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How were you informed you have cancer?

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I ask this question as I found out that I had cancer when I opened a letter from the hospital while drinking my morning coffee. The news took some digesting and I was unable to tell anyone 'till my partner got home from work. I am told this is unusual but I have since heard that others have beed told over the phone or called in to see their doctor or asked to come into hospital to discuss the results of their tests. So how did you receive the news that you have cancer?

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    I went in for removal of dermoid cyst on ovary, but surprise surprise they traced it to my large bowel, so I was told not long after I woke up from surgery.  Was so high on morphine I remember hearing the words bowel cancer but don't think it registered.  In fact I rolled on with life and my recovery from surgery not even giving cancer another thought........ until I got my appointment with my Oncologist, then it was YIKES!!

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    I went in for removal of dermoid cyst on ovary, but surprise surprise they traced it to my large bowel, so I was told not long after I woke up from surgery.  Was so high on morphine I remember hearing the words bowel cancer but don't think it registered.  In fact I rolled on with life and my recovery from surgery not even giving cancer another thought........ until I got my appointment with my Oncologist, then it was YIKES!!

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