While it's not exactly full of explosions and gunfire, but I can understand risks that may come from non-physical injuries. It's certainly taken its toll on TB, has it not? (Correlative, not causative.)

Hollow

Canada2180 Posts

May 02 2014 05:16 GMT

#267

TB, I've had these symptoms on and off for a few years now: mucus, blood, stool consistency is loose. The blood is usually quite bright though, so I was told not to worry. My symptoms have been back in full force for a few weeks now and I'm considering going to the doctor despite the fact that the blood is bright. I'm also going to the toilet way too often. Did you have darker blood in your feces? Also, when I get up from the toilet, sometimes a few drops of blood can drop, bright red again. Just wondering if you had that happen... I'm getting a bit worried right now :/

WolfintheSheep

Canada14127 Posts

May 02 2014 05:25 GMT

#268

On May 02 2014 14:16 Hollow wrote:
TB, I've had these symptoms on and off for a few years now: mucus, blood, stool consistency is loose. The blood is usually quite bright though, so I was told not to worry. My symptoms have been back in full force for a few weeks now and I'm considering going to the doctor despite the fact that the blood is bright. I'm also going to the toilet way too often. Did you have darker blood in your feces? Also, when I get up from the toilet, sometimes a few drops of blood can drop, bright red again. Just wondering if you had that happen... I'm getting a bit worried right now :/

Uh...rule of thumb. If you see blood, and it isn't from an injury, see a doctor. Like, very soon.

Blood should never just start appearing.

ChristianS

United States3304 Posts

May 02 2014 05:30 GMT

#269

From my admittedly limited understanding, I think this is about as mild as cancer news can be. Basically when you're healthy, the cells in the colon are supposed to be constantly sloughing off because they get damaged from all the junk that goes through there. Since a cell needs time to accumulate a lot of mutations in order to become cancerous, the first mutation that has to happen before cancer can develop is for the cells to lose their tendency to slough off. At this point they aren't cancerous, they're just not dying and leaving like they're supposed to do. With a colonoscopy you can find those patches that aren't leaving like they're supposed to, and kill them long before they had time to develop into cancer. If you wait they'll accumulate into a larger mass, since they're not sloughing off like the rest of the colon, but they still have to develop all the mutations to become cancerous; if you cut that mass out at any point in the mean time, you can still remove them before they develop the mutations necessary for cancer.

Colonoscopies are one of the most effective tools we've developed in the fight against cancer. If you have a genetic predisposition to bowel cancer (that is, your cells are born already partially mutated), it's harder to catch it in time but still totally doable as long as you know to get checked when you're symptomatic. A lot of cancers are very difficult to treat, but bowel cancer is extremely preventable.

Get well soon, TB! It's incredible that after hearing some pretty scary news you'd still thinking of our welfare. It's a comfort to know that all signs suggest you'll be around for a good long time.

Hollow

Canada2180 Posts

May 02 2014 05:31 GMT

#270

On May 02 2014 14:25 WolfintheSheep wrote:

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Uh...rule of thumb. If you see blood, and it isn't from an injury, see a doctor. Like, very soon.

Blood should never just start appearing.

I did see a doctor for it when it first began. He told me not to worry, that it was probably a small fissure inside. It stopped and it's back now. I went to see a pharmacist to ask her opinion. She also didn't seem too worried because the blood is bright.

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

May 02 2014 06:36 GMT

#271

On May 02 2014 13:00 BLinD-RawR wrote:

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Jesse, we need to do another "WTF is".

stay strong TB.

"Say my name" (pause) "TotalBiscuit" "Youre Goddamn right"

RavingRaver

Canada57 Posts

May 02 2014 16:19 GMT

#272

Best of luck to TotalBiscuit for a quick and speedy recovery!

goiflin

Canada1218 Posts

May 03 2014 00:53 GMT

#273

Best of luck to you, TB! I hope you kick this cancer's ass.

Plexa

Aotearoa39261 Posts

May 03 2014 00:57 GMT

#274

Yeah, see a doctor. I'm no medical professional, but that doesn't sound like cancer but it does sound like one of the other serious problems associated with colons (e.g. inflammatory bowel, diverticulitis and so on)

Dazed.

Canada3301 Posts

May 03 2014 01:03 GMT

#275

What exactly is a mucus discharge from the ass anyway? I mean, does it literally have the texture/sight of mucus or am I taking it too literally?

Integra

Sweden5626 Posts

May 03 2014 01:17 GMT

#276

On May 03 2014 10:03 Dazed_Spy wrote:
What exactly is a mucus discharge from the ass anyway? I mean, does it literally have the texture/sight of mucus or am I taking it too literally?

Do you have the stomach to find out? Google it, plenty of pictures I'm sure.

Magnet

United States77 Posts

May 03 2014 07:42 GMT

#277

TB, get better soon and kick cancer's ass!

Melwach

Germany176 Posts

May 03 2014 10:30 GMT

#278

Speedy recovery, TB! I'm glad it was discovered in such an early state and you can avoid the really nasty stages of that shit.

darkscream

Canada2310 Posts

May 03 2014 11:30 GMT

#279

Man, TB.

I hope your butt system gets better. Shit's important. As always, your transparency about your back channels is .. enlightening.

420
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i've been doing work in the medical marijuana industry for about a year now, go get a green card and try a CBD heavy strain (light or heavy on the normal THC drug content to your tastes). I have a friend with ulcerative colitis and it helps him a lot with his appetite and nausea, which helps him follow his dietary requirements(they can be a real bummer)

Best of luck, fuckin cancer got my grandpa, you gotta win this round for us

changeling

France6 Posts

May 05 2014 10:57 GMT

#280

good luck TB