So, it's off into hospital tomorrow for the op on Wednesday.
It's been a busy few days since seeing the surgeon when she described the operation to us. Lots of nice things: family get together the weekend before last including cuddling baby neice, swimming with siblings, and a garden fireworks display causing much excitement for the younger generation.
I seemed to be quite aware of doing various things for…
... that following chemoradiotherapy over the summer, the tumour has reduced in size and scans from earlier this week show that there is no spread to other organs. Phew! And Hurrah!
Surgery is scheduled for 17 November. The less happy news is that it will be a permanent colostomy, and the whole rectum and anus will be removed. (Sorry about that for the squeamish or faint-hearted). I knew this was on the cards, but hearing…
I spoke to the lovely nurse today having not heard if I was booked into see the surgeon on the clinic date we discussed weeks ago.
As always she sorted it all out brilliantly: yes, I'll be able to get into the surgeon's clinic on 5 Nov (her: "what time is good for you?" me: "it would be good to get the school run out of the way - how about some time after 9:30?" her: "OK, I'll tell the surgeon's secretary between 9:30…
Hi All,
I was thinking it is a while since I wrote a blog post, which I guess is because health and treatment-wise there isn't a huge amount to report. But friends who haven't seen me or heard from me for a while will perhaps be glad to know that I'm pretty healthy at the mo - back to ballet, swimming and chasing kids round the park. Back at work for the past couple of weeks too. (In fact, I never got to the…
A huge thank you to everyone who attended our coffee morning (and afternoon) on Friday - either at Mum and Dad's house in Edinburgh, or here in sunny Stony - and made a donation to Macmillan as part of the World's Biggest Coffee morning. And thanks to SB for co-hosting with me -would have struggled on my own!
I have today made the on-line donation of £300 - from morning, afternoon, selling a few leftover cakes…
