My journey

  • Let the Christmas festivities begin.

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Well, as you can see from the title my latest scans showed no evidence of cancer! To say it’s a relief would be a huge understatement. I’ve tried to put a brave face on my anxiety (not always successfully) but I was extremely worried. The thought of going through all that has happened in the past year to be told my cancer’s come back (it wouldn’t really have gone away) so soon would have been difficult to take. Yes, I…

  • Update

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    I went to see my colorectal surgeon who managed to reassure me that the pains I am experiencing are not due to a regrowth. Phew! At least for a while we’ll see what my scan shows.

    He checked for hernias. Apparently when the large bowel is removed it creates a large space where the small bowel can now move into. And with the removal of my rectum and anus there’s a possibility of hernias’. Fascinating or what!…

  • Perhaps I spoke too soon

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    FormerMember

    As usual just when I feel I can relax and live life for a while something crops up and bites me on the bum.

    I’ve mentioned that I still get pains in my backside. Over the past few weeks these have been getting worse. I get a dull ache where my anus used to be and then occasional shooting pains in my left buttock and down my left leg. Very odd but they do wake me up at night.

    So I decided to call my colorectal nurse…

  • End of part 1

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    FormerMember

    Last week I had an appointment with my oncologist to discuss the results of my latest scan. Always a bit daunting but as I’ve said many times ‘What will be will be’. She told me my scans and blood tests showed no evidence of cancer. I was officially ‘cancer free’. I have no cancer ‘on board’.

    My immediate reaction was to burst into tears. It’s really odd but whenever I’ve had…

  • Stupid boy!

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    FormerMember

    Sometimes I can’t believe my own stupidity!

    I’ve thought that I can now eat ‘as normal’ and manage the consequences with the use of loperamide.I have read and been told that a few jelly babies or pastilles can assist with the consistency of 'output'.

    However, on my journey home from work, a journey of about an hour, I demolished an entire bag of wine gums.

    I could blame Waitrose for doing…