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Bren's Journey with Colorectal (Colon) Cancer

  1. 1 Oh No Icon Oh No
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  2. 2 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
    Colon sur...
  3. 3 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
    Chemotherapy
  4. 4 Clinical Trial Icon Clinical Trial
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  5. 5 Celebration Icon Celebration
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Survivor: Colorectal (Colon) Cancer

Patient Info: Finished active treatment less than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: about 10 years ago, Female, Age: 48

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    • Bren
    • Experience with Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
    over 8 years ago
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    Relationship issues

    Oh No

    Always had a crappy marriage. Married to a narcissist husband for 18 years. When I was diagnoised...he couldn't handle that it wasn't all about him anymore. He didn't care to help me and filed for divorce. God has taken me through this journey. Now my divorce is almost final and hopefully I can have some kind of peace:)

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    • Bren
    • Experience with Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
    over 8 years ago
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    Colon surgery (colectomy or hemicolectomy)

    Procedure or Surgery

    oh what a ride!! The 1st round of radiation,chemo and surgery...I could handle. Ileostomy.... not fun. Having a gall bladder attack and getting it removed and reversing my ileostomy at the same time...what a NIGHTMARE!!! Then had to finsh my chemo. Ohhhhh myyyyy!!!

    Went as Expected: Strongly Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Side Effects: Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree
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    • Bren
    • Experience with Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
    over 8 years ago
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    Chemotherapy

    Drug or Chemo Therapy

    I guess ya gotta do what you gotta do.

    Easy to Do: Strongly Disagree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree
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    • Bren
    • Experience with Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
    over 8 years ago
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    Clinical Trial

    Wish I could of been offered an opportunity.

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    • Bren
    • Experience with Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
    over 8 years ago
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    Other

    Celebration

    Waiting to move on to start fresh and enjoy life!! Looking to find a good man someday that I can share my life with. Hopefully the cancer won't scare him off.

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