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I was scared but now happy after reading alot of post here

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Hi everyone.

Nice meeting you guys and am very happy to be part of this group. Am caleb 29 years from Ghana, I was going through the internet to learn more about colon cancer after the passing away of Chadwick Boseman. I would like to share my experience with you guys and I hope you are going to help me. I have been experiencing abdominal discomfort for a week now and having difficulty sleeping because of my abdominal discomfort and bloating. I have been to the hospital to find out about my problems but the doctor prescribe drugs related to ulcer and after taking the drugs am still feeling some abdominal discomfort but its better than what I experience before, having changes in bowel movements. What prompt me to share my experience is that, I just found out blood in my stool after monitoring my stool for the past weeks and want to ask if its colon cancer and what stage? Am very scared and dont know if one can die shortly after been diagnosed of colon cancer.

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What is the cost involved to treat colon cancer

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Wexford1968 in reply to Cesrsf

It was free for me on the nhs in the uk

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The only way to know if it’s a cancer and staging is having a colonoscopy or flexi sigmoidoscopy . The advice in the uk is contact your doctor after having bowel changes and abdominal pain lasting more than 3 weeks.

Speaking about the cost, it guess it varies depending on your health insurance and general access to the medical services in your country.

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Hi Cesrsf,

Thank you for sharing and posting your story, and I'm sorry to hear about your symptoms.

There are many reasons why you could have blood in your stool, but the only way to determine what's going in with your body, is to see a specialist. There are a number of non-invasive tests that are often performed to see if further tests are needed.

Keep track of your bowel habits as this could be useful information for your doctor.

The most important thing you can do now is see a specialist and get checekd out.

Please keep us posted, we're here for you.

~Nicole @ GCCA

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Wexford1968

If it’s caught early it’s totally curable.your very young so I wouldn’t thin your have it. I had it 2 years ago but am cured now do you have a history in your family

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Cesrsf in reply to Wexford1968

I don't have any family history

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