New Haw Saint Bladder Cancer journey

  • FINAL POST & TIMELINE (17 September 2020)

    Can you believe it was 3 months ago this week that I had my operation? I know it was because I was back at Charing Cross hospital yesterday and today for my first set of follow up scans.I then had a consultation this afternoon with my lead surgeon to...
  • THANKS (31 July 2020)

    Although my bladder cancer journey will continue forever (in the short term getting used to my Neobladder and in the long term quarterly, bi-annually and then annual scans), I wanted to draw a line under this blog.The first entry was on 7th June and ...
  • USING NEO (31 July 2020)

    Was back in hospital on 30 July to begin using my Neobladder. For the record my Neo was constructed using 60cm of my small intestine. Sounds a lot, but we have about 7 meters of small intestine and my bowel function, which could have been affected, s...
  • 20 DAYS ON (29 July 2020)

    It’s been 20 days since I’ve been taking it easy and waiting for the next hospital appointment which was today.Time has been spent building strength and following my routine of the 6 hourly bladder flushes, and of course taking it easy. B...
  • TAKING IT EASY (9 July 2020)

    Just back from another trip to Charing Cross hospital but this time for a scheduled check up with my urology nurse and one of the two surgeons who operated on me. Two little steps forward to normality. Firstly, the pressure pad that covered the wound...