After living with Crohn's disease for many years, Allison received the shocking diagnosis of stage 2C colorectal cancer at age 32. She started noticing symptoms like fatigue, blood in her stool and weight loss. But her biggest symptom was every time she ate, she felt like "something was getting stuck inside of her."

In this cancer vlog, she shares her difficult journey, from the shock of diagnosis, to getting an ileostomy and undergoing a major surgery to remove part of her colon.

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Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 First symptoms of my colorectal cancer diagnosis
02:00 Colonoscopy prep and colonoscopy procedure
04:56 Getting diagnosed with colorectal cancer
06:08 The importance of getting multiple opinions
10:35 Getting an ileostomy
12:10 Chemotherapy and radiation
14:45 Presurgery feelings
20:14 Undergoing colorectal cancer surgery
25:00 Post surgery
27:00 Fertility preservation
27:57 Words of advice

Full story & transcript → www.thepatientstory.com/cancers/colorectal/allisonrosen/

The interview has only been edited for clarity.

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