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Ms. Liu said she woke up that day feeling heavy in her stomach, as if there was a stone inside. She gently touched her abdomen, as if she could still feel the discomfort.
At the age of 58, she is a clerk working in a community store, and she is busy and ordinary on weekdays, except for facing the shelves and customers every day, there are not many waves in her life.
However, just a month ago, Liu Huajuan's life was shattered by a sudden event. At first, she just felt a little difficult to have a bowel movement, thinking that it might be caused by indigestion of food, so she didn't pay much attention to it. However, as time went on, these symptoms gradually worsened, and even bloody stools appeared, and that's when she began to realize that the situation could be more serious.
Finally, after an unbearable pain, Liu Huajuan was rushed to the hospital by her family. After a series of tests, the result was heart-wrenching, and it was advanced bowel cancer. The doctor told her that if she had come early for a check-up, it might have been very different.
In the hospital ward, Liu Huajuan lay quietly, the sunlight outside the window penetrated, but it could not dispel the haze in her heart. She couldn't help but cry as she recalled the pain she had suffered these days.
Her daughter, Xiao Min, sat on the edge of the bed, holding her hand, and her eyes were also shining with tears.
"Mom, didn't you always say that if you feel unwell, most of them will get better by themselves?"
Liu Huajuan smiled bitterly, "Yes, I always thought so before. But there are some things that we think of as 'small problems', which may be big problems in life. ”
Early symptoms of bowel cancer include, but are not limited to, constipation, abdominal pain, weight loss, bloody stools, etc. In everyday life, if these symptoms persist, you should seek medical attention without expecting them to go away on your own.
In the process of receiving treatment, Liu Huajuan also began to learn more about her condition. She learned that treatment methods include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, etc., and the choice of which method to choose depends on the specific stage of the disease. In addition, lifestyle modifications, such as increasing physical activity and improving dietary habits, are also important measures to prevent and treat bowel cancer.
Since that time, Liu Huajuan has not only begun to pay attention to every little detail of her body, but also spread the knowledge of bowel cancer prevention and treatment among her relatives and friends, and she has become more actively involved in her own treatment and health management.
She also started to do physical exercise regularly, even if it was a simple walk, and she felt that her physical strength and spirit had improved significantly.
Although she inevitably suffered from the side effects of chemotherapy during the treatment, such as hair loss and physical fatigue, her mental state was getting better and better. This positive attitude, coupled with the doctor's careful treatment, allowed her condition to be well controlled.
Just like Liu Huajuan, many people tend to think that it is just ordinary gastrointestinal discomfort when they notice symptoms, delaying the disease. Therefore, it is important to emphasize here that any unusual physical changes, especially those that are sustained, should be taken very seriously.
In this process, society and medical institutions should also play a greater role in popularizing the knowledge of bowel cancer and improving people's awareness of self-care, especially for high-risk groups, which can greatly reduce the pain and economic burden caused by the disease.
During the treatment, Liu Huajuan once asked the doctor a question: "Doctor, you said that my disease has been well controlled, so what other examinations and precautions do I need to do in the future?"
The doctor smiled and replied: "Hua Juan, I am glad to see that you are so active in cooperating with the treatment, and now your condition is stable, but we still need to do regular follow-ups, including blood tests, CT scans, etc., to monitor whether the condition has a tendency to recur." "
After Liu Huajuan heard this, although she was still a little apprehensive in her heart, she also clearly knew how she should go in the future. She decided to turn her experience into motivation to not only manage her own health, but also to help others and help more people who didn't know about bowel cancer to understand the condition.
In the community, Liu Huajuan often holds small health talks, and she uses her own experience to tell everyone that any abnormal physical signals should not be ignored. She stressed that regular check-ups are a must, especially for those with a family history of hereditary history, and they need to be alert to the potential threat of bowel cancer.
What do you think about the prevention of bowel cancer?