October 10, 2006
Seems impossible. I eat as low on the food chain as you can get. I exercise and try to take care of myself. But about three weeks ago I lost my appetite and started having pain in my abdomen. I thought OK, maybe I have appendicitis. I had a back x-ray in February and the doctor saw a mass in my colon, told me it was impacted, and gave me a ton of laxatives. I took them but nothing came out of it (ugg, colon puns, I have no shame). Then about three weeks ago I had a second back x-ray with the same diagnosis. However, with my loss of appetite, I lost 25 lbs in less than 3 weeks and my doctor, Dr. Bloom with Carolina Family Practice and Sports Medicine, sent me to get a CT scan.
That showed that there was something going on in there, and I was set up for general surgery. Dr. Bloom is great, and recommended Dr. Cline at Rex Hospital.
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