Well if you made it through the last tranche of my letting off steam verbosity, I/we are back.
Bob buggered off as far as we knew for a goodly while. But he got busy as we discovered recently.
Husband got a cough December 2025. Between work and anima apps couldn't get GP appointment. Even turned up in person and got told to use app.
He worked through till end of Apri 2026 then called 111. A&E. X-ray. Opacity on lung…
I have pleasure in writing to inform you that your recent scan results have been reviewed and confirm that all is normal.
4 weeks after the scan we figured all was ok. Bad news travels faster. But good to see in writing.
So life 2 years on - Loperamide is a store cupboard basic. Habits change frequently.
We made a holiday abroad - beware of air pressure changes during flight. . .
I'm am a wife - not a widow.
Thank…
Husband made a small fart saturday morning 18th january, 2 days after stoma reversal. And was discharged cos the beds on ward were needed.
To be fair the A & E had a busy night. But there was a wanderer in the bay and my hubby was the most ablest of the 6 beds and the nurses were short handed. G in the end bed got told to sit on it and leave catheter alone. Might have taken my man half hour to get to the end bed but…
Just read back my last blog. So much and so little has happened since then.
Hubby has done really well.
He got into routine with stoma (ileostomy). Changing bag once a day was the best for him. Two days and he got itchy from the glue. Emptying became regular at about four hours after eating. Usually once through the night. Gurgling was occasional only and only two night time leaks - the cut off waistband from a pair…
22 days post op. 17 days home.
All going pretty well. One step forward then one step back for a week. Then two steps forward one back. Now in the land of step step step.
Stoma nurse called day 13 of post op. Now to be known as P.O. All looking good (?) red and burbling and reducing in size.
Day 14 we had call from MDT with results of biopsy of the offensive tumour formerly known as Bob.
Bob successfully removed but…
