Why endoscopies are NOT always the answer to being preventative...
My cousin, Eileen at 30 years old, had her endoscopy on a Monday. Everything looked great and they didn’t suspect anything. Total Gastrectomy completed the very next day and our surgeon said nothing alarmed him and he didn’t expect anything to come back from pathology. Pathology comes back...NOT just cancer cells, but she was diagnosed with STAGE 1 STOMACH CANCER!!! Time frame given...within 2 years, they expect she would probably not be here if it wasn’t caught early (and she had ZERO signs/symptoms). THIS is why, with family history and the CDH1 mutation, having a TG should not be put on the back burner and very highly considered!!!!
