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• All about me!

  01 Cancer in my lungs 'seems likely'

  Monday two weeks ago I had a routine 3 year post bowel cancer operation CT scan. I thought I was doing well and the scan would be clear, or maybe show signs of a hernia around the ileostomy reversal surgery. I had been struggling with pain in my abdo...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• Peter's Blog

  Hindsight Is A Splendid Thing, How Did I Get Here? Plus First Trip To Hospital

  In the few weeks leading up to this, I had a few health issues that myself and my wife could not explain, me being me, I didn’t think it would be anything, it was a lot more my wife acknowledging that perhaps I should get checked out. One of th...

  HawkeyeBrown over 4 years ago
• Peter's Blog

  Introduction

  30th January 2021 is a day that myself and my loved ones will not forget in a hurry, this was the day I was told I had what looked like a tumour in my bowel, but further investigations would need to be carried out to see if it was cancerous. My name ...

  HawkeyeBrown over 4 years ago
• It's Gone Tits Up

  Wake me up inside

  It’s been a week since I started my new chemo treatment and this week, I’m beyond tired 24/7. There is definitely a difference between ‘tired’ and ‘chronic fatigue’ and no amount of sleep is helping me get through ...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• I don’t have time for this

  Then I’ll begin

  On the 1st of September I had my first meeting with one of my surgical consultants. If I’m honest I don’t really remember an awful lot of that appointment other than ‘it is breast cancer’ and ‘we are going to get you thr...

  Angua1 over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  December 2021 Reflections: Bravery

   I have told people about my cancer, a lot of people say “I’m sorry”, but then the next thing they say is how brave I am. I get a bit crotchety at that: Brave? How? What am I doing that’s brave? I didn’t choose to g...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
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  One Life Live It

  Chemo: the gift that keeps on giving

  I finished chemo in June. Even with my brain fog, I know that’s almost 6 months ago, but the chemo side effects are pretty persistent at hanging around. My nails were fine all the way through chemo, then a few weeks after it ended, my fingernai...

  Irishgirl16 over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  December 2021 - Recovery at Home

  At my post-op visit to the breast care unit I was reassured that my implant was stable, even though I felt like one of those crinkly cat toys and was pretty swollen, but no seroma to be drained. I was also told that the mastectomy revealed an area of...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  November 2021 - Mastectomy & New Boob

  I had my right sided mastectomy on 19th, with an expandable implant fitted immediately (in a deflated state). I only found out, just before they put me to sleep, that they were going ahead with immediate reconstruction - which was a relief I didn&rsq...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  November 2021 - Waiting for Operation #2

  Had my pre-op check with a nurse on the plastics team which highlighted a few issues such as my weight, my asthma and the increased risks of surgery due to my hypermobility disorder. I felt quite down but worse, I was told my reconstruction might nee...

  Former Member over 4 years ago