The man began to suffer from stomach pain, diarrhea and nausea, so he thought he had developed intolerance to his favorite foods. Rob McPherson (39) also felt bloating and he didn’t like the food as usual, but he didn’t think it was something serious, writes.
“I was a normal guy. I played football every week, I went to work and then I was Around October he started to feel a little bad. I was getting cramps for a particular reason and wasting me. I thought I might be allergic to something or that I had intolerance to gluten or beer, ” described Rob.
“I almost did not enjoy the food and at the end of November I was already incapable of work. I had to sleep on my back because bloating was very strongwhat took me for sleep. I tried to get food and drink into myself, but I immediately refuted it, ” added.
The examinations in the hospital revealed that the stomach has a formation that had to be operated quickly and introduced the stome. “I was operated on the first day of December and three days before Christmas Eve, they told me a diagnosis that It is a bowel cancer, ” recalls.
Rob has undergone five weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to reduce the size of a 7-centimeter tumor that was removed in July 2018. Six months later, they removed the man’s stoma, although he had a scar left. Now he appeals to others so that they do not feel that symptoms can wait or endure.
“I want to tell others not to ignore any worrying symptoms. The sooner you find it, the better it can be treated. I let it go further than I had. Maybe I thought I would endure it or just deal with it. I was a little indifferent to the symptoms and Now that I know what the symptoms are, I am much more careful about them and I am much more aware of them, ” admitting.
“My story shows that cancer can affect anyone no matter what active you are, you should never postpone the examination if you feel that something is wrong. Remember that you know your body best, so pay attention to all warning symptoms and if you are worried, let yourself be investigated as soon as possible, ”he said.
