I found out I had cancer for a long time and didn't know it, it's like a huge haze in my mind is being lifted that I had no idea I had the treatments suck but things are clearing up now

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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

What prompted the screening? How does that even work? Like “Doc I don’t feel right, can I get a cancer-check?”

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah just go in ask for blood work they are doctor's that's what they do

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I'm not intending to be that person but are you a male? Cause many women I know have asked for blood work when things don't feel right and are turned away (and there are statistics on that statement).

    I'm glad your cancer got caught and is curing up though! I just can't imagine, after the experiences I've had with doctors, being like "oh no can you just run this test" and them just doing it.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Oh cancer shows up in bloodwork? I thought you needed a scan for that.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    A routine checkup would look at a lot of broad categories, and there's an incredible amount of information in your blood tests. A blood test alone wouldn't be an automatic diagnosis, but abnormalities could trigger more tests to figure out why something is off

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