I can relate! I was sick for two years in highschool and I was brushed off constantly by doctors since I appeared healthy. I had anemia, losing hair, extreme exhaustion, couldn’t eat. I FINALLY had pain in my abdomen and they did an ultra sound and I had a tumor on my bladder. Once they removed it I was a new person, but if they didn’t find it I could have died from rapid growth and risk of spreading. I’m happy you’re okay now. That’s scary and I’m glad you know your body! Stay persistent, save your life.
Wow, that’s so scary. I’m so glad you caught it and were persistent in making sure you got it checked out! And thank you so much! Definitely getting there. Sending you well wishes ❤️
I’m so sorry that happened to you!! I’m glad they eventually found it though. You are right! We must fight the good fight & try to save our lives. If we don’t care, then no one else will either. I pray your cancer never returns, God Willing!! You are very brave & very strong!! You can beat this for the long term!! Please take care of yourself & try to eat a healthy diet. Cancer cells love sugar!! They feed off of the sugar in our blood steam & it goes into the tumors which have to have a blood supply to grow. That’s how they get the sugar. Tumors are literally things that suck the life right out of you! That’s why a lot of cancer patients lose weight. They also make you nauseous & then you can’t eat. I lost over 50 lbs. My kids were always telling me that I needed to exercise & eat healthier, so I could lose weight. As I began to shrink they were happy initially. But by the time I was diagnosed, they felt I was too thin. After my diagnosis my son felt bad for having said “You always say you’re tired!, etc. As I began to gain the weight back over the following year. He said “Mom! Don’t ever do that again!!!”. I said what do you mean? He said “Never lose that much weight, because it didn’t look good!”I said “Well, I wasn’t trying to lose weight, it just happened because I was so sick!” We never discuss my weight anymore, even though I could stand to lose a few pounds now. 🤣 I love my children & I am so blessed!! Now they just want me to be happy & to take care of myself. They don’t care what the number is. They just want me to feel better & be here to see their children grow up! My grandchildren say that I am the favorite out of all their grandparents! That is so sweet!! I tell them “That’s why I pay you to say that!”🤣 “Best Wishes!!” to you on your journey & on being a cancer survivor!! Each day is a gift! Enjoy your friends & family. That is what you will appreciate the most & they will too!! We live on if people remember us, & tell our story to their children & their grandchildren. We all want people to remember us fondly, wether we die young or old!
@@courtneymiszczak6413 Wow that's ridiculous it took that long for them to figure the illness out . When you're extremely tired, seems like anemia should have been the first thing on the list for them to look for... Ridiculous behavior.... Careless behavior. I am glad that you're better thank God ❤️❤️🙏🏽
Thank you for sharing your story. My fiancé is a stage 4 NHL survivor. Every doctor wrote him off and didn’t investigate even though he was mostly bedbound from pain and tumour growth. This entire time they said it was a rugby injury which we know he didn’t have. His rheumatologist saved his life, she was the only one that believed him. It’s alarming how little doctors care about young people with cancer symptoms
Oh, my goodness!!😳 That is shocking!! I’m glad that someone decided to listen & take action quickly!! I’m sure he appreciates that you were by his side & didn’t abandon him like someone else might do. May God Bless you both in this life & in the hereafter!!🙏🏻
The slow creep of pain as a symptom is so insidious, it's easy to slowly get used to rationalizing increasing pain over time until you end up trying to ignore severity levels which should have normally prompted immediate action... Wishing you healing, thank you for sharing and appreciate the thouroughness and empathy in your researched vids so far!
I went to the doctor with bad back pain. I had an Ultrasound and was told I had a large cyst on my ovary. I woke up from surgery and the doctor said I had cancer, and they had to do a radical Pan hysterectomy. They took ALL my reproductive organs, and cancer (Germ cell) was inside the cyst, and the cyst was so big it caused damage to the bladder. I was told they got it all, but to be sure I would need more testing and possibly chemo or rads or both. I only did 3 radiation treatments and no chemo. I get scans every 6 months. I was in full menopause at age 34. I was recovering from surgery, but felt incredibly lucky. There was one person I told at my church who then told all the ladies, and about 3 months later 2 of them accused me of making it all up, because I didn’t “act” sad. Like WHAT? I literally felt lucky. It was found before I knew I had it, and it was all removed in surgery. I did lose all my reproductive organs but I could deal with that. People can be really cruel. I’m glad you’re OK. I’m sure you get regular checks like me, but you beat it!!!
@@Mrs.CGraves yep, going into 2nd year of remission, likely will have recurrence (normal for stage 4) but with late stage it's more about living with it than thinking it's gone for good
Thank you for sharing your story. It's so easy to write off non-specific symptoms or assume that you're too young for a bad diagnosis--I know I did before my breast cancer diagnosis. I'm happy to see you are looking well and wish you a bright future--you'll make a wonderful doctor! ❤
Aw thank you so much for your kind comment, it truly means a lot! Ah exactly - at the time of my symptoms, cancer was definitely the last thing I was thinking of but I’m glad I’m now more aware and hope others can learn more about what to watch out for and to get checked out when something’s off! Thanks so much, wishing you well also :)❤️
@@PetalPalmer I hope🍀 the good 🍀Lord heals🍀 you. 🍀I’m white I 🍀have stage four non-small cell lung cancer. I will pray for you right now. OK have a good day.
@@PetalPalmer I left a question guess it got deleted but you mentioned your Ddimer was high ,I was wondering did you take the vaccine,also it's not common for blood to come out like that upon removing a iv.....
@ladyleo944 Oh for the love of all thats holy. Vaccines didnt cause this. So many people are just completely ignorant of biology and how the immune system works. Like you. Please educate yourself on how vaccines work please.
I haaaaaaaaaate how long you had to wait. As someone with chronic pain, THIS is why doctors need to believe women. Thank you for sharing your experience =)
The comments here are really out of pocket. People are odd. Thank you for sharing your story. I cannot imagine what you went thru during that time or now..I love your channel.
Oh my goodness, this is so similar to my own story! I was 32 and going to school full time, working full time, and was a single mother to my son. I ignored all of the petichae, blood literally pooling in my calves and feet - it was beyond what you’d normally call bruising… the gum and nose bleeds, the fatigue, ALL OF IT. The kicker though, what finally made me go to the clinic at my school to get checked out after two months of these symptoms was the severely heavy and relentless period I was having. I had it for a week and a half and went through a super sized pad or tampon in only a couple of hours. The fatigue too was off the charts - I was exhausted 24/7, even falling asleep while driving. I got a call from the clinic doctor telling me to go to the hospital to redo labs. I went and the doctor came in and said that what I have is too critical for that hospital (which was massive!) to care for me and they called an ambulance to take me to the bone marrow ICU at another hospital. I had no white cells/ANC, my platelets were at 1000, and my HCT/HEM were almost non-existent. So that period is joked about with my friends “can you pass away from a period, lol?!” The BMT group said I like would have passed in my sleep that night if I hadn’t gone to the clinic the day before and ended up with them. My initial diagnosis was AML as I had greater than 5% blasts. However, and what I consider to be miraculous, a repeat BMB shortly thereafter revealed less than 5% blasts and the diagnosis was changed to very severe aplastic anemia. I was critical for two months then stable. I had no bone marrow matches, so I had no option but to wait to see if the first-line treatment would enable a response. It took nine months, but I finally responded and am now in remission. I still have the chromosome deletion that started all of this, so nine years out and I still have 2x annual bone marrow biopsies and labs to check to make sure I’m not relapsing or progressing to leukemia. Anyway, I couldn’t help but chime in bc my story seemed so similar and the fact that I too was close to passing due to suppressing my worry over symptoms. Sending you all of my love!!
I'm so sorry for what you've gone through and still going through. Im a survivor of colorectal cancer and have had one biopsy since my surgery because the scans indicated some tissue growth but luckily it was just scar tissue. They had to drill in through my left butt cheek. They deadened it three times but i could still feel it a little. Especially when they grabbed the tissue for testing. I told my husband if it was bone cancer or something i dont think i could handle the biopsies. I just cant imagine how it feels. I'm so glad you're doing better and will be praying for your full recovery.
I had a friend diagnosed with Leukemia and pass less than 2 weeks later. Symptoms were just like the flu. I’m so glad you got diagnosed in time and were able to get treatment. 🌻
Moral of the story, go back to the hospital over and over again until you have answers, please don't minimize pain. As a nurse watching, I get so traumatized how we always say oh it's nothing. Please, repeat and go to emergency room until you get answers. Don't wait if the symptoms repeat. Go back as many times as possible. It is better to accommodate hospital bills and be alive. Please, please, especially pain around your chest with headaches. No, go!
Me going 6 times before they caught a PE i had 🙏🏾 best advice ever!! Keep going back until you get that right doctor or nurse. It took one doctor that tried another route. 🫶🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I was also 20 when I was diagnosed with leukemia (AML). I had 90% blast cells in my blood. It's now been over 9 years and I'm doing well. Wishing you all the best!
i was 15 when i was diagnosed with AML and it was in 2013 so i just hit my 10 years of remission in october on my bone marrow transplant birthday. when i was diagnosed my hemoglobin was 3.3 did you have a bone marrow transplant?
Doctors should listen to every patient who comes in with various complaints. When it's an athlete saying something is wrong, then something is definitely wrong merely because they have spent years listening and fine tuning their bodies. TY for sharing your story with us.
I have found is sadly extremely coon for doctors to not take complaints of young healthy-appearing people seriously. It has been a problem for years and will continue to be so sadly. Doctors do need to listen and take time.
It’s very disgusting to be dismissed from medical providers, and sadly it’s more common in certain demographics. Always always listen to your body. Praying for your healing ❤️🩹
I'm a survivor of colorectal cancer. When I turned 50 I went to the local community center to get some health checks recommended for my age. I was pretty healthy so the Dr said I could get a colonoscopy or just use the take home kit to check for colon cancer. So of course I chose the least invasive. The test didn't detect any cancer. But honestly it's probably one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made when it comes to my health. About a year later I started bleeding. I talked to my Dr and she said it could be just hemorrhoids. So she prescribed some medication to help. But then I just started getting so tired. I could hardly finish my duties at work. The bleeding got worse and I couldn't sit flat because it felt like I was sitting on a tennis ball. My Dr sent me for a colonoscopy. I was scared but they put me to sleep so it was pretty easy. Cancer was still the last thing on my mind. I mean, I use to ride my bike to work. I would juice a lot and was pretty much conscious of my health. When the Dr came in and told me I had cancer I still just felt blank. Not really thinking it could be true. He said I had a 7cm malignant tumor on my sphincter muscle. I told him how could that be possible when i did the cologuard test. He said it couldn't always detect the early polyps and if I would have gotten the colonoscopy earlier they could have removed the polyps. I think I was in shock because it was like I was watching myself going through everything. The Dr said they would have to try to shrink it first because it could easily spread. So I had 6 weeks of radiation and chemo. On the weekends I had a pump that I took home. I was so sick during those treatments. I lost about 80 pounds. They put a port in my chest so that made the treatments a little better. Plus the iv when I had my surgery was better through the port. They removed my rectum and a small part of my large intestine. I have a colostomy now. I also have severe nerve damage on my left side and lower back. I'm allergic to almost everything including healthy foods I use to live on. Like peanuts and wheat. I also have no bladder control because of the nerve damage to my bladder. My urologist said the nerves aren't working at all and they want to put in a pace maker for my bladder. I've been putting it off because I'm hoping the nerves heal on their own. Thankfully the cancer hasn't came back. My next oncology appointment in in January. I'm taking 2 different pain meds and have gained a lot of weight. Sometimes I get depressed but then I pray and it helps so much. I have the best husband in the world. A few months after my surgery I had to have a vacuum pump attached to my bum because the surgery sight was trying to open. I wore it for 5 months. So I was pretty much bed fast with nurses coming every other day to empty the pump and change the bandages. It was a horrible time. My husband would empty my colostomy bag and my catheter bag. And he would clean my private area. I do have the best husband in the world ❤. I'm a lot better now but still have the nerve problems. The colostomy isn't as bad as I thought it would be but it did take some getting use to. I didn't mention the stupid catheter I had for 14 months but this is probably already too long. My advice to everyone is get a colonoscopy as soon as it's recommended. I think it's age 45 now so go get it done. I will keep you in my prayers. It's been a long road to recovery for me but it does get better.
I’m glad you are doing better. I’m 62 and vegan for 7 years. Spent a lot of time since college days as a vegetarian, still eating eggs and dairy but sparingly. Went of vegetarianism occasionally while caring for my elderly parents and grandmother for 17 years. They all passed due to arteriosclerosis/clogged arteries from consuming animal products. Much of colon cancer is caused by consuming meat, especially red meat. I don’t know what you diet was before your diagnosis. But I would advise you to go plant-based now.
When i was told i have an aneurysm in my brain... I could only think "I'm only 19". I cried 3 days. I understand what you felt. But we are strong and it will be okay❤
My neice had A.L.L when she was 4. She had loads of bruises and kept falling asleep. We took her to the GP and said 'we think she has leukaemia' (my auntie had had AML 10 years prior) and the GP said 'lets not look for something that's not there' and sent us home. That weekend she had a fit so we rushed her to the hospital and she was diagnosed with leukemia. Hate that GP! Shes 10 now and cancer free. Good luck. I hope your treatment works perfectly. We need you strong to keep telling us interesting stories x x
Really? I think they did pretty decent, especially by the fact that her trainer encouraged to seek health personnel. Health care professionals are human. Its alot of pressure and expectations we put on them to be perfect are not realistic. They easily figured it out once she had more blood testing. I am curious whether her platelet count was low in the first Er visit?
She had a cancer diagnosis in a month. I don't see how there was any negligence. Most people wouldn't have gotten one for much longer than that. I think the doctors did great and got her treatment started extremely quickly which probably saved her life. I don't think you understand what medical negligence is lol
It took 7 years for me to be diagnosed with intracranial hypertension (fluid on the brain). I saw 12 doctors and not one knew what was wrong. I was such a healthy looking young female they said it was nothing but a vitamin deficiency causing these symptoms. I finally found a neurologist-interventional radiologist that took my symptoms serious. I had a stent placed in my brain due to the fluid. I was losing my eye sight slowly and not one doctor caught it. We have to be our own advocate. Sending prayers for healing.
Was it a spinal fluid leak or blood? did standing or sitting/resting have any effect on your symptoms? So annoying how doctors don't take you seriously but then once it gets really bad they're like "you should have come in sooner!".
@@turnwaiter Spinal leak was the first thing they looked for. Had a lumbar puncture numbers came back high. The leak was causing the fluid to increase putting pressure on my transverse sigmoid sinus. That’s the vein the stent was placed in. Once the stent was placed to open the vein because it had stenosis all my symptoms went away. Just slight headaches I get here and there but nothing compared to before. I agree, some doctors just don’t take you serious. Such a long journey for me and it shouldn’t have been had someone actually listened.
I lost a classmate freshman year of high school to leukemia. He was diagnosed the summer between 6th and 7th grade, and while he was treated for several years, they didn't catch it in time. That is HARROWING that you thought you only had a chest strain, oh my god.
God got you🙏🏿. You just reminded me how grateful I am to still be here 36 years later after being diagnosed with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis at 16 years old. I'm still here to tell my story, Thank God🙏🏿.
Hi, Petal! : ) Btw, I love that name! It so beautiful! I am an older woman, just turned 60 a couple days ago. But I can totally relate to the shock of a sudden cancer diagnosis, that was totally unexpected. I had been feeling kind of weaker than normal in early 2019. I was more fatigued than usual. My son & daughter-in-law decided to surprise me with an overseas trip. I usually did not travel, as I have a daughter with special needs who suffered a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) at birth, that left her severely cognitively & speech delayed. She is like a huge baby that will never grow up. When they told me about the trip, I told them that I appreciated them thinking of me, but it wasn’t really practical, due to his sister. He said he would take care of that & that I was going on the trip, or they weren’t going either. I tried talking him into going without me, but he would hear none of it! I told him about my fatigue & that I didn’t want to slow them down. He still insisted. He wasn’t really believing me. He said “You’re always tired!”, & I said “Yes, because taking care of your sister is a 24/7 job, & I am getting older, while she is getting bigger & stronger!”. lol! He just ignored my “excuses” & said that I needed to exercise & lose weight, that I would be fine! We found some ladies to care for my daughter for the 3 weeks we would be gone & I tried to psyche myself up to go & try to not burden them on the trip. But inevitably, I began to struggle to keep up with these two 20 something year olds. We also, all began to get a cough, which is very common, when you travel overseas. We have germs that the other people aren’t used to & they have germs we’re not used to. So everyone ends up catching a virus or bacteria that their bodies must fight off. My son & I were pretty sick. My daughter-in-law was less affected than we were. We were given a few rounds of antibiotics. Nothing seemed to help. His wife got better quickly, but he & I were still coughing. When we returned to the U.S. my son went to his PCP & was given one more antibiotic. He finally got well. I on the other hand, was not. I was given a few rounds of antibiotics, but nothing got rid of my cough. I had taken 7 different kinds in all. I was back to my daily routine with my daughter, but was feeling weaker by the day. I began to lose weight without trying & became nauseous constantly. I had a chest x-ray initially upon returning from the trip which was normal, but after continuing to cough for months, & so hard, they thought I might have whooping cough or had contracted something else, that we were not familiar with in the states. Covid was just hitting. They thought I may have had contracted Covid before it was recognized in the U.S. They decided they were sending me to an infectious disease specialist. They requested my PCP order a CT of my lungs. One of my daughters who is a P.A. In Cardio-Thoracic Transplant Surgery & her husband who is a G.I. Specialist, had been monitoring my situation from a far. They live in another state. My son-in-law began to become worried as my symptoms were not improving. None of my labs showed anything serious was wrong. At that point he told me he would like to consult with my PCP & asked him to add on the Abdomino-Pelvis to the Chest CT to check my organs. He suspected there might be a malignancy in one of my organs, but did not want to say, in case he was wrong. My doctor added on the additional scan after their consultation. The results appeared to be a gynecological tumor growing out of my right ovary. My son-in-law arranged for me to go to a cancer treatment center a couple hours away at a teaching hospital. We thought the mystery was solved at last, but the cough still wasn’t making any sense. I struggled with that cough over a year. Then it was finally time to have my surgery. They planned for a hysterectomy so that no new tumors would occur. When they opened me up, they got quite a shock. It was not a gynecological tumor at all. It was a RLS. It was a tumor growing out of the back of my abdominal wall. It is a rare form of cancer that comes after the age of 50 to men & women. It is called Retroperitoneal Lipo Sarcoma. They called in the Sarcoma surgeon to remove the tumor, as well as part of my abdominal wall around the tumor. This is called the margins. They have to remove the entire tumor without cutting into it, as the cancer cells will spread. My tumor was quite large & was pressing on my diaphragm, which was causing me to cough uncontrollably up to that time. My head hurt from coughing so much! When I went in, I was expecting to wake up having all my female organs removed. Possibly a benign tumor. But instead I woke up to a Stage 3, most likely malignant cancer diagnosis. My pathology confirmed it. Due to the high grade that my tumor was, that is measured by size & consistency of the cells. Wether solid, liquid or gel , & the type of cells, Well-Differentiated or De-Differentiated? Mine were unfortunately were the bad kind, (De-Diff), but I was informed that even Well-Diff, could mutate & become De-Diff over time. I researched all I could find on this. It is so rare that less than 1% of all cancer patients get it. It also has a 90% mortality rate. That was shocking to me! I was just turning 57. I had my daughter to take care of & 12 grandchildren I wanted to see grow up. It was really traumatic for me & my children. I decided to consult with the Mayo for a second opinion. Then eventually consulted with MD Anderson, because all they do is cancer. I’m fortunate to date, to be beating the odds of reoccurrence.🙏🏻 I started taking high dose I.V. Vitamin C treatments for a year after my initial diagnosis. Vitamin C does not cure cancer, but rather it strengthens your body’s own immune system to fight the cancer off. In my case, so little is known about this rare type, that there are no clinical trials & no experimental immuno-therapy treatments. I asked my oncologist how many survivors he has had of this type of cancer? He said “Long term?” I said “Well yeh!”. He said “None!”. I was in utter shock! The life expectancy with a reoccurrence from a few months to 2 years, is usually 5 years at best. In much rarer cases a life expectancy is 8-10 years from initial diagnosis at most. I just passed my 3 year mark. I had a small benign tumor that was removed in July. If left, it could have turned malignant as well & metastasized to other organs. Fortunately by the grace of God, it did not!🙏🏻Once it spreads there is no hope of recovery. My prayer for you is that you make your body as strong as you can. Keep your immune system strong & do not let this horrible disease win! You are young & you can beat this! Do your best to eat a cancer fighting diet. It could really make a difference in your quality of life & the length of time you survive, which I pray is many years to come!!🙏🏻 Whatever happens with me, I know I have lived a fairly long life & although I don’t want to die anytime soon, we all will die eventually! No one cheats death no matter how rich or poor, how young or old, or how beautiful or handsome, etc. All of our souls will taste death. The best we can pray for is to fulfill our purpose in life, while we’re here! If we learn to do that, then we can know we did our best!! I pray all of us fighting this horrible disease, & those that are fighting other diseases, fulfill our purpose in life & leave this world better than we found it! Amen!!🙏🏻 Best Wishes on your journey!! Denise🌸
A lot of these comments are so weird. I am so happy you are able to share your story. I hope this encourages others to advocate for themselves and get checked by doctors as much as they can. I know it's hard to find a doctor but try a walk in clinic!
I was about to comment because I have heard good and bad about medical care in Canada, but I know for a fact black women are constantly dismissed. Being a woman is bad enough when it comes to healthcare so I cannot imagine the lack of care for black women. Keep advocating for yourself!
I cannot believe you weren’t given a proper blood test for weeks. I’m a leukemia survivor (Hairy Cell) and pancytopenia (after pneumonia) was the clue. Bone marrow biopsy gave me the final diagnosis. I hope you’re doing well now. 👍🏻 Stay strong.
Damn, girl... I have several chronic illnesses that started in early adolescence, so it's hard for me to imagine how bizarre it must be to deteriorate so quickly as a super functional, athletic person. But damn, I can absolutely to your self-gaslighting. It's so easy to chalk things up to a bad day/bad week, a muscle strain, or a weird coincidence! I'm very glad you had such a supportive coach & medical team to look out for you... That they caught it early so you could be treated & be here today. Make sure to take care of yourself & validate your experiences from now on!! It's a lesson I should take into mind, too. 💕
I went through Breast Ca a few years ago. I’m much older than you, I hate hearing about young people becoming sick. All the best to you and your future, you have so much to offer this world!
This is why we need to be more direct with medical professionals. At the end of the day, to some we are just another patient(not all). Double check, double questions, double your own research, and pray for direction.!
I just watched your video about Michael Skolnick, and then watched this one. I had cancer (endometrial) and I’m coming up on 14 years post chemo. You are an amazing young woman, and you are going to be an amazing doctor. I’ll be cheering for you!
I’m a brain tumor survivor and my tumor was misdiagnosed for over 2 years. I started getting bad headaches after the birth of my first child. I went to the doctor and examined that my mother passed away from a brain tumor and my aunt had also had one. I was given an mri and told I had simple migraines and given medication. However the headaches got worse and got other symptoms. I was ignored my the doctor. I then got pregnant with my 2nd child. During my pregnancy my headaches and symptoms got progressively worse I also got preeclampsia and showed signs of early organ failure so my labor was induced early. However after giving birth the symptoms didn’t get better. It was until I passed out while home with my kids and ER took what was saying seriously. He requested and mri and it showed a brain tumor. When I went to the neurosurgeon he asked me to bring all the past mris that it had done. When he reviewed them he saw that the brain tumor was present in the very first mri I had done years early after my first child was born. The doctors I had seen all missed it. When I had surgery I learned that my tumor was a ticking time bomb. It was wrapped it blood vessels that could have ruptured and bled in my brain causing death at anytime.
Thank you for sharing your brain tumor story. We can never trust some of these doctors. I complained of a very unusual upper belly protrusion, that made me had to wear girdle and it did not help. The doctor told me it is menopause. Finally, after 6 months, I decided to lie to her that my abdomen hurt and then that is when she send me for an ultrasound that detect non alcoholic fatty liver grade 1, I went on the Internet and got information and start treating myself and to my astonishment, my upper belly fat and fat all over my body started to melt. Liver diseases make our body toxic and difficult to lose weight. If I had taken the doctor words then my fatty liver may have turned to cirrhosis and death since liver transplant is difficult to get.
Please, for the sake of the children do not have any more children bc they may experience suffering. If you care research the philosophy of antinatalism.
I'm so sorry the doctor didn't take you and your pain seriously, I'm so glad someone eventually paid attention and that you're still alive and with us 🎉
It's crazy to me someone "doing all the right things" like exercise and social activities and blooming with so many healthy hobbies can fall victim to their own body at any time. Ever since covid started it would make diagnosing anything more difficult too because the symptoms of all/any can just be chalked up to that if a doctor didn't care. Glad to hear your story had a more fortunate end than most of the ones you talk about now, and really lucky to get a working treatment once it was found.
Thanks for sharing your story. I think we all gaslight ourselves to think “we don’t feel as bad as we think we do” But a good lesson for everybody to listen to your body. Wishing you healing.
OK, I just got your channel recommended to me and now I know why you do medical true crime stories. I'm so happy you were able to catch it in time. Thank you for sharing!
Poor baby. I hate to see people go through things like this especially young people. You’re such a brave young woman to share your story. I m sure your story will save someone’s life.
Congratulations for winning your fight and living to tell your story! I was diagnosed with a horrible genetic disease when I was 37. Now at 42, I've had over 100 surgeries on my feet, ankles, right calf, both hips, left knee, both SI joints allover my entire spine, and thyroid. In 2024, I Will be tackling surgeries on my shoulders, my nose, again on my right foot, and hopefully that's it for 2024. I don't think I could go online and tell my story. That takes a lot of strength and vulnerability and I applaud you for sharing your story and being an inspiration to others! Plus I love your name, Petal Palmer! It's so cute!
You're really strong for going through all those surgeries, that must have been really exhausting! If you're comfortable sharing, what is the name of your disease?
@@oktofry Awwww, ty! I have a very severe form of Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It's being taught in medical school (I have a cousin training to be a doctor) that near 40% of people diagnosed, commit suicide in the first 3 years of symptoms. It's very hard. In the next 5 years, I will need to replace all my faulty teeth with implants, if I can save enough money. I also recently found out I have bladder and colon prolapse and will need surgery on those in 2025. Still, God has blessed me greatly. I have a godly husband who is my soulmate and always there to help me. I have two amazing, smart, kind daughters. I have a roof over my head and I'm never hungry. God is good!
@@oktofry PS: my husband always says I will outlive him, because by the time I'm old, I will have a whole new body. Lol!!! I don't think I'll live to be very old, but I know we will be reunited in heaven and I will be healthy and strong! It's a disease of the connective tissue. I always use this story... If a healthy person sprained their ankle, it may swell, but eventually heal. The tendons/ligaments and cartilage would stretch in my ankle and never go back. My joints get loose and eventually dislocate and tear. You also have connective tissue in your eyes, teeth, skin, tissues, bursa, blood vessels, tubs, colon, stomach, salivary glands, lymph nodes, and the list goes on and on. Everything is weak. I'm allergic to everything including gluten, yeast, eggs, and more. Then it affects your blood by making it pool in your limbs when standing. It's a beast of a disease.
No clue why the algorithm pointed me into this direction. I'm twice your age and have zero interest in sport. This certainly was a trip. Glad you're still around, glad you're looking good. And here's hoping your future looks bright and healthy
I'm shocked by the amount of ignorance in the comments... Sure it's positive to pray for someone and healthy natural tips can benefit overall, but only praying and some tea leaves will not cure cancer... Im glad you use your common sense and went to an actual doctor! And I think most of us do that unfortunately, shrugging issues off by minimizing them (oh it's just a strain/just tired/just a headache etc), we may fear worst case scenarios but usually don't think it would happen to us... Thank you for sharing your story, I hope it will help others❣
I just started watching you. I’m 23 and was diagnosed with Anaplastic Astrocytoma, a type of brain cancer. I also was gaslighting myself into not taking some of the symptoms as serious lol. I will say that a lot of doctors can minimize the symptoms. I was worried about looking like a baby. My headaches finally got so bad that my PCP got me scheduled for an MRI, and a spinal tap. I had a lot of pressure in my head that it was causing vision loss. There would be whooshing sounds when I stood up so I thought maybe it was a blood pressure issues, but my blood pressure would be fine. I had a lot of numbness in my right hand throughout the 6 months the symptoms started. I had previously been diagnosed with migraines as a child so I also didn’t think about it. I was alarmed when I would stumble on my words more often, but I told myself it was stress or anxiety. I didn’t make it to the scheduled procedures, I ended up in the hospital. Had a craniotomy the next day, and I have been on chemo for the past 3 ish month. Finished radiation in September. I’m rooting for you. I know we have different stories, but I feel like we can relate so much. I’m so impressed that you still ran during that time because I don’t really run as it is lol
I also had an Anaplastic Astrocytoma, back in 2011 when I was 19. I didn't have any prior symptoms however, I just randomly had a seizure one morning and they found the lesions when I got my CT/MRI in the ER. Also had to get a spinal tap to rule out MS. Craniotomy, radiation, oral chemotherapy (temodar) was how I was treated. I also had ovarian cancer, stage 1C Mucionus carcinoma, back in 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic. 🙃 Surgery, 3 rounds of chemo w/o a port so one of my veins in my arms is now collapsed, then last year I had a preventative hysterectomy. I'll be 32 on the 20th of this month 😅
@@ShivanBusuulwa if you are a scammer then i feel sorry for your future. Anyone willing to profit from another humans suffering willingly must have a horrible social life
@TjallieBrrr my dear am not a scammer n I will never be for heavens sake, however I do not force anyone to use stemcells, yes it may look as a business but life is being saved I don't give out stemcells for free no cos I also don't get them for free but one thing I pretty sure of when you use them you can not regret UNLESS it's God's timing
Do not give up. My life changed 3 years ago, and that "C" word freaked me out. But aggressive things require aggressive change and work. I am glad that I had taken care of my body prior to the diagnosis, but I went in harder on my diet, and I prayed as well as praised. Having a good support team helped also. God's got you girl, let faith be your comfort.
i feel like medical gaslighting among athletes or athletic people is SO not spoken about enough. doctors will brush off major symptoms as training injuries, fatigue from overtraining, lack of proper nutrition in training, etc etc. (which are all issues in their own right) instead of looking at any other possible causes. some degree of pain or injury can be normal if you’re very active or athletic, but you know your body best, *always*. we know when something isn’t normal. 🩷
Thanks for the courage to document your journey. Just to let you know that we, your online cheerleaders, are part of your support system. We wish you peace and pray for quick recovery. Godspeed.
I dealt with this a little over a year ago. I woke up one day and sat on my couch and my right eye started twitching. Then my left eye and then one side of my face. I kept going to the hospital repeatedly and they kept saying I was fine. Later on I kept telling everyone “no this isn’t right there is something wrong”. I finally went to a real doctor and found out I had a vitamin D deficiency and I could have died had I waited any longer. I now have nerve issues because of of my levels being so low. It’s really crazy how often health care providers miss these things. I hope and pray for your recovery and hope you get well soon❤
At the time you were having a cute symptoms, you were a fit 20 year old , training on a team . There were no differential diagnosis for you symptoms . I understand people don't like going to the ER , but with something acute and your symptoms, one of the professionals should have said " you know Petal I am not comfortable with your symptoms. Let go to the ER ! ". Hopefully you are doing well and back on track .
OMG...I am so sorry you are experiencing cancer. I wish you so much healing and hope you are recovering well. As a fellow Torontoian, I felt like I was at most of those locations with you. Lots of love to you ❤🩹
What the heck! They poked you 4 times and then just sent you on your way? I have extremely thin veins, and usually if they can't get it from my arm they prick my fingers, or the top of my hand. It sucks, but it works. I can't believe they just sent you on your way with no tests. I'm also really astonished at how you just went about your business in such pain! I think that goes to show how much we normalize being in pain, when we should not. I'm impressed at your close relationship and communication with your mom and your coach. I'm glad you had them, or else this whole thing could have ended fatally.
It depends on how much blood they need. The last time I had to have blood drawn from my tiny veins, I asked if they could take it from my hand. They said the veins in my hand are too mobile and would collapse before they could collect enough blood. I had to have 3 large vials taken. Luckily, a second nurse managed to get a vein, so at least I didn't have to come back. 😅
@@SableRain Once when a doctor had to get a lot of blood from me and they couldn't get a vein ... so he went for an artery. It bled all over the place inside my arm and it was a giant colorful bruise. They can get blood if they really want to.
It seems as though some of those doctors let you down...I was also a x-country runner, but due to knee surgery and an illness, I was forced to stop. However, there's always something else we can do to keep us occupied...stay strong and I will be praying for you...everyday counts...I'm rooting for you! 👍🏾
Gosh, that must have been such a shock to receive that diagnosis. I'm so very grateful it was picked up on and you were able to get swift treatment started. All the best on your continued healing journey, you are amazing. PS. I'm here from a comment you left on Stephanie Harlowe's channel today, I look forward to more content from you. All the best from South Africa ❤
Ah most definitely - it was just completely unexpected. I'm so glad everything worked out to catch it quickly and get treated, can't even imagine what the outcome would've been had I just dealt with the symptoms longer. And thank you so much, that really means a lot to me! There's so many interesting stories I've been researching and I'm so excited to continue sharing them on here ❤
Getting my degree in nursing only 2 years left. Workers in hospitals were my reason for getting into the healthcare field I’d trust myself before anyone.
My daughter became a nurse because of the same reason, I took her to the hospital one night and we were there until morning nobody pay us any attention and she was in so much pain and right then and there she decided that she want to be a nurse
girl you are so strong. the way you felt so horrible but kept on going along with normal life activities, especially as an athlete, has me amazed by your strength.
When my husband was 36 he'd "heartburn" all week. Sunday afternoon he decides to go fishing with a friend he said I'm going to feel bad at home or out fishing so I might as well fish about 15 minutes later he came back he was so weak he couldn't hold his tackle box he went and laid down on the bed clutched this chest and rolled back and forth moaning. He so hardheaded i had to outright demand that we go to the ER, even if it meant dragging him.....he relented and we went. Turns out the "hearburn" was a heat attack
Dang these comments have a lot of medical misinformation. Im so glad you were able to be treated in time and are still alive, your content is wonderful. I personally have multiple disabilities and I am very aware of how difficult going through a medical trauma can be, mentally and physically. I hope you're doing well and continue to.
Girl, you left me 'high and dry'! I was mesmerized by your 'story', and then suddenly --- it ended! I so want to follow your journey. If it's comfortable for you, please chronicle your journey for us. I stand in solidarity with you, Petal. I am a survivor of cancer 22 year now ---longer than you have been on earth. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. God bless you.
My goodness, you earn my praise as a diligent historian. The chest pain, headaches, the cold sweats, the exhaustion... failure all around on the ER and medical response to even flag a level of alert. As a WVU alumni, it was mind-blowing to experience a life perspective from a WVU athlete. The fact that you kept pushing through all that you were experiencing and others even witnessed tells me there must be some sort of fundamental flaw/blindness in athletic training or related assumptions that needs to be addressed. Thank goodness there was a diagnosis with immediate treatment.
It's bc conspiracy theorism at its core has become a cult, and it does what all cults do: prey on those that seem like easy targets, and go to spaces where they think vulnerable people might congregate. Vulnerable = easier to manipulate
My god, sweetheart, how utterly terrifying that must have been for you!! (Sorry about the endearment; I’m a mom & my youngest is more than 7 years older than you and my heart just goes out to you!) The way you tell your story is just … amazing. Such grace and strength under pressure! I came to your channel today for the first time and I am so glad that I went ahead and started watching all your videos because I may have missed this otherwise. I am holding you in my thoughts and wish you nothing but good things. ☺️
Its so easy for us to write off symptoms and body cues especially when we have youth and athleticism on our side. Grateful you are here to share your story that will no doubt help others❤
I'm so sorry about your diagnosis but so glad you caught it in time. Regarding the IV bleeding - i work in an ER and, yes, some people are just bleeders when we take out an IV. Its usually the people either on blood thinners (clearly) OR very fit people. Sometimes people's circulatory system is so efficient it blows to clot away. I see these more with large bore IV catheters; they make a larger whole.
You remind me of my mom, she got so many signs and kept pushing it off thinking it was nothing. Only difference is she caught on when the cancer was advanced😢. She passed in 2019. A headache lasting more than a day for me is a sign something is off. All the best on your journey and thanks for educating others
Thank you for sharing your story. You are an incredibly brave young woman, and you should know that putting your story out there will no doubt not only help others with the same issue, but in giving your symptoms, may very well save someone's life. When people are that young they don't expect major health issues, and like you would most likely attribute symptoms to harmless things such as pulled muscles, migraines etc. I am so glad you are doing well, and will hope for your full recovery and cure!!
You really went through a lot before finding your answer. It broke my heart!!! Your experience tells us to ALWAYS listen to our body!!! PERIOD!!! Bless your heart! I am believing, decreeing and declaring full recovery, healing and a full life for you- In the Name of Jesus!
@@yzettasmith4194 I don't think it's complacency, most of the time. I think doctors are human and have their own biases and it can get in the way of timely medical treatment. This can be "little" things such as assuming that a "young healthy 20-year-old" wouldn't have anything serious. It can also be the assumption that someone is being a hypochondriac. There's also problems where doctors see far too many patients who don't understand medicine, and doctors can get...let's say compassion-fatigued...which can cause them to assume that nothing is wrong, when that's not the case. There's also that first line of contact, nurses, who seem to frequently dismiss patient's concerns, or overestimate their own knowledge, and cause patients to be misdiagnosed; one of those cases of having *just* enough knowledge to be a danger to everyone. Then there's the more systemic problems like doctors trying to avoid giving any testing at all because they assume their patient can't afford treatment. Assuming detrimental information about race/creed/sexual orientation. Assuming that women are, "overly emotional," and denying treatment. Honestly, I'm very shocked she was diagnosed and treated as quickly as she was. I'm glad, but surprised. I think it probably has a lot to do with having supportive people around her. I think if she had less attentive parents, or no support from her coach, she probably would have ignored her symptoms. Patient advocacy is important, and patients pushing for their own care is critical. Which is scary. What if a patient **can't** advocate for themselves? It's so important for friends and family to support each other in resting and getting care if they feel like something is wrong. My aunt died because doctors ignored her when she said something was wrong, and refused to do tests. It's horrifying. It feels like medical negligence, and it's widespread.
I have no idea why youtube recommended this video to me but thank you for sharing your story, especially in such detail. I'm glad the cancer was diagnosed eventually but I'm sorry to hear that doctors failed you for over a month.
I found your channel the other day and watched the other videos but didn’t see this one for some reason, no idea why. I did notice that you mentioned you’d had cancer in one of the videos, but didn’t realise it was so current. You’re such a promising up-and-coming creator, and by the sounds of things, sportswoman, too. Wishing you a speedy journey back to full-force, Petal.
My big sister had a similar experience back in 2021 when she discovered she had bleeding issues that wouldn't stop. She also wasn't recovering from being sick and next thing we knew she was diagnosed with leukemia but a different type. It was scary for my family because literally the year before my dad was diagnosed with lymphoma. Thankfully they are both doing well only by the grace of God. Its good to see that you got the help you needed just in time too!
A fellow Torontonian !!! Loving you even more, thank you for all your hard work on these amazing video's. And thank you for sharing your story, it takes courage to share such a personal tribulation.
You’re a fantastic speaker. Watching your other medical videos first I wondered what your personal experience with doctors was considering the track record of negligence/disbelief when it comes to women and particularly women of colour in medical settings.
We can never trust some of these doctors. I complained of a very unusual upper belly protrusion, that made me had to wear girdle and it did not help. The doctor told me it is menopause. Finally, after 6 months, I decided to lie to her that my abdomen hurt and then that is when she send me for an ultrasound that detect non alcoholic fatty liver grade 1, I went on the Internet and got information and start treating myself and to my astonishment, my upper belly fat and fat all over my body started to melt. Liver diseases make our body toxic and difficult to lose weight. If I had taken the doctor words then my fatty liver may have turned to cirrhosis and death since liver transplant is difficult to get.
My heart was literally palpitating as I watched this. Why did it take so many doc visits? You’re so resilient and strong. I genuinely pray for you and your family. May God give you the grace to get through this trial season. May a testimony come out of this test in Jesus mighty name, amen 🙏
My sis had a leukemia diagnosis that for a long period before was just mystery symptoms and she also was for a long time toughing those out going to work and school before getting clarity of any kind or a diagnosis or treatment. Like you she was very young. She is now doing better although the cost side of getting medication is crazy. I really like your channel. Glad you survive and thank you for sharing media!
On November 9, 2022, just two weeks after turning 18 years old, I was diagnosed with the exact same cancer you have. The only symptom that I had prior to my diagnosis was shortness of breath, which gradually worsened over the two weeks leading up to my diagnosis. I had let the cancer progress so much before seeking medical attention that I had to be immediately hospitalized, and I had to start chemotherapy treatments that same day. I was told that had I not gotten diagnosed when I did, I probably would have died within days. I had a mediastinum mass which had grown bigger over the course of about two weeks. The mass extended from the base of my neck to the top of my heart, and it likely would have crushed my lungs in my sleep, causing me to stop breathing and die.
Oh girl im in tears. I lost most of my immediate family to cancer when i was really young and have never heard their story and from hearing yours it just makes me wonder what they went through. Thank you for sharing and YOUVE GOT THIS. Love your content and do me a favor and kick cancers ass.
I just stumbled upon your channel & have binge watched every video. This being my last. I’m praying for your health & happiness. I am Hooked!! I will continue to support your channel because I lOVE all things medical!!! ❤keep up the great work!! Thank you!!
Your story breaks my heart, Petal, but your resilience shines through and I am hopeful the treatment will work and you will be running again soon. I’ve watched two of your videos today and just want to let you know you are an absolutely amazing storyteller. Wishing you all the best in this journey.
It's so interesting that your video was sent to my suggestions. Your symptoms are the same as mine. That chest pain that will not go away for a week now. It hurts when I laugh, breathe, lay down, walking, etc. The headaches, dizziness, low energy, and burning pains in my back. All out of nowhere, suddenly. I want to go to the doctor, but I'm so afraid that they'll tell me what they say to everyone..."You're fine." I know something is wrong... You're an excellent story-teller- a bit long-winded, but I do appreciate your story and pray that you will be healed.
They didn't care.. When you have hateful people in the world, unfortunately those same hateful people are also doctors. The fact that it took you three hours before being seen says a whole lot. I'm so glad you're OK though so so glad
My prayers are with you. My son was diagnosed when he was 16 with ALL, but it took months to get the diagnosis. He had felt same systoms as you, but they would come and go. He constantly bruised, nose bleeds, exhaustion. He pedal said it was growing pains, may e its in his mind etc bcuz I took He back and forth for months. He is now 35 and will be 36 in a few weeks. BE encouraged.
My brother had to have surgery to remove a kidney stone. Up until then he was fine. When they opened him up they found cancer spread everywhere. No signs or symptoms. Nothing showed up in blood tests. He did treatments at MD Anderson in Texas. One year later he died from the cancer. He was 46.
Oh wow I am so sorry. Right now my om is having problems getting a diagnosis for abdominal pain she has had for over 2 years and this oncologist says at one time cancer then no cancer because he can't find it but then says cancer because her blood says cancer somewhere but can't fid it so no cancer. It is all so frustrating.
I can relate! I was sick for two years in highschool and I was brushed off constantly by doctors since I appeared healthy. I had anemia, losing hair, extreme exhaustion, couldn’t eat. I FINALLY had pain in my abdomen and they did an ultra sound and I had a tumor on my bladder. Once they removed it I was a new person, but if they didn’t find it I could have died from rapid growth and risk of spreading.
I’m happy you’re okay now. That’s scary and I’m glad you know your body! Stay persistent, save your life.
Wow, that’s so scary. I’m so glad you caught it and were persistent in making sure you got it checked out! And thank you so much! Definitely getting there. Sending you well wishes ❤️
I’m so sorry that happened to you!! I’m glad they eventually found it though. You are right! We must fight the good fight & try to save our lives. If we don’t care, then no one else will either. I pray your cancer never returns, God Willing!! You are very brave & very strong!! You can beat this for the long term!! Please take care of yourself & try to eat a healthy diet. Cancer cells love sugar!! They feed off of the sugar in our blood steam & it goes into the tumors which have to have a blood supply to grow. That’s how they get the sugar. Tumors are literally things that suck the life right out of you! That’s why a lot of cancer patients lose weight. They also make you nauseous & then you can’t eat. I lost over 50 lbs. My kids were always telling me that I needed to exercise & eat healthier, so I could lose weight. As I began to shrink they were happy initially. But by the time I was diagnosed, they felt I was too thin. After my diagnosis my son felt bad for having said “You always say you’re tired!, etc. As I began to gain the weight back over the following year. He said “Mom! Don’t ever do that again!!!”. I said what do you mean? He said “Never lose that much weight, because it didn’t look good!”I said “Well, I wasn’t trying to lose weight, it just happened because I was so sick!” We never discuss my weight anymore, even though I could stand to lose a few pounds now. 🤣
I love my children & I am so blessed!! Now they just want me to be happy & to take care of myself. They don’t care what the number is. They just want me to feel better & be here to see their children grow up! My grandchildren say that I am the favorite out of all their grandparents! That is so sweet!! I tell them “That’s why I pay you to say that!”🤣
“Best Wishes!!” to you on your journey & on being a cancer survivor!! Each day is a gift! Enjoy your friends & family. That is what you will appreciate the most & they will too!! We live on if people remember us, & tell our story to their children & their grandchildren. We all want people to remember us fondly, wether we die young or old!
@@PetalPalmer thank you sweet girl!💝Sorry for my late reply!😊 I have been extremely busy. I appreciate your kind words!🙏🏻
@@courtneymiszczak6413 Wow that's ridiculous it took that long for them to figure the illness out . When you're extremely tired, seems like anemia should have been the first thing on the list for them to look for...
Ridiculous behavior.... Careless behavior. I am glad that you're better thank God ❤️❤️🙏🏽
my younger cousin was diagnosed with the same type of cancer at only 3 years old, he's now 12 and is cancer free :)
You are a inspiration. I was misdiagnosed unfortunately. Took me 8 months to get the right diagnosis. Now it's terminal.
I’m sorry the medical field let you down 😢
i’m so sorry you were let down. and i hope the rest of your time here is filled with as much love, discovery, and beauty as it possibly can be. 🩷
Much love and hugs!
I know much of that feeling. My misdiagnosis isn't terminal, but given its impact, I sometimes wish it was. (HUG)
@@SewardWriter sorry to hear that. What do you have if I may ask?
Thank you for sharing your story. My fiancé is a stage 4 NHL survivor. Every doctor wrote him off and didn’t investigate even though he was mostly bedbound from pain and tumour growth. This entire time they said it was a rugby injury which we know he didn’t have. His rheumatologist saved his life, she was the only one that believed him. It’s alarming how little doctors care about young people with cancer symptoms
Oh, my goodness!!😳 That is shocking!! I’m glad that someone decided to listen & take action quickly!! I’m sure he appreciates that you were by his side & didn’t abandon him like someone else might do. May God Bless you both in this life & in the hereafter!!🙏🏻
The slow creep of pain as a symptom is so insidious, it's easy to slowly get used to rationalizing increasing pain over time until you end up trying to ignore severity levels which should have normally prompted immediate action... Wishing you healing, thank you for sharing and appreciate the thouroughness and empathy in your researched vids so far!
So true I didn't even think about that
the boiling frog effect. 😔
I went to the doctor with bad back pain. I had an Ultrasound and was told I had a large cyst on my ovary. I woke up from surgery and the doctor said I had cancer, and they had to do a radical Pan hysterectomy. They took ALL my reproductive organs, and cancer (Germ cell) was inside the cyst, and the cyst was so big it caused damage to the bladder.
I was told they got it all, but to be sure I would need more testing and possibly chemo or rads or both.
I only did 3 radiation treatments and no chemo.
I get scans every 6 months.
I was in full menopause at age 34. I was recovering from surgery, but felt incredibly lucky.
There was one person I told at my church who then told all the ladies, and about 3 months later 2 of them accused me of making it all up, because I didn’t “act” sad.
Like WHAT? I literally felt lucky. It was found before I knew I had it, and it was all removed in surgery. I did lose all my reproductive organs but I could deal with that.
People can be really cruel.
I’m glad you’re OK. I’m sure you get regular checks like me, but you beat it!!!
People in church are worse than the people outside of it....honest truth
Same exact story, horrific pain at 34, radical hysterectomy and 6 rounds of chemo. Stage 4 isn't curable but remission is amazing
@@caatttcaattt6039 I hope you’re better now.
@@Mrs.CGraves yep, going into 2nd year of remission, likely will have recurrence (normal for stage 4) but with late stage it's more about living with it than thinking it's gone for good
@@caatttcaattt6039 AMAZING! God Bless, ENJOY your life, and I pray you have unexpected luck, and nothing but good health going forward.
Thank you for sharing your story. It's so easy to write off non-specific symptoms or assume that you're too young for a bad diagnosis--I know I did before my breast cancer diagnosis. I'm happy to see you are looking well and wish you a bright future--you'll make a wonderful doctor! ❤
Aw thank you so much for your kind comment, it truly means a lot! Ah exactly - at the time of my symptoms, cancer was definitely the last thing I was thinking of but I’m glad I’m now more aware and hope others can learn more about what to watch out for and to get checked out when something’s off! Thanks so much, wishing you well also :)❤️
@@PetalPalmer I hope🍀 the good 🍀Lord heals🍀 you. 🍀I’m white I 🍀have stage four non-small cell lung cancer. I will pray for you right now. OK have a good day.
@@PetalPalmer. SO ARE YOU Cheered? Do you still have cancer?
@@PetalPalmer I left a question guess it got deleted but you mentioned your Ddimer was high ,I was wondering did you take the vaccine,also it's not common for blood to come out like that upon removing a iv.....
@ladyleo944
Oh for the love of all thats holy. Vaccines didnt cause this.
So many people are just completely ignorant of biology and how the immune system works. Like you. Please educate yourself on how vaccines work please.
I haaaaaaaaaate how long you had to wait. As someone with chronic pain, THIS is why doctors need to believe women. Thank you for sharing your experience =)
Chest pain in a person this young is rarely critical. Triage sucks but it's the best system we have for spreading limited medical resources.
The comments here are really out of pocket. People are odd. Thank you for sharing your story. I cannot imagine what you went thru during that time or now..I love your channel.
I agree. Started wondering if they are comment spam bots.
Oh my goodness, this is so similar to my own story! I was 32 and going to school full time, working full time, and was a single mother to my son. I ignored all of the petichae, blood literally pooling in my calves and feet - it was beyond what you’d normally call bruising… the gum and nose bleeds, the fatigue, ALL OF IT. The kicker though, what finally made me go to the clinic at my school to get checked out after two months of these symptoms was the severely heavy and relentless period I was having. I had it for a week and a half and went through a super sized pad or tampon in only a couple of hours. The fatigue too was off the charts - I was exhausted 24/7, even falling asleep while driving.
I got a call from the clinic doctor telling me to go to the hospital to redo labs. I went and the doctor came in and said that what I have is too critical for that hospital (which was massive!) to care for me and they called an ambulance to take me to the bone marrow ICU at another hospital. I had no white cells/ANC, my platelets were at 1000, and my HCT/HEM were almost non-existent. So that period is joked about with my friends “can you pass away from a period, lol?!” The BMT group said I like would have passed in my sleep that night if I hadn’t gone to the clinic the day before and ended up with them.
My initial diagnosis was AML as I had greater than 5% blasts. However, and what I consider to be miraculous, a repeat BMB shortly thereafter revealed less than 5% blasts and the diagnosis was changed to very severe aplastic anemia. I was critical for two months then stable. I had no bone marrow matches, so I had no option but to wait to see if the first-line treatment would enable a response. It took nine months, but I finally responded and am now in remission. I still have the chromosome deletion that started all of this, so nine years out and I still have 2x annual bone marrow biopsies and labs to check to make sure I’m not relapsing or progressing to leukemia.
Anyway, I couldn’t help but chime in bc my story seemed so similar and the fact that I too was close to passing due to suppressing my worry over symptoms.
Sending you all of my love!!
Good to hear youre in remission, good luck!
I'm so sorry for what you've gone through and still going through. Im a survivor of colorectal cancer and have had one biopsy since my surgery because the scans indicated some tissue growth but luckily it was just scar tissue. They had to drill in through my left butt cheek. They deadened it three times but i could still feel it a little. Especially when they grabbed the tissue for testing. I told my husband if it was bone cancer or something i dont think i could handle the biopsies. I just cant imagine how it feels. I'm so glad you're doing better and will be praying for your full recovery.
Wow!! That is such an interesting story & I’m glad you survived! God Willing you will continue to be in remission!! “Best Wishes!” to you!!🙏🏻
I had a friend diagnosed with Leukemia and pass less than 2 weeks later. Symptoms were just like the flu. I’m so glad you got diagnosed in time and were able to get treatment. 🌻
That’s comforting 😮
Moral of the story, go back to the hospital over and over again until you have answers, please don't minimize pain. As a nurse watching, I get so traumatized how we always say oh it's nothing. Please, repeat and go to emergency room until you get answers. Don't wait if the symptoms repeat. Go back as many times as possible. It is better to accommodate hospital bills and be alive. Please, please, especially pain around your chest with headaches. No, go!
But i am glad i pushed and pushed by changing doctors and always going back to say i dont feel well.
Me going 6 times before they caught a PE i had 🙏🏾 best advice ever!! Keep going back until you get that right doctor or nurse. It took one doctor that tried another route. 🫶🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I was also 20 when I was diagnosed with leukemia (AML). I had 90% blast cells in my blood. It's now been over 9 years and I'm doing well. Wishing you all the best!
i was 15 when i was diagnosed with AML and it was in 2013 so i just hit my 10 years of remission in october on my bone marrow transplant birthday. when i was diagnosed my hemoglobin was 3.3
did you have a bone marrow transplant?
Doctors should listen to every patient who comes in with various complaints. When it's an athlete saying something is wrong, then something is definitely wrong merely because they have spent years listening and fine tuning their bodies. TY for sharing your story with us.
I have found is sadly extremely coon for doctors to not take complaints of young healthy-appearing people seriously. It has been a problem for years and will continue to be so sadly. Doctors do need to listen and take time.
It’s very disgusting to be dismissed from medical providers, and sadly it’s more common in certain demographics. Always always listen to your body. Praying for your healing ❤️🩹
Yup. They do this w everything. Doctors are some of the most arrogant people in the world. Especially AMERICAN ones
I'm a survivor of colorectal cancer. When I turned 50 I went to the local community center to get some health checks recommended for my age. I was pretty healthy so the Dr said I could get a colonoscopy or just use the take home kit to check for colon cancer. So of course I chose the least invasive. The test didn't detect any cancer. But honestly it's probably one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made when it comes to my health. About a year later I started bleeding. I talked to my Dr and she said it could be just hemorrhoids. So she prescribed some medication to help. But then I just started getting so tired. I could hardly finish my duties at work. The bleeding got worse and I couldn't sit flat because it felt like I was sitting on a tennis ball. My Dr sent me for a colonoscopy. I was scared but they put me to sleep so it was pretty easy. Cancer was still the last thing on my mind. I mean, I use to ride my bike to work. I would juice a lot and was pretty much conscious of my health. When the Dr came in and told me I had cancer I still just felt blank. Not really thinking it could be true. He said I had a 7cm malignant tumor on my sphincter muscle. I told him how could that be possible when i did the cologuard test. He said it couldn't always detect the early polyps and if I would have gotten the colonoscopy earlier they could have removed the polyps. I think I was in shock because it was like I was watching myself going through everything. The Dr said they would have to try to shrink it first because it could easily spread. So I had 6 weeks of radiation and chemo. On the weekends I had a pump that I took home. I was so sick during those treatments. I lost about 80 pounds. They put a port in my chest so that made the treatments a little better. Plus the iv when I had my surgery was better through the port. They removed my rectum and a small part of my large intestine. I have a colostomy now. I also have severe nerve damage on my left side and lower back. I'm allergic to almost everything including healthy foods I use to live on. Like peanuts and wheat. I also have no bladder control because of the nerve damage to my bladder. My urologist said the nerves aren't working at all and they want to put in a pace maker for my bladder. I've been putting it off because I'm hoping the nerves heal on their own. Thankfully the cancer hasn't came back. My next oncology appointment in in January. I'm taking 2 different pain meds and have gained a lot of weight. Sometimes I get depressed but then I pray and it helps so much. I have the best husband in the world. A few months after my surgery I had to have a vacuum pump attached to my bum because the surgery sight was trying to open. I wore it for 5 months. So I was pretty much bed fast with nurses coming every other day to empty the pump and change the bandages. It was a horrible time. My husband would empty my colostomy bag and my catheter bag. And he would clean my private area. I do have the best husband in the world ❤. I'm a lot better now but still have the nerve problems. The colostomy isn't as bad as I thought it would be but it did take some getting use to. I didn't mention the stupid catheter I had for 14 months but this is probably already too long. My advice to everyone is get a colonoscopy as soon as it's recommended. I think it's age 45 now so go get it done. I will keep you in my prayers. It's been a long road to recovery for me but it does get better.
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It's good that you are better.💜
I’m glad you are doing better. I’m 62 and vegan for 7 years. Spent a lot of time since college days as a vegetarian, still eating eggs and dairy but sparingly. Went of vegetarianism occasionally while caring for my elderly parents and grandmother for 17 years. They all passed due to arteriosclerosis/clogged arteries from consuming animal products. Much of colon cancer is caused by consuming meat, especially red meat. I don’t know what you diet was before your diagnosis. But I would advise you to go plant-based now.
@@rozchristopherson648a lady on UA-cam is a vegan, she’s got cancer, non smoking lung cancer and she’s super sick.
Thanks for.sharing. bless you and your dear husband ❤️
When i was told i have an aneurysm in my brain... I could only think "I'm only 19". I cried 3 days. I understand what you felt. But we are strong and it will be okay❤
But can we talk about how cute her cake was??? 🎂 Love you!! 🩷
Yes, I want a piece. That looked delicious
My neice had A.L.L when she was 4. She had loads of bruises and kept falling asleep. We took her to the GP and said 'we think she has leukaemia' (my auntie had had AML 10 years prior) and the GP said 'lets not look for something that's not there' and sent us home. That weekend she had a fit so we rushed her to the hospital and she was diagnosed with leukemia. Hate that GP! Shes 10 now and cancer free. Good luck. I hope your treatment works perfectly. We need you strong to keep telling us interesting stories x x
Congratulations on conquering cancer. I pray my baby sister conquers cancer too and lives to tell her story like you did IJN Amen.
Glad you are better,Petal
I can't believe how many health care professionals let you down. I'm absolutely stunned by their negligence. It was staring them in the face!
Really? I think they did pretty decent, especially by the fact that her trainer encouraged to seek health personnel. Health care professionals are human. Its alot of pressure and expectations we put on them to be perfect are not realistic.
They easily figured it out once she had more blood testing. I am curious whether her platelet count was low in the first Er visit?
What? lol what was staring them in the face? Negligence? WHERE????
She had a cancer diagnosis in a month. I don't see how there was any negligence. Most people wouldn't have gotten one for much longer than that. I think the doctors did great and got her treatment started extremely quickly which probably saved her life. I don't think you understand what medical negligence is lol
The emergency room was negligent! Are you serious?!
@@miranduri they love to cry wolf
I hate cancer and people that have cancer are such enduring and strong persons, I hope the best for them.
It took 7 years for me to be diagnosed with intracranial hypertension (fluid on the brain). I saw 12 doctors and not one knew what was wrong. I was such a healthy looking young female they said it was nothing but a vitamin deficiency causing these symptoms. I finally found a neurologist-interventional radiologist that took my symptoms serious. I had a stent placed in my brain due to the fluid. I was losing my eye sight slowly and not one doctor caught it. We have to be our own advocate. Sending prayers for healing.
Was it a spinal fluid leak or blood? did standing or sitting/resting have any effect on your symptoms? So annoying how doctors don't take you seriously but then once it gets really bad they're like "you should have come in sooner!".
@@turnwaiter Spinal leak was the first thing they looked for. Had a lumbar puncture numbers came back high. The leak was causing the fluid to increase putting pressure on my transverse sigmoid sinus. That’s the vein the stent was placed in. Once the stent was placed to open the vein because it had stenosis all my symptoms went away. Just slight headaches I get here and there but nothing compared to before. I agree, some doctors just don’t take you serious. Such a long journey for me and it shouldn’t have been had someone actually listened.
I lost a classmate freshman year of high school to leukemia. He was diagnosed the summer between 6th and 7th grade, and while he was treated for several years, they didn't catch it in time. That is HARROWING that you thought you only had a chest strain, oh my god.
God got you🙏🏿. You just reminded me how grateful I am to still be here 36 years later after being diagnosed with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis at 16 years old. I'm still here to tell my story, Thank God🙏🏿.
Praise the Lord suga! God bless all☝🏽💪🏽🙏🏽😇😘💖👑🕊️✨
Hi, Petal! : )
Btw, I love that name! It so beautiful! I am an older woman, just turned 60 a couple days ago. But I can totally relate to the shock of a sudden cancer diagnosis, that was totally unexpected. I had been feeling kind of weaker than normal in early 2019. I was more fatigued than usual. My son & daughter-in-law decided to surprise me with an overseas trip. I usually did not travel, as I have a daughter with special needs who suffered a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) at birth, that left her severely cognitively & speech delayed. She is like a huge baby that will never grow up. When they told me about the trip, I told them that I appreciated them thinking of me, but it wasn’t really practical, due to his sister. He said he would take care of that & that I was going on the trip, or they weren’t going either. I tried talking him into
going without me, but he would hear none of it! I told him about my fatigue & that I didn’t want to slow them down. He still insisted. He wasn’t really believing me. He said “You’re always tired!”, & I said “Yes, because taking care of your sister is a 24/7 job, & I am getting older, while she is getting bigger & stronger!”. lol! He just ignored my “excuses” & said that I needed to exercise & lose weight, that I would be fine! We found some ladies to care for my daughter for the 3 weeks we would be gone & I tried to psyche myself up to go & try to not burden them on the trip. But inevitably, I began to struggle to keep up with these two 20 something year olds. We also, all began to get a cough, which is very common, when you travel overseas. We have germs that the other people aren’t used to & they have germs we’re not used to. So everyone ends up catching a virus or bacteria that their bodies must fight off. My son & I were pretty sick. My daughter-in-law was less affected than we were. We were given a few rounds of antibiotics. Nothing seemed to help. His wife got better quickly, but he & I were still coughing. When we returned to the U.S. my son went to his PCP & was given one more antibiotic. He finally got well. I on the other hand, was not. I was given a few rounds of antibiotics, but nothing got rid of my cough. I had taken 7 different kinds in all. I was back to my daily routine with my daughter, but was feeling weaker by the day. I began to lose weight without trying & became nauseous constantly. I had a chest x-ray initially upon returning from the trip which was normal, but after continuing to cough for months, & so hard, they thought I might have whooping cough or had contracted something else, that we were not familiar with in the states. Covid was just hitting. They thought I may have had contracted Covid before it was recognized in the U.S. They decided they were sending me to an infectious disease specialist. They requested my PCP order a CT of my lungs. One of my daughters who is a P.A. In Cardio-Thoracic Transplant Surgery & her husband who is a G.I. Specialist, had been monitoring my situation from a far. They live in another state. My son-in-law began to become worried as my symptoms were not improving. None of my labs showed anything serious was wrong. At that point he told me he would like to consult with my PCP & asked him to add on the Abdomino-Pelvis to the Chest CT to check my organs. He suspected there might be a malignancy in one of my organs, but did not want to say, in case he was wrong. My doctor added on the additional scan after their consultation.
The results appeared to be a gynecological tumor growing out of my right ovary. My son-in-law arranged for me to go to a cancer treatment center a couple hours away at a teaching hospital. We thought the mystery was solved at last, but the cough still wasn’t making any sense. I struggled with that cough over a year. Then it was finally time to have my surgery. They planned for a hysterectomy so that no new tumors would occur. When they opened me up, they got quite a shock. It was not a gynecological tumor at all. It was a RLS. It was a tumor growing out of the back of my abdominal wall. It is a rare form of cancer that comes after the age of 50 to men & women. It is called Retroperitoneal Lipo Sarcoma. They called in the Sarcoma surgeon to remove the tumor, as well as part of my abdominal wall around the tumor. This is called the margins. They have to remove the entire tumor without cutting into it, as the cancer cells will spread. My tumor was quite large & was pressing on my diaphragm, which was causing me to cough uncontrollably up
to that time. My head hurt from coughing so much! When I went in, I was expecting to wake up having all my female organs removed. Possibly a benign tumor. But instead I woke up to a Stage 3, most likely malignant cancer diagnosis. My pathology confirmed it. Due to the high grade that my tumor was, that is measured by size & consistency of the cells. Wether solid, liquid or gel , & the type of cells, Well-Differentiated or De-Differentiated? Mine were unfortunately were the bad kind, (De-Diff), but I was informed that even Well-Diff, could mutate & become De-Diff over time. I researched all I could find on this. It is so rare that less than 1% of all cancer patients get it. It also has a 90% mortality rate. That was shocking to me! I was just turning 57. I had my daughter to take care of & 12 grandchildren I wanted to see grow up. It was really traumatic for me & my children. I decided to consult with the Mayo for a second opinion. Then eventually consulted with MD Anderson, because all they do is cancer. I’m fortunate to date, to be beating the odds of reoccurrence.🙏🏻
I started taking high dose I.V. Vitamin C treatments for a year after my initial diagnosis. Vitamin C does not cure cancer, but rather it strengthens your body’s own immune system to fight the cancer off. In my case, so little is known about this rare type, that there are no clinical trials & no experimental immuno-therapy treatments. I asked my oncologist how many survivors he has had of this type of cancer? He said “Long term?” I said “Well yeh!”. He said “None!”. I was in utter shock!
The life expectancy with a reoccurrence from a few months to 2 years, is usually 5 years at best. In much rarer cases a life expectancy is 8-10 years from initial diagnosis at most. I just passed my 3 year mark. I had a small benign tumor that was removed in July. If left, it could have turned malignant as well & metastasized to other organs. Fortunately by the grace of God, it did not!🙏🏻Once it spreads there is no hope of recovery.
My prayer for you is that you make your body as strong as you can. Keep your immune system strong & do not let this horrible disease win! You are young & you can beat this! Do your best to eat a cancer fighting diet. It could really make a difference in your quality of life & the length of time you survive, which I pray is many years to come!!🙏🏻
Whatever happens with me, I know I have lived a fairly long life & although I don’t want to die anytime soon, we all will die eventually! No one cheats death no matter how rich or poor, how young or old, or how beautiful or handsome, etc. All of our souls will taste death. The best we can pray for is to fulfill our purpose in life, while we’re here! If we learn to do that, then we can know we did our best!!
I pray all of us fighting this horrible disease, & those that are fighting other diseases, fulfill our purpose in life & leave this world better than we found it! Amen!!🙏🏻
Best Wishes on your journey!! Denise🌸
A lot of these comments are so weird. I am so happy you are able to share your story. I hope this encourages others to advocate for themselves and get checked by doctors as much as they can. I know it's hard to find a doctor but try a walk in clinic!
As a Canadian I dread having to go to the doctor's for anything. They're so quick to dismiss our symptoms. Especially as Black women...
I was about to comment because I have heard good and bad about medical care in Canada, but I know for a fact black women are constantly dismissed. Being a woman is bad enough when it comes to healthcare so I cannot imagine the lack of care for black women. Keep advocating for yourself!
@@mangosprout3336I totally agree
I cannot believe you weren’t given a proper blood test for weeks. I’m a leukemia survivor (Hairy Cell) and pancytopenia (after pneumonia) was the clue. Bone marrow biopsy gave me the final diagnosis. I hope you’re doing well now. 👍🏻 Stay strong.
Damn, girl... I have several chronic illnesses that started in early adolescence, so it's hard for me to imagine how bizarre it must be to deteriorate so quickly as a super functional, athletic person. But damn, I can absolutely to your self-gaslighting. It's so easy to chalk things up to a bad day/bad week, a muscle strain, or a weird coincidence! I'm very glad you had such a supportive coach & medical team to look out for you... That they caught it early so you could be treated & be here today. Make sure to take care of yourself & validate your experiences from now on!! It's a lesson I should take into mind, too. 💕
I went through Breast Ca a few years ago. I’m much older than you, I hate hearing about young people becoming sick. All the best to you and your future, you have so much to offer this world!
This is why we need to be more direct with medical professionals. At the end of the day, to some we are just another patient(not all). Double check, double questions, double your own research, and pray for direction.!
I just watched your video about Michael Skolnick, and then watched this one. I had cancer (endometrial) and I’m coming up on 14 years post chemo. You are an amazing young woman, and you are going to be an amazing doctor. I’ll be cheering for you!
I’m a brain tumor survivor and my tumor was misdiagnosed for over 2 years. I started getting bad headaches after the birth of my first child. I went to the doctor and examined that my mother passed away from a brain tumor and my aunt had also had one. I was given an mri and told I had simple migraines and given medication. However the headaches got worse and got other symptoms. I was ignored my the doctor. I then got pregnant with my 2nd child. During my pregnancy my headaches and symptoms got progressively worse I also got preeclampsia and showed signs of early organ failure so my labor was induced early. However after giving birth the symptoms didn’t get better. It was until I passed out while home with my kids and ER took what was saying seriously. He requested and mri and it showed a brain tumor. When I went to the neurosurgeon he asked me to bring all the past mris that it had done. When he reviewed them he saw that the brain tumor was present in the very first mri I had done years early after my first child was born. The doctors I had seen all missed it. When I had surgery I learned that my tumor was a ticking time bomb. It was wrapped it blood vessels that could have ruptured and bled in my brain causing death at anytime.
Thank you for sharing your brain tumor story. We can never trust some of these doctors. I complained of a very unusual upper belly protrusion, that made me had to wear girdle and it did not help. The doctor told me it is menopause. Finally, after 6 months, I decided to lie to her that my abdomen hurt and then that is when she send me for an ultrasound that detect non alcoholic fatty liver grade 1, I went on the Internet and got information and start treating myself and to my astonishment, my upper belly fat and fat all over my body started to melt. Liver diseases make our body toxic and difficult to lose weight. If I had taken the doctor words then my fatty liver may have turned to cirrhosis and death since liver transplant is difficult to get.
Please, for the sake of the children do not have any more children bc they may experience suffering. If you care research the philosophy of antinatalism.
@@AngelaJones-db9fj
I only have the 2 kids and I have been tumor free 10 years now.
I'm so sorry the doctor didn't take you and your pain seriously, I'm so glad someone eventually paid attention and that you're still alive and with us 🎉
Sorry the fake doctors found your comment section - I hope you are recovering well and can soon return to what you love
Where u see fake doctors at in this section?
It's crazy to me someone "doing all the right things" like exercise and social activities and blooming with so many healthy hobbies can fall victim to their own body at any time. Ever since covid started it would make diagnosing anything more difficult too because the symptoms of all/any can just be chalked up to that if a doctor didn't care. Glad to hear your story had a more fortunate end than most of the ones you talk about now, and really lucky to get a working treatment once it was found.
I am in my 60s. I had a womb biopsy recently. They were pretty sure it isn't cancer - just a precaution. But NEVER ignore post menopausal spotting. ❤
Thanks for sharing your story. I think we all gaslight ourselves to think “we don’t feel as bad as we think we do”
But a good lesson for everybody to listen to your body. Wishing you healing.
100%! I know I did with my cancer!
OK, I just got your channel recommended to me and now I know why you do medical true crime stories. I'm so happy you were able to catch it in time. Thank you for sharing!
As I fight breast cancer I hear you and hope that you have the best possible outcome 🎉❤❤❤
Praying you beat this 🙏🏽
Poor baby. I hate to see people go through things like this especially young people. You’re such a brave young woman to share your story. I m sure your story will save someone’s life.
Congratulations for winning your fight and living to tell your story! I was diagnosed with a horrible genetic disease when I was 37. Now at 42, I've had over 100 surgeries on my feet, ankles, right calf, both hips, left knee, both SI joints allover my entire spine, and thyroid. In 2024, I Will be tackling surgeries on my shoulders, my nose, again on my right foot, and hopefully that's it for 2024. I don't think I could go online and tell my story. That takes a lot of strength and vulnerability and I applaud you for sharing your story and being an inspiration to others! Plus I love your name, Petal Palmer! It's so cute!
You're really strong for going through all those surgeries, that must have been really exhausting! If you're comfortable sharing, what is the name of your disease?
@@oktofry Awwww, ty! I have a very severe form of Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It's being taught in medical school (I have a cousin training to be a doctor) that near 40% of people diagnosed, commit suicide in the first 3 years of symptoms. It's very hard. In the next 5 years, I will need to replace all my faulty teeth with implants, if I can save enough money. I also recently found out I have bladder and colon prolapse and will need surgery on those in 2025. Still, God has blessed me greatly. I have a godly husband who is my soulmate and always there to help me. I have two amazing, smart, kind daughters. I have a roof over my head and I'm never hungry. God is good!
@@oktofry PS: my husband always says I will outlive him, because by the time I'm old, I will have a whole new body. Lol!!! I don't think I'll live to be very old, but I know we will be reunited in heaven and I will be healthy and strong!
It's a disease of the connective tissue. I always use this story... If a healthy person sprained their ankle, it may swell, but eventually heal. The tendons/ligaments and cartilage would stretch in my ankle and never go back. My joints get loose and eventually dislocate and tear. You also have connective tissue in your eyes, teeth, skin, tissues, bursa, blood vessels, tubs, colon, stomach, salivary glands, lymph nodes, and the list goes on and on. Everything is weak. I'm allergic to everything including gluten, yeast, eggs, and more. Then it affects your blood by making it pool in your limbs when standing. It's a beast of a disease.
@@MamaBearHomeschools Wow that sounds painful. I'm glad you and your husband have a bit of a sense of humour about it :)
No clue why the algorithm pointed me into this direction. I'm twice your age and have zero interest in sport. This certainly was a trip. Glad you're still around, glad you're looking good. And here's hoping your future looks bright and healthy
I'm shocked by the amount of ignorance in the comments... Sure it's positive to pray for someone and healthy natural tips can benefit overall, but only praying and some tea leaves will not cure cancer... Im glad you use your common sense and went to an actual doctor! And I think most of us do that unfortunately, shrugging issues off by minimizing them (oh it's just a strain/just tired/just a headache etc), we may fear worst case scenarios but usually don't think it would happen to us... Thank you for sharing your story, I hope it will help others❣
I just started watching you. I’m 23 and was diagnosed with Anaplastic Astrocytoma, a type of brain cancer. I also was gaslighting myself into not taking some of the symptoms as serious lol. I will say that a lot of doctors can minimize the symptoms. I was worried about looking like a baby. My headaches finally got so bad that my PCP got me scheduled for an MRI, and a spinal tap. I had a lot of pressure in my head that it was causing vision loss. There would be whooshing sounds when I stood up so I thought maybe it was a blood pressure issues, but my blood pressure would be fine. I had a lot of numbness in my right hand throughout the 6 months the symptoms started. I had previously been diagnosed with migraines as a child so I also didn’t think about it. I was alarmed when I would stumble on my words more often, but I told myself it was stress or anxiety. I didn’t make it to the scheduled procedures, I ended up in the hospital. Had a craniotomy the next day, and I have been on chemo for the past 3 ish month. Finished radiation in September. I’m rooting for you. I know we have different stories, but I feel like we can relate so much. I’m so impressed that you still ran during that time because I don’t really run as it is lol
I also had an Anaplastic Astrocytoma, back in 2011 when I was 19. I didn't have any prior symptoms however, I just randomly had a seizure one morning and they found the lesions when I got my CT/MRI in the ER. Also had to get a spinal tap to rule out MS. Craniotomy, radiation, oral chemotherapy (temodar) was how I was treated.
I also had ovarian cancer, stage 1C Mucionus carcinoma, back in 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic. 🙃 Surgery, 3 rounds of chemo w/o a port so one of my veins in my arms is now collapsed, then last year I had a preventative hysterectomy. I'll be 32 on the 20th of this month 😅
Is it there any progress yet? Hopefully you get rid of it!
Pls try using stem cells you will be totally healed inbox if you are interested in them
@@ShivanBusuulwa if you are a scammer then i feel sorry for your future.
Anyone willing to profit from another humans suffering willingly must have a horrible social life
@TjallieBrrr my dear am not a scammer n I will never be for heavens sake, however I do not force anyone to use stemcells, yes it may look as a business but life is being saved I don't give out stemcells for free no cos I also don't get them for free but one thing I pretty sure of when you use them you can not regret UNLESS it's God's timing
Do not give up. My life changed 3 years ago, and that "C" word freaked me out. But aggressive things require aggressive change and work. I am glad that I had taken care of my body prior to the diagnosis, but I went in harder on my diet, and I prayed as well as praised. Having a good support team helped also. God's got you girl, let faith be your comfort.
i feel like medical gaslighting among athletes or athletic people is SO not spoken about enough. doctors will brush off major symptoms as training injuries, fatigue from overtraining, lack of proper nutrition in training, etc etc. (which are all issues in their own right) instead of looking at any other possible causes.
some degree of pain or injury can be normal if you’re very active or athletic, but you know your body best, *always*. we know when something isn’t normal. 🩷
Then ppl are shocked when a very athletic person just drops dead one day. SMDH
@@beewest5704 exactly! like wow, maybe if their medical team had run a few tests that take ~10 minutes, they would’ve survived.
Thanks for the courage to document your journey. Just to let you know that we, your online cheerleaders, are part of your support system. We wish you peace and pray for quick recovery. Godspeed.
Thank you so much for your kind words and support. I truly appreciate that!
I dealt with this a little over a year ago. I woke up one day and sat on my couch and my right eye started twitching. Then my left eye and then one side of my face. I kept going to the hospital repeatedly and they kept saying I was fine. Later on I kept telling everyone “no this isn’t right there is something wrong”. I finally went to a real doctor and found out I had a vitamin D deficiency and I could have died had I waited any longer. I now have nerve issues because of of my levels being so low. It’s really crazy how often health care providers miss these things. I hope and pray for your recovery and hope you get well soon❤
At the time you were having a cute symptoms, you were a fit 20 year old , training on a team . There were no differential diagnosis for you symptoms . I understand people don't like going to the ER , but with something acute and your symptoms, one of the professionals should have said " you know Petal I am not comfortable with your symptoms. Let go to the ER ! ". Hopefully you are doing well and back on track .
OMG...I am so sorry you are experiencing cancer. I wish you so much healing and hope you are recovering well. As a fellow Torontoian, I felt like I was at most of those locations with you. Lots of love to you ❤🩹
What the heck! They poked you 4 times and then just sent you on your way? I have extremely thin veins, and usually if they can't get it from my arm they prick my fingers, or the top of my hand. It sucks, but it works. I can't believe they just sent you on your way with no tests.
I'm also really astonished at how you just went about your business in such pain! I think that goes to show how much we normalize being in pain, when we should not.
I'm impressed at your close relationship and communication with your mom and your coach. I'm glad you had them, or else this whole thing could have ended fatally.
It depends on how much blood they need. The last time I had to have blood drawn from my tiny veins, I asked if they could take it from my hand. They said the veins in my hand are too mobile and would collapse before they could collect enough blood. I had to have 3 large vials taken. Luckily, a second nurse managed to get a vein, so at least I didn't have to come back. 😅
@@SableRain Once when a doctor had to get a lot of blood from me and they couldn't get a vein ... so he went for an artery. It bled all over the place inside my arm and it was a giant colorful bruise.
They can get blood if they really want to.
It seems as though some of those doctors let you down...I was also a x-country runner, but due to knee surgery and an illness, I was forced to stop. However, there's always something else we can do to keep us occupied...stay strong and I will be praying for you...everyday counts...I'm rooting for you! 👍🏾
Good doctors are now a rear specie.
May your healing be permanent Amen
Your body was telling you you’re fighting something within 🙏🏽🙏🏽your such a fighter, thank you. Abundance of health and healing be with you.
Wow what a touching story about your symptoms and diagnosis 😢
Can’t wait to see more of your videos !
Thank you so much, I appreciate that! Excited to begin posting on here 🥰
No one should expect to live with pain for this much time. We are learning to have to advocate for ourselves to extreme now. ❤❤
Gosh, that must have been such a shock to receive that diagnosis. I'm so very grateful it was picked up on and you were able to get swift treatment started. All the best on your continued healing journey, you are amazing. PS. I'm here from a comment you left on Stephanie Harlowe's channel today, I look forward to more content from you. All the best from South Africa ❤
Ah most definitely - it was just completely unexpected. I'm so glad everything worked out to catch it quickly and get treated, can't even imagine what the outcome would've been had I just dealt with the symptoms longer. And thank you so much, that really means a lot to me! There's so many interesting stories I've been researching and I'm so excited to continue sharing them on here ❤
I’m here from that too haha.
@@arlecelarae haha I’m glad you’re here!
@@arlecelarae awesome!
Getting my degree in nursing only 2 years left. Workers in hospitals were my reason for getting into the healthcare field I’d trust myself before anyone.
My daughter became a nurse because of the same reason, I took her to the hospital one night and we were there until morning nobody pay us any attention and she was in so much pain and right then and there she decided that she want to be a nurse
girl you are so strong. the way you felt so horrible but kept on going along with normal life activities, especially as an athlete, has me amazed by your strength.
When my husband was 36 he'd "heartburn" all week. Sunday afternoon he decides to go fishing with a friend he said I'm going to feel bad at home or out fishing so I might as well fish about 15 minutes later he came back he was so weak he couldn't hold his tackle box he went and laid down on the bed clutched this chest and rolled back and forth moaning.
He so hardheaded i had to outright demand that we go to the ER, even if it meant dragging him.....he relented and we went. Turns out the "hearburn" was a heat attack
Dang these comments have a lot of medical misinformation.
Im so glad you were able to be treated in time and are still alive, your content is wonderful.
I personally have multiple disabilities and I am very aware of how difficult going through a medical trauma can be, mentally and physically. I hope you're doing well and continue to.
Girl, you left me 'high and dry'! I was mesmerized by your 'story', and then suddenly --- it ended! I so want to follow your journey. If it's comfortable for you, please chronicle your journey for us. I stand in solidarity with you, Petal. I am a survivor of cancer 22 year now ---longer than you have been on earth. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. God bless you.
My goodness, you earn my praise as a diligent historian. The chest pain, headaches, the cold sweats, the exhaustion... failure all around on the ER and medical response to even flag a level of alert. As a WVU alumni, it was mind-blowing to experience a life perspective from a WVU athlete. The fact that you kept pushing through all that you were experiencing and others even witnessed tells me there must be some sort of fundamental flaw/blindness in athletic training or related assumptions that needs to be addressed. Thank goodness there was a diagnosis with immediate treatment.
I would have sued for time wasted and misdiagnosis.
This comment section is scary ngl, filled to the brim with conspiracy theorists.
It's bc conspiracy theorism at its core has become a cult, and it does what all cults do: prey on those that seem like easy targets, and go to spaces where they think vulnerable people might congregate. Vulnerable = easier to manipulate
@@AKindOfDog Mhm, these people make me nauseous.
I gen was not expecting this many delusional people to all gather in the comments
My god, sweetheart, how utterly terrifying that must have been for you!! (Sorry about the endearment; I’m a mom & my youngest is more than 7 years older than you and my heart just goes out to you!) The way you tell your story is just … amazing. Such grace and strength under pressure! I came to your channel today for the first time and I am so glad that I went ahead and started watching all your videos because I may have missed this otherwise.
I am holding you in my thoughts and wish you nothing but good things. ☺️
Its so easy for us to write off symptoms and body cues especially when we have youth and athleticism on our side. Grateful you are here to share your story that will no doubt help others❤
I'm so sorry about your diagnosis but so glad you caught it in time.
Regarding the IV bleeding - i work in an ER and, yes, some people are just bleeders when we take out an IV. Its usually the people either on blood thinners (clearly) OR very fit people. Sometimes people's circulatory system is so efficient it blows to clot away. I see these more with large bore IV catheters; they make a larger whole.
You remind me of my mom, she got so many signs and kept pushing it off thinking it was nothing. Only difference is she caught on when the cancer was advanced😢. She passed in 2019. A headache lasting more than a day for me is a sign something is off. All the best on your journey and thanks for educating others
Thank you for sharing your story. You are an incredibly brave young woman, and you should know that putting your story out there will no doubt not only help others with the same issue, but in giving your symptoms, may very well save someone's life. When people are that young they don't expect major health issues, and like you would most likely attribute symptoms to harmless things such as pulled muscles, migraines etc. I am so glad you are doing well, and will hope for your full recovery and cure!!
You really went through a lot before finding your answer. It broke my heart!!! Your experience tells us to ALWAYS listen to our body!!! PERIOD!!! Bless your heart! I am believing, decreeing and declaring full recovery, healing and a full life for you- In the Name of Jesus!
You seem like a very sweet girl. Wishing you a prompt full recovery.
All the things you went trough...and no one saw the complete picture until it was almost too late! Big hugs, and get well soon!
My thoughts, too. I think medical professionals get complacent all too often.
@@yzettasmith4194 I don't think it's complacency, most of the time. I think doctors are human and have their own biases and it can get in the way of timely medical treatment. This can be "little" things such as assuming that a "young healthy 20-year-old" wouldn't have anything serious. It can also be the assumption that someone is being a hypochondriac. There's also problems where doctors see far too many patients who don't understand medicine, and doctors can get...let's say compassion-fatigued...which can cause them to assume that nothing is wrong, when that's not the case. There's also that first line of contact, nurses, who seem to frequently dismiss patient's concerns, or overestimate their own knowledge, and cause patients to be misdiagnosed; one of those cases of having *just* enough knowledge to be a danger to everyone.
Then there's the more systemic problems like doctors trying to avoid giving any testing at all because they assume their patient can't afford treatment. Assuming detrimental information about race/creed/sexual orientation. Assuming that women are, "overly emotional," and denying treatment.
Honestly, I'm very shocked she was diagnosed and treated as quickly as she was. I'm glad, but surprised. I think it probably has a lot to do with having supportive people around her. I think if she had less attentive parents, or no support from her coach, she probably would have ignored her symptoms. Patient advocacy is important, and patients pushing for their own care is critical. Which is scary. What if a patient **can't** advocate for themselves? It's so important for friends and family to support each other in resting and getting care if they feel like something is wrong.
My aunt died because doctors ignored her when she said something was wrong, and refused to do tests. It's horrifying. It feels like medical negligence, and it's widespread.
I have no idea why youtube recommended this video to me but thank you for sharing your story, especially in such detail. I'm glad the cancer was diagnosed eventually but I'm sorry to hear that doctors failed you for over a month.
You are a fighter; a headache that needed an ice pack I would’ve thought I was having a brain bleed or aneurysm.
A great reminder to all...to "listen" to your own body!!
This!
My heart goes out to you. I know what if feels like to have cancer. You’re not d alone. Hope you’re getting better.
I found your channel the other day and watched the other videos but didn’t see this one for some reason, no idea why. I did notice that you mentioned you’d had cancer in one of the videos, but didn’t realise it was so current. You’re such a promising up-and-coming creator, and by the sounds of things, sportswoman, too. Wishing you a speedy journey back to full-force, Petal.
My big sister had a similar experience back in 2021 when she discovered she had bleeding issues that wouldn't stop. She also wasn't recovering from being sick and next thing we knew she was diagnosed with leukemia but a different type. It was scary for my family because literally the year before my dad was diagnosed with lymphoma. Thankfully they are both doing well only by the grace of God. Its good to see that you got the help you needed just in time too!
The human body is amazing, it will definitely let you know something is WRONG.😢❤
A fellow Torontonian !!! Loving you even more, thank you for all your hard work on these amazing video's. And thank you for sharing your story, it takes courage to share such a personal tribulation.
You’re a fantastic speaker. Watching your other medical videos first I wondered what your personal experience with doctors was considering the track record of negligence/disbelief when it comes to women and particularly women of colour in medical settings.
We can never trust some of these doctors. I complained of a very unusual upper belly protrusion, that made me had to wear girdle and it did not help. The doctor told me it is menopause. Finally, after 6 months, I decided to lie to her that my abdomen hurt and then that is when she send me for an ultrasound that detect non alcoholic fatty liver grade 1, I went on the Internet and got information and start treating myself and to my astonishment, my upper belly fat and fat all over my body started to melt. Liver diseases make our body toxic and difficult to lose weight. If I had taken the doctor words then my fatty liver may have turned to cirrhosis and death since liver transplant is difficult to get.
You’re an EXTREMELY strong woman my dear….
May God speed and completely heal your body🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
My heart was literally palpitating as I watched this. Why did it take so many doc visits? You’re so resilient and strong. I genuinely pray for you and your family. May God give you the grace to get through this trial season.
May a testimony come out of this test in
Jesus mighty name, amen 🙏
My sis had a leukemia diagnosis that for a long period before was just mystery symptoms and she also was for a long time toughing those out going to work and school before getting clarity of any kind or a diagnosis or treatment. Like you she was very young. She is now doing better although the cost side of getting medication is crazy.
I really like your channel. Glad you survive and thank you for sharing media!
On November 9, 2022, just two weeks after turning 18 years old, I was diagnosed with the exact same cancer you have. The only symptom that I had prior to my diagnosis was shortness of breath, which gradually worsened over the two weeks leading up to my diagnosis. I had let the cancer progress so much before seeking medical attention that I had to be immediately hospitalized, and I had to start chemotherapy treatments that same day. I was told that had I not gotten diagnosed when I did, I probably would have died within days. I had a mediastinum mass which had grown bigger over the course of about two weeks. The mass extended from the base of my neck to the top of my heart, and it likely would have crushed my lungs in my sleep, causing me to stop breathing and die.
Sorry to hear 🙏
How are you doing now?
Your story was so interesting to me, because I'm a RN at a top cancer hospital in Los Angeles, with a high success rate at treating Leukemia.
i don’t remember the last time i jogged or even ran… i cannot believe your determination to keep going
Oh girl im in tears. I lost most of my immediate family to cancer when i was really young and have never heard their story and from hearing yours it just makes me wonder what they went through. Thank you for sharing and YOUVE GOT THIS. Love your content and do me a favor and kick cancers ass.
Its possible to kick its ass.I did kick it so I think she can.
I just stumbled upon your channel & have binge watched every video. This being my last. I’m praying for your health & happiness. I am
Hooked!! I will continue to support your channel because I lOVE all things medical!!! ❤keep up the great work!! Thank you!!
Your story breaks my heart, Petal, but your resilience shines through and I am hopeful the treatment will work and you will be running again soon.
I’ve watched two of your videos today and just want to let you know you are an absolutely amazing storyteller.
Wishing you all the best in this journey.
It's so interesting that your video was sent to my suggestions. Your symptoms are the same as mine. That chest pain that will not go away for a week now. It hurts when I laugh, breathe, lay down, walking, etc. The headaches, dizziness, low energy, and burning pains in my back. All out of nowhere, suddenly.
I want to go to the doctor, but I'm so afraid that they'll tell me what they say to everyone..."You're fine." I know something is wrong...
You're an excellent story-teller- a bit long-winded, but I do appreciate your story and pray that you will be healed.
Did you go see a doctor? You should.
This story is scary and heartbreaking, but I'd also like to add that you are an exceptionally good storyteller
You are poor thing going through all that pain with no answers from medical professionals. Wishing you a full recovery❤
They didn't care..
When you have hateful people in the world, unfortunately those same hateful people are also doctors. The fact that it took you three hours before being seen says a whole lot.
I'm so glad you're OK though so so glad
That’s short for Canada tbh
Dang, I had no idea. I'm so glad you're still here!
My prayers are with you. My son was diagnosed when he was 16 with ALL, but it took months to get the diagnosis. He had felt same systoms as you, but they would come and go. He constantly bruised, nose bleeds, exhaustion. He pedal said it was growing pains, may e its in his mind etc bcuz I took He back and forth for months. He is now 35 and will be 36 in a few weeks. BE encouraged.
My brother had to have surgery to remove a kidney stone. Up until then he was fine. When they opened him up they found cancer spread everywhere. No signs or symptoms. Nothing showed up in blood tests. He did treatments at MD Anderson in Texas. One year later he died from the cancer. He was 46.
What kind of cancer was it?
@@pascalschmierer3035most likely colon cancer
Oh wow I am so sorry. Right now my om is having problems getting a diagnosis for abdominal pain she has had for over 2 years and this oncologist says at one time cancer then no cancer because he can't find it but then says cancer because her blood says cancer somewhere but can't fid it so no cancer. It is all so frustrating.
I’m so sorry for your loss
Here's to your healing and continued good results❤!
I'd love to hear a follow up story about your recovery. You seem like a strong and kind person. :-)