Hi there,i have just joined the site so am new to all this blogging and chat rooms etc. Any tips you guys can offer will be gratefully received! As mentioned in my profile I just found out on Monday of this week that i have cancer in my rectum. I have a long complicated medical history as have had Crohns disease since the age of 17 and had many operations over the years. I was shell-shocked to learn that i now have cancer on top of all this so am just trying to come to terms with the news. I need to go for 2 scans the first of which is this coming monday 1st march - a CT scan. then i am waiting for a date for an MRI scan. They want to see me back in outpatients 2 weeks from this Monday so its all meant to be happening quite quiickly. I live in South Yorkshire and am under the care of Leeds General Infirmary. Am tryng to take each day at a time, but not always easy and yesterday after the initial numbness reality kicked in and i had a little cry with myself. I split up with my partner a year ago so living alone at this time is not the best thing,but i have lots of brilliant friends who have all rallied round to support me and feed me up etc! I look forward to getting involved with the website and 'meeting' people who understand what i am going thru and can help me find my way thru this strange new world i am entering. i'll sign off now, not really sure what else to say. hope to hear from someone soon!
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Have a look at my blogs The Demise of Roland Ratso. If you can cut your way through some of the crap (no pun intended) then you might find a useful description there. It does become a bit of a whirlwind but at least once you are in the system you can put part of your mind at rest because the diagnosis - however good (or bad ) will be made and you can then move on with treatment. It's OK to have a little weep now and again but don't get maudlin. Dig a little and you will find the support you need, on this site or elsewhere. Make the good days BLOODY good days and bin the rest.If there is anything you need to know just ask - I have been through the system as you can see from my blog and am only too willing to help. Last of all keep smiling. If nothing else it makes everyone wonder what you have been up to
Sorry you have had to join us but you've come to the right place for support and answers. I have a different type of cancer (breast) but there are common emotions experienced by all cancer patients. Being scared, tearful, angry and lonely are all quite normal. My daughter too suffered from Crohn's since she was seventeen so I know a little about the disease. She has been warned that there is a danger of cancer developing and so she has regular checks.
All good wishes for your treatment and let us know how you get along.
Hiya and welcome to the community, I do hope you are able to join in with us all. We are all a little crazy but then we have to be, humour gets us through the day along with loads of empathy and an understandine of what you are going through. Take care Amanda and see you around from Ricky
I have bowel cancer with liver and lung mets. I am having chemo at the moment with the promise (or threat) of bowel surgery after 4 cycles.I am sorry to hear of your diagnosis, mine was in December so I know how you are feeling. Please feel free to say whatever you need to on this site and somebody will reply and it is a comfort.
