About to start my treatment
I'm 45, diagnosed at a routine colonoscopy on 9-19 with a large mass. Literally had no reason to get tested earlier as I felt nothing different. Got my pathology report confirming adenocarcinoma on 9-21. Got my CT scan done on 9-22, results on 9-24 that looked clean. Surgery consult on 10-5, with surgery scheduled for 10-14.
Before this it was crazy to me to think that you'd have to wait for a surgery to find out your stage of cancer, but I guess that's a good thing for me that the CT scan isn't calling me stage IV. The first week was rough especially with the colonoscopy being on a Saturday and having the whole weekend to deal with it. I had to push my Health organization as the phone representatives told me multiple times things were put in but weren't.
Also have an odd feeling right now where I'm looking forward to the surgery, that is just how much I want this thing out of me and find out how good or bad it is.