Inicio Blog Historias de campeones Conozca a Barry Keippel, de Wisconsin, el "Un millón de fuertes Conozca a Barry Keippel, de Wisconsin, el "Un millón de fuertes 7 de mayo de 2017 - Por Becario@FightCRC Historias de campeones Compartir en Facebook Compartir en LinkedIn Compartir en Twitter Copie esta URL Compartir por correo electrónico Conoce a Barry Patient / Survivor Ashford, Wisconsin La historia de Barry Dec. 2014, I was experiencing severe gas issues and uncontrollable urges to go to the bathroom. I literally had to freeze in place and tighten my backside muscles until the feeling passed, and was able to head for the restroom. This continued until Apr. 2015 when I finally was told by my family doctor that a colonoscopy was now inevitable. On Jun. 2015 I was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer with a 4 cm tumor blocking 75 percent of my rectum. I put off listening to my doctor for five years on getting a colonoscopy. Long story short, I went through eight weeks of radiation, surgery to remove tumor and suspect nodes, 11 days in the hospital and ended up with a permanent colostomy. Then eight more chemo treatments, and now I'm two years into a five-year follow-up plan. Mi tía y su hija padecían la enfermedad de Crohn. Mi tía falleció porque no quería someterse a una colonoscopia y a una posible intervención quirúrgica. A su hija le han hecho colonoscopias y le han extirpado secciones del intestino, pero sigue viviendo con una ileostomía. Consejos de Barry Si hubiera sabido lo fácil e indoloro que es hacerse una colonoscopia, nunca lo habría pospuesto. Únete a la comunidad de Un millón de personas If you’ve been impacted by colorectal cancer, we need you! Join us and use your experience, your story and your voice to create real change. Join the One Million Strong by sharing your story. Next, see all the ways you can do something about this disease and take steps to get connected with our community. Come fight with us.