 My name is Anand Basappa and I'm a coffee planter from Kuru. I had the symptoms of slight pain in the year 2018 and 2019. And I got myself checked and then they said I had hernia. So one day one evening I was walking in the Bangalore Club where I go for a swim and I go for a gym to the gym there. I work out quite a bit. And I happened to meet Dr. Govind Nandakumar and he also comes to the gym. So I told him about my symptoms of the pain which I had on the upper portion. Then he looked at the records and he said Anand, please come over to Manipal Yashunpur. I'm a specialist in this line and I will check you out. They did a check out for about 2-3 days. Then he said my condition was very quite serious and I had to get it done within 15 days. It was a pleasure to take care of one of our patients who came to us with a diagnosis of bowel blockage. We worked it up and found that he had both a colon cancer and a background of Crohn's disease. This is a complicated situation. He also came to us with an obstruction. We counseled him extensively. He was quite alarmed and perturbed by the information. But eventually he signed up for surgery which is what he needed initially. So I went back to Coor, came back and then I went in September 11th that was 2019. I was operated on a Wednesday and on Thursday I started my walking. Thursday evening that was in the hospital. They had taken on 3 feet of my colon and my toilet habits were a little bad at that particular time. But then they said that it will all settle down in due course. And I was discharged on a Sunday evening. I came home and I was back in the club on a Tuesday on a Wednesday. There was exactly 7 days after my operation. We ended up removing a large portion of his large intestine which is the colon. And we were able to connect him back, a small intestine to the rectum and avoid any kind of an external bag. The surgery went well. The patient recovered and now has been cancer-free for several years. The patient chose to limit any other therapy that we may have recommended. And with surgery we were able to get him back on his feet. And I met Dr. again there in the club and he said just do everything lightly. And I continued. Immediately I started my gym and after about 10 to 15 days I started my swimming. And this is what has kept me going. So that doesn't say that a lot of people said that you are prone for infection. But I was not bothered. I didn't care about anything. I just continued with my life. And my family supported me right through the whole operation and all things which took place. I was proud to see him in the gym within a couple of weeks of surgery. That is not always the case. Some patients take longer to recover and that's okay. But his motivation and personal determination to overcome colorectal cancer stood by him. And he has really done wonders. And I'm so happy that he's sharing his story to all of you to raise awareness of colorectal cancer. Eating habits of course was a little poor. But it did pick up. I lost a lot of weight. But I gained it back immediately. And now I hope I'm perfectly alright. And I go for a test once a year. Blood test and scopy they do. Colorectal cancer is curable. Corolectal cancer is treatable. With the right combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, we can certainly cure colorectal cancer. Manipal Hospital Zeyeshanpur has actually helped cure many of these patients with the expertise of all our doctors and the hospital itself. We are a high volume center for GI cancers. And certainly this makes a difference in the care that we provide and the outcomes that we have. At present, I'm perfectly alright. And I'm good. Nothing has stopped me from doing what I was doing earlier. I should also thank the doctor, basically Dr. Govind and the staff and the nurses and all that who attended on me in Manipal Zeyeshanpur and for my recovery. Basically it's all in the mind. And get back to what you're doing and continue with your life. There's no point sitting down and saying, I've had this problem. You had the problem but continue with life. That is how I looked at it. And I'm living my life as normal as every day which I was doing earlier.