Jimmys Journey

Well it's Friday, day after op and I was supposed to be going today but I didn't manage it, still in to much pain, by all account they had fitted my feeding tube too tight, so they have loosened it and upped the pain killers. Saw the dietician who told me all about how my tube and feeding tube would work. Saw a nutrition nurse who told me all about how my tube and feeding would work, but totally different than the dietician…

Well I turned up at 8am for my 'routine procedure' only to find the ward was full and I had been shipped to another ward. Sat on the other ward for 2 hours, then shipped down to a corridor for an hour. Had my feeding tube fitted and back on ward by 1pm, Nil by mouth for 6 hours. Wel the routine procedure that everyone told me was painless turns out to be one of the most painful things ever!!! It feels like I have…

Well I went to the Hospital again today (City Hospital Nottingham).

Had discussion with doctor about how, when and what happens getting my feeding tube fitted tomorrow, and to give more blood!!

Another box ticked!

Learnt today that despite fancy offices, buildings and more leaflets than you can wave a stick at, MacMillan do not have a benefits advisor in Nottingham, so no further forward with that. Perhaps its a role…

I was diagnosed with cancer on the 30th June 2014.

Although they were not 100% sure where I had cancer they were pretty sure it was my tonsils or tongue.

On the 9th July I was admitted to the Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham for surgery to remove the large lump from my neck (lumpectomy) along with my tonsils and a biopsy from my tongue.

I have completely recovered from the tonsillectomy, but having a 18 inch scar…