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Did you discover your cancer "by chance"
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Bemitch53
Bemitch53
Last activity on 11/18/2024 at 4:51 AM
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I discovered 5 days ago that some bloodwork done for my PCP showed "Pancytopenia": very low WBC, RBC, and Platelets. I just had an appt with the hematologist/oncologist, who informed me that I have AML. I have a Blood Marrow Asperation tmw., which will indicate treatment. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this. My daughter is going to app'ts with me, as a 2nd pair of ears and for support. If it hadn't been for my PCP ordering routine bloodwork, we wouldn't know!
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misspancake
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Last activity on 07/03/2024 at 3:02 PM
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Hi guys, Andy here
i was just talking to a fellow cancer survivor and she was telling me how they found her cancer "by chance." She was in China visiting her parents and decided to get a full body check up which includes all kinds of scans and blood test etc. Among all of these scans, they discovered a triple negative tumor. She I has no history of cancer in her family and never noticed any lumps. It was random that she discovered her cancer.
Just wondering if anyone else has heard stories like this? Its strange to think that sometimes you can be 'lucky' to discover cancer, but in these instances it can save their lives.