6-7-2012 is the day that will forever change my life. I was called by my GI doctor b/c I had just had a routine colonoscopy on that Monday and my biopsy results were in. I thought I would get a simple over the phone summary of the results but when she asked me what I was doing and asked if I could come in, I knew something major was wrong.
I always knew one day I would be more susceptible to colon cancer b/c of my Crohns disease but never expected this bomb would happen so early on in my life. So I am now a cancer patient who will start treatment as soon as Monday. Thus far I know I have colon cancer and my CT scan showed only one lymph node in my abdomen being enlarged besides the 13 cm mass in the lower colon area. So as bad as this sounds this is AMAZING news. The cancer has not spread to any of my other organs, and this was the best news I had heard in the past few days. But now the hard part starts where I go to MD Anderson and get all the tests I need to get done so they can figure out the stage and grade of the cancer and then get on the path to a treatment plan.
I am going to use this blog to update all my friends and family about my health. I know I have a rough road ahead, but if you know me well enough you know that I am very strong and optimistic person who is ready to kick this cancers ass. I have the most amazing friends and family a girl could ask for and with this support system I know that even on the bad days a positive attitude is what will get me better faster.
