Keep .healthy..
You will Win God Bless
That poor goat 🐐 lol. Thank you so much for your information.
I wish you luck luv just pray to the almighty God he will heal you
did you have any other symptoms besides blood in the stool?
Does anyone know how this man is now as I'm concerned? This was made 3 years ago and can't find an update.
Please update us.how are you doing?I hope your ok.
BRÀVE MAN YOU ARE ❤️❤️❤️
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My wife had stage III colon cancer also. She found it during a routine colonoscopy which is given after attaining age 50. There were no symptoms.
The cancer was resected and she followed up with six months of FOLFOX chemotherapy. It's been six years now and no evidence of cancer, so she is considered cured.
I hope your experience is successful as well.
This gives me so much hope!
Is he still alive?? Did not see any new videos
I was 47 years old & quite thin healthy diet exercise was plenty I didn’t notice blood I had drastic anemia & palpitations so strong it was making my body rock & they couldn’t take my blood pressure I had a right hemicholectomy
I've had chronic abdominal pain & mucusy stools (sorry) for nearly 2 years. 2 years is quite long to go unexamined so I'm definitely worried. I have an appointment in several months. Part of me has a fear that it is cancer & it'll be too late to treat it. I know it's probably irrational but I'm not a very healthy person.
Mucus in stool is actually pretty normal. Lots of people have that. Much more likely it’s ibs or something of that nature
Don’t google or CZcams your ailments
Are you ok! I got pains in my abdomen 2 years and i did not go to check my self.
I am i'n the same sitiuatio
Went in for a colonoscopy clean absolutely nothing from upper gi to lower gi
Thanks for sharing your story! Very inspiring. I have some videos on my page about my story too if you want to follow along.
did u get blood in stool often ,
Yes...would not thought you would get cancer.. you look too young and healthy..and sensible...
I have lynch syndrome. It's a genetic predisposition to colon and many other cancers. You're young. Did you have genetic testing? My daughter has tested positive as well as my little sister. We lost my mother at 41 to colo-rectal ca.
Feel for you.
Thank you for this information hopefully you still doing well or a lot better 🙏
Pray for me plz x
I will pray for you Elliot. When we we pray we are telling the Lord what is on our mind and in our heart. When we read His word, the Bible, we are letting Him speak to us. It’s a package deal. The only way to have a healthy relationship is to let both parties speak. Do you have a Bible? I recommend an NIV (New International Version)
or the NKJV (NEW King James Version [written in today’s language]). Lord be with you. I will be praying.
God bless you