Hi All,
It's been a long time since I was on this site. I'm blogging elsewhere now as life is thankfully no longer dominated by cancer treatment.
A couple of recent posts on my blog have been very much about my cancer experience however, and those with time on their hands who may be interested, might like to have a look:
http://balletmum.blogspot.co.uk/
Today I blogged about why I was backing the Bowel Cancer…
This time last year I was still having treatment for bowel cancer. I'd had the chemoradiotherapy, I'd had the surgery and I was part way through adjuvant chemotherapy. The Oxaliplatin had made my blood counts plummet so it was Capecitibine for the rest of the course.
Coming to the end of treatment I was full of beans and was thinking 'now what?'
That 'what' became a year of fundraising for Macmillan…
The CT scan was on Monday so I was amazed to receive the result so quickly. I was at work when the good news came through and I was all teary and emotional. Fortunately they know me and were happy for me too.
Although on one level I was expecting everything to be OK, on another I had been getting a bit anxious. The tears were of relief and also an acknowledgement of what a tough time it’s been. As this was the first…
I'm happy to say today's colonoscopy was all clear and there is nothing to worry about. It wasn't a particularly pleasant experience - I had a dehydration headache before going in (and it was all running late of course), then was sick from the pethidine - but it was great to get it all over and done with without need for follow up.
In case anyone who is facing similar is wondering, I opted not to have the…
I've gone through a mix of emotions since fixing the appointment for my colonoscopy the other day. Not looking forward to the day before - fasting and Klean Prep (to clear out the bowel - advice to stay near a loo), and not looking forward to the investigation itself (going through the stoma will be weird but probably less uncomfortable than the scope through the rectum last year).
It is a reminder of how life was…
