 One day out of the blue I started having abdominal pain and I knew it wasn't like any other pain that I've had before. I knew something was different. So I went to the emergency room at Ocean Medical Center. I had a CAT scan and it revealed a mass in my colon. I was extremely frightened because I do have two children. I'm a single mother and I was afraid, you know, that they would be left alone. I made an appointment with Dr. Wolfman in Brick for a colonoscopy. That revealed the definitive diagnosis of colorectal cancer via a biopsy. Dr. Lake reviewed my options with me. He said that we could do the surgery real quick and open me up or we could do it robotically which would take a little bit longer but the healing time is much faster and it's a lot less painful. I chose to do the surgery robotically. Because the surgery was done robotically, I was able to get up right away after surgery and walk. I resumed a regular diet. I had very little pain and took very little pain medication. Now, a few months later, I'm back to normal. I have no residual problems and it's like it really never happened. My plans for the future are to hopefully remain healthy and just stay on track with visiting Dr. Wolfman on a yearly basis and just keeping a positive outlook and hopefully helping others that are diagnosed.