Kate Dobson
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Re-posting ... Just hoping you'll "like" or echo

It would be great, on this painfully shitty day, to believe I reached someone.

#FuckCancer
Kate Dobson @KDobz
Appendix Cancer?
Do me a favor and reply to say whether you've heard of it

Are you 40? 50? "Appendicitis" at your age should raise questions. In my case, we thought it was an ovarian cyst. Nope.

Today, a friend lost her fight with it
In June, our friend Carol Higgins Clark died

Heartbreaking.
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Pamela
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In response to Kate Dobson.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Nope, I’ve never heard of that type. You’re so right, 💔
12:13 AM - Jul 31, 2023
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Kate Dobson
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Thank you 💔
It's rare but seems to be increasing. If you ever have "weird" appendicitis symptoms (maybe no fever, or weird heaviness in abdomen), or a 40-50-60 yr old person needs an appendectomy, at least Google it.

Ppl need a very specialized surgery. Not even a standard colon cancer doc.
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12:25 AM - Jul 31, 2023
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Pamela
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In response to Kate Dobson.
Wow. I will keep that in mind
Today I learned a friend has renal cancer. She thought it was just diarrhea.
12:29 AM - Jul 31, 2023
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Kate Dobson
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In response to Pamela.
I'm so sorry to hear that. 😥
Sometimes people panic and grab the first surgeon available. It's understandable. We think we need surgery yesterday. But outcomes for less common cancers are usually better at tertiary centers. A second opinion, at the very least.
12:38 AM - Jul 31, 2023
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