Never too young for colon cancer.. Where I've been

Man, that "is" young. Keep up the good attitude. I don't know if I could do the same. Life is hard and curve balls suck. I hope all works out for the best.

I had my first colonoscopy last year at the age of 50. Maybe we should start doing this at an earlier age...I do not know.

Anyways, Merry Christmas and all the best to you!!

 

Justin; as always, i am pulling for your success. hope your holidays are wonderful!

 

Best wishes for a successful surgery and speedy recovery.

 

Justin: all the best, my friend.

 

Justin, that sounds like it's related to laporoscopic surgery. It's great that it doesn't require cutting you wide open, your recovery will be a lot faster with the smaller incision.
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I've had a couple of serious laporoscopic kidney surgeries and was up and walking around near my room the next day and I'm an old phart. You are young and fit, so have more going for you and should bounce back fast.:cheer2: I know the good feeling about going in to have some nasty stuff removed from you. Be sure they put you in a room with wifi.

Good luck friend, keep us posted.

Edit: If you are up to it, you can find some videos of the procedure online. Here's one. I haven't tried the video.

 

You are the one who's an inspiration, Justin! I could never be so upbeat in your shoes. Well, keep up the good attitude, and best of luck on the surgery and the results. I'll be thinking of you and wishing you all the best.

 

That would be cool.

 

Haven't read the whole thread, but I know how it feels. Got diagnosed with amyloidosis last year. Mainly an old people's disease as a side-effect of other illnesses. At my age (40 when diagnosed), chances of winning the lottery are many times higher, but having played the lottery and similar games since then, I am afraid I have used up my luck already

Chemo and stem-cell transplant is done and now it's waiting for the affected organs to recuperate (no guarantee it will) and waiting for the illness to surface again, as that's the only thing that IS certain. Should buy me some 5, 6, 7, 8 years though: enough possibly for science to advance and to see even my youngest to reach high-school age.

Life sucks. I try to deal with it. :rockon:

Sorry for butting in without reading other people's threads, but had to get it off my chest.

 

a ipad 2 no not bad at al your going to be in hospital



j/k

hope you come out of the surgery good and have lots of painless time to play with your IPAD2:rockon: ( not a apple fan boy )

 

all the best and my prayers to you justin and you too r-p, my on line friends. keep on keepin' on, you guys are the best!:grouphug:

 

Justin, when you come up to Seattle, let the rest of us know, too... okay?

 

Justin - Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery.

 

That picture of you and Minnie is classic. I hope the hospital has a copy on display somewhere.

About that 'annual' visit...I'm hoping I can keep my Fall visit regular, but you've got some catching up to do so yours averages out to once a year.

 

F8L I've been following your progress for years now and really hope this is the year you can once again join Hyo and myself on our annual floating adventure. I sure missed you last year! Ask Hyo how it feels to be green. Like so many others I hold you in my prayers. mj

 

Rumours of an albino on board were not so greatly exaggerated. Ugh, that was awful. Next time, I'm checking the expiry date on those seasickness pills before I need them.

 

You need to try it on fresh water. Our waves are short and steep.



Tom

 

I am so envious. I love sailboats. But I get seasick on rocking chairs and porch swings. The Caribbean can sometimes be pretty flat in summer, but the Pacific coast, in spite of its name, is pretty much guaranteed to make me miserable. If I had three wishes, the third one would be to not get seasick in any seas.

 

The Pacific Ocean must have been named by a real estate developer.