Will you feel the pain when it is already too late?
2006-11-09 18:11:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Will a person feel pain when its too late?
(specifically Colon cancer)
2006-11-09 18:23:28 · update #1
NO,
BUT WAIT IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF CANCER !!!
2006-11-09 18:13:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In very few cases does cancer "hurt" in the beginning. By the time there are serious symptoms it is often late stage and likely very difficult to cure as it would have spread out.
Sadly, most people with colon cancer never realized that they've had polyps likely their whole life..and at some stage those polyps will turn cancerous. They should be removed. I was fortunate that in looking for other problems (I had an ulcer and a lot of pain when I was younger) the doctor discovered I had polyps while checking the back door, and he removed them, a simple procedure while they are "looking around". Later I went back for a colonoscopy and there weren't any further up. Went back several years later too and again ok, but I havent' been back for 10 or 15 years now so I hope none have grown back.
Most people don't know they have them, and they are a cause of colon cancer..maybe not for many years or decades but one day they will.
Stage one cancer can be painful. My son had a lump on his shin. We thought it was from a hockey puck injury months earlier. Maybe that triggered something dormant...but anyhow as it grew bigger it was more painful because it was likely pressing on nerves etc. He was on chemo for 8 weeks and is cancer free now. I hope it stays that way always...it's a horrible thing for anyone to go through but what choice do you have when you don't have a choice.
2006-11-11 13:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My girlfriend's husband just died of colon cancer. He was 39. Two kids, 12 and 9, a wife of 15 years left ... he had been battling the colon cancer for 17 months. He had colitis for years, but other than the colitis, he didn't have excessive pain, I mean he was always in pain.... Stage 1 with colon cancer is not painful, you won't even know you have it. that is why it is sooooo important to be checked if you have any bleeding from the rectal area, or if your stools are "pencil thin" and if you bowel habits become strange or irregular, alternating between consitipation and diarhea. All of us, at any age must be diligent in getting checked and having sigmoidoscopies when needed. Not a pleasant procedure for sure, but necessary.
Norm's brother was also diagnosed with colon cancer (stage 1) and had the polyps removed and he is fine, no lingering effects. However, he must be checked yearly. If there is a family history of colon cancer, you must be checked 15 years EARLIER than the age at which the person(s) in your family were DIAGNOSED. For Norm's children, this means that they will be checked yearly as soon as they reach the age of 16.
2006-11-09 18:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by cindiloo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most cancer is silent in the beginning stage. However, you will want to keep your follow up appointments with your doctor. Hopefully it will be cured or controlled; everything depends on the type of cancer & cells, and if it responds to treatments.
2006-11-09 18:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by rosesbloom7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The pain come from the un-natural treatments.
2006-11-10 03:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋