Piles to cancer a blog to help me make sense and maybe explain

Covid and Cancer

2022-02-08T00:14:00Z

So I'm still not ok with Covid. Restrictions are relaxing as most people only get mild symptoms now with Omnicron but this is not the same for cancer patients who have had their immune system knocked out from chemo. John had a well deserved break...(read more)

Treatment and after

2022-02-08T00:04:00Z

After January spent in treatment with every week getting slightly worse. Some issues were drug related - couple of the anti sickness made me extremely agitated so I couldn't sit down. It was terrible but luckily a friend suggests I ring triage li...(read more)

First week done

2022-01-08T17:48:00Z

.The day before treatment I felt extremely anxious. I was due for MRI at 9.30 and then had to wait until 1 pm for chemo and 4pm for radiotherapy. I was hoping to pop into Maggie's in between but night before found out they were still closed. That...(read more)

Beginning Treatment

2021-12-29T11:09:00Z

So next week I start treatment. It's been quick to arrange and start after Xmas on 4 January..Really loved having Xmas day out with my family but have had to be a bit careful with Omincron flying around. We've all had our third vaccine but tr...(read more)

Now what and Omnicron Covid

2021-12-20T01:37:00Z

So we met with oncologist on 9 December to be told they now could not definately say I was cancer free so I needed further treatment. Chemo radiotherapy. That was my choice or further surgery that would mean a colostomy stoma bag for rest of my days....(read more)

Surgery Number 2

2021-12-20T01:17:00Z

After initial surgery on the pile, I had been left with small lump that was bothering me. I was told by doctor it was just inflammation from.surgery 1, and oncologist examined it and said it was definitely not cancer. But to me it felt the same...(read more)

Discovery

2021-12-20T00:44:00Z

We moved house early in 2021 and all the time I had these annoying piles. They were itchy and uncomfortable. I ride horses so even more so after few hours in the saddle. I must get registered at new GP and sort them out, I thought. But we always seem...(read more)