MsGizmo
GLP-1 Enthusiast
To start off with. I'm ok. Let's get that out of the way. It was stage 2 colon cancer. This type of cancer has a 91% survival rate.
The second thing I want to say is that my cancer is in no way related to my taking a GLP1 or any other peptide. Based on the size of the tumor it had been growing in a cancerous state for at least 5 years if not more. Long before I had even heard about ozempic/wegovy. If anything it is much more likely that my taking a GLP1 might have slowed its progression. I also don't want to hear anyone suggesting that this was linked to vaccines or anything else stupid like that. My tumor would have started as a precancerous polyp about 15-20 years ago.
I want to say that following through with routine tests from my doctor ultimately saved my life. The doctor wanted me to do a colonguard test so I did it. This very embarrassing test is basically taking a shit in a box and mailing it off to be processed. If your doctor wants you to get it done .. just do it. Since that tested positive it led to me being recommended to get a colonoscopy, which again, is an embarrassing test that people should get done if that is what they need. At this point (May 13th) I was told that I had a tumor and it would most likely be cancerous based on its size. A week later that info was made official. After that I had a very quick succession of doctor appointments and tests that ended with a surgery on June 10th to have the tumor and a small section of my colon removed. The test results of what they removed was posted sometime today and I just read it a few hours ago. Now that my family and I have celebrated a bit I am willing to talk about it here.
The next thing I want to say some people might hate to hear because it tip-toes into politics but I don't care. Its information that matters. This whole thing, from the colongaurd test to the surgery .. it all cost me about $1700 out of pocket thanks to my having the cheapest of the cheap insurance that I got off of the ACA marketplace. That cheapo plan covered more than $200,000 of surgical costs. The most expensive part that I have to pay for was the CT scan .. that one bill is a little under $800 for me .. the rest of the costs that I need to cover are co-pays to various doctor appointments. The colonoscopy and the surgery itself cost me nothing at all. I want to officially apologize for my past complaints about the high insurance co-pays of the drug plan. While I FULLY accepted even back then that the drug co-pays were high based on my own choice of insurance plans I still grumbled about it publicly. I take it all back. Every whisper of it. Thank god for my cheap insurance.
Whelp. That's how my month has gone. I am now just nursing the stitches from the 7 stab wounds inflicted upon me by a robot and one large slice from where I was partially eviscerated. I expect a full recovery soon.
The second thing I want to say is that my cancer is in no way related to my taking a GLP1 or any other peptide. Based on the size of the tumor it had been growing in a cancerous state for at least 5 years if not more. Long before I had even heard about ozempic/wegovy. If anything it is much more likely that my taking a GLP1 might have slowed its progression. I also don't want to hear anyone suggesting that this was linked to vaccines or anything else stupid like that. My tumor would have started as a precancerous polyp about 15-20 years ago.
I want to say that following through with routine tests from my doctor ultimately saved my life. The doctor wanted me to do a colonguard test so I did it. This very embarrassing test is basically taking a shit in a box and mailing it off to be processed. If your doctor wants you to get it done .. just do it. Since that tested positive it led to me being recommended to get a colonoscopy, which again, is an embarrassing test that people should get done if that is what they need. At this point (May 13th) I was told that I had a tumor and it would most likely be cancerous based on its size. A week later that info was made official. After that I had a very quick succession of doctor appointments and tests that ended with a surgery on June 10th to have the tumor and a small section of my colon removed. The test results of what they removed was posted sometime today and I just read it a few hours ago. Now that my family and I have celebrated a bit I am willing to talk about it here.
The next thing I want to say some people might hate to hear because it tip-toes into politics but I don't care. Its information that matters. This whole thing, from the colongaurd test to the surgery .. it all cost me about $1700 out of pocket thanks to my having the cheapest of the cheap insurance that I got off of the ACA marketplace. That cheapo plan covered more than $200,000 of surgical costs. The most expensive part that I have to pay for was the CT scan .. that one bill is a little under $800 for me .. the rest of the costs that I need to cover are co-pays to various doctor appointments. The colonoscopy and the surgery itself cost me nothing at all. I want to officially apologize for my past complaints about the high insurance co-pays of the drug plan. While I FULLY accepted even back then that the drug co-pays were high based on my own choice of insurance plans I still grumbled about it publicly. I take it all back. Every whisper of it. Thank god for my cheap insurance.
Whelp. That's how my month has gone. I am now just nursing the stitches from the 7 stab wounds inflicted upon me by a robot and one large slice from where I was partially eviscerated. I expect a full recovery soon.
