Hi .
i have symptoms of bowel cancer and am having colonoscopy on Wednesday.
i have been here before but it turned out to be piles but this time it’s different.
i am absolutely petrified. I am scared of having to have a stoma.
its the waiting I think. Just need some reassurance.
thanks so much.
take care xxx
Hi Gill. I seemed to have lost contact with you for some reason so I reached out to McMillan and they gave me your details again.
How are you getting on with your diagnosed Collitis? I am about to start my third session of Chemo next Tuesday when I see my Oncologist again. So far so good though. Blood tests have been ok and I haven’t had any side effects to date.
I would still like to keep in touch with you if you agree. I think there is a way of doing a friend contact, like you do on face book, so we could do that. What do you think?
Stay well Gill and I hope to hear from you.
Mike
Hi. Nice to hear from. Was wondering how you are.
Still waiting for urgent hospital appt. 3 to 4 months for urgent appt. 12 months for non urgent. My GP have contacted hospital to try to expediate the appt symptoms are not nice but I'm luckily it's not Cancer
How are you doing?
Hope you are doing OK
Take care. Keep in touch.Gill
Thanks for your reply Gill and good to hear from you again. Sorry to hear you are waiting a while for your appointment, but keep smiling and be positive - easier said than done I know.
As I said in my message to you earlier, I am doing ok with no problems at the moment. With my Oncologist Tuesday so we’ll see then.
Keep your chin up Gill. Speak soon.
Mike.xx
Hi Gill. Everything went fine with no adverse issues thank you. Starting my third of eight chemo sessions today for the next two weeks, there only tablets so I don’t have to go back to see anybody untill my next appointment in three weeks. Thanks for your email Gill.
Keep well and keep in touch.
Mike x
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