Scan Results

Hello again. After having a CT scan and MRI last week, I went back to see the consultant yesterday for my results. Since being told on 23/2 that they had found cancer in my rectum I have been living in this strange limbo land, trying to keep busy and being buoyed up my by many brilliant friends. Well the day of reckoning finally dawned and hey it was GOOD NEWS!!! I still can't believe it. I took my two best friends from way back with me as 'reinforcements' to prop me up. I had gone expecting the worst as I never do things by halves and always seem to get flaming rotten luck! The top man himself saw me, had a look at the old tum tum, to remind himself of the 'layout' i think. ( I have 2 stomas) . Basically he said that the cancer was confined to the rectal stump which remains in a redundant capacity after the ops in 1998. i had always nurtured the idea that some day i might get 'reconnected' , altho no way did i want to go back to being a slave to the loo as in my early years with Crohns. No life at all. Have enjoyed much better quality of life with my 'twin air bags' as I have affectionately been known to call them. Therefore, they will operate in a few weeks time to remove the rectal stump and also 'tidy up' my tummy as he put it, so I will hopefully revert to just the one stoma. I'll actually be able to see a bit of my tummy then. being only a slim girlie, and having lost quite a bit of weight these last few months since i have been poorly, I am swamped pretty much by my 2 companions. My friends were overjoyed at the news and there were hugs and tears. Needless to say we hot footed it down to the nearest bar for a much needed drink! Phew! The dark cloud which has been hanging over me has finally been lifted, i feel like I can plan again and have a good future to look forward to. As I put it... I live to fight another day. The Fawcett is made of strong stuff, you can't keep a good (wo)man down!! So I am now just waiting for a date to be admitted but at least there is a 'plan' and I shall hand myself over to 'higher forces' as they are the experts and I know they will do their best for me. After months of being ill and worrying about it, this is the best news in a long time and I can't wait to get my life back on track and most of all get recovered and get back to my beloved walking again!