Had my EUA on Monday and spoke to the consultant before we left. Good news is that it looks like although there is still residual cancer in the cervix it is confined to there only and can be removed. On removal I will loose some of my bowel and will have to have a temporary stoma but they are hoping to reverse this some months down the line when the swelling and radiotherapy damage has gone down.
They think that they can save my bladder and although I will be in hospital for 3 weeks and it will be a big operation my consultant is confident of a cure!!! Great news I am so grateful I cannot begin to tell you. He did say that this is the only thing that they can do now as I would not be able to have any further treatment having exhausted my allowance of chemo and radiotherapy in July and August. I am elated that he says they are still looking to cure but I am also apprehensive and cannot shift the small cloud that is hovering and reminding me that if this doesn't work then ........... I only ever seem to come on here and blog when I am feeling low and not the most positive and yet I am naturally a positive person. You probably do not believe this but it is true!!
I find it hard that your diagnosis and treatment plan can change quickly and you have no control, you just have to go on this scary ride into the unknown. I have gone from one Oncologist to 3 consultants in a month and I think that a temporary stoma is good news something 7 months ago I never would have considered ever thinking was good news.
I know that based on this new set of information I am lucky and regardless of the trials and tribulations that you have to go through to get there a cure is a cure and I say bring it on!!!
Merry Christmas to everyone who reads this and please cross everything for me at the end of January.
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