Biopsy done yesterday 5th.
Didn't go too badly. Staff were superb. I know people tend to say thay about the NHS but I couldn't fault any of them. I felt like I was related to all of them.
The surgeon did what I feared though and jammed gauze up where I can't even tolerate running water. The pain was off the scale when I woke up. 5 shots of Fentanyl later and that was sorted though.
Apart from that I didn't get any of the usual after general anesthetic stuff; feeling like I lost a particularly bloody prize fight, hung over/nausea, throat ripped to pieces. Nothing. I was up in 30 mins and passing water, eating and drinking. Great stuff.
Plan is now happening fast which is definitely a good thing...
PET scan Mon 8th
Meeting Weds 18th Surgery of some kind is likely.
Either permanent stoma or temp one you allow area to heal if no tumor found.
Will be done 24th. Which is crazy gay. So much for NHS waiting lists eh? I'm pleased the dates are so close. we all know people who waited in serious pain for many months I'm sure.
Mentally I'm not too bad. Keeping it all at arms length now by reading it as facts rather than it applying to me particularly, if that makes sense.
I will let you know the out come of the meeting guys.
Ian
Hi Ian, ()
Thats good news that the biopsy’s done & out of the way & yes I totally agree it’s also great that things will be moving quickly following your results. I appreciate the post op pain you describe too having had a biopsy February 2018 & a local resection of my tumour around 4 weeks after! It’s definitely no walk in the park that’s for sure!
Hopefully your biopsy will show no active tumour & things can be sorted for you without anything too invasive. Although the stoma op is something else to get your head around it will as you say allow things to heal properly.
Our self preservation kicks in at some point & protects us to a point from these mega stressful intervals in our lives & this is probably the case where you mention keeping things at arms length, we do whatever we need to do to get through don’t we?
I’ll be thinking of you, sending lots of positive vibes your way.
Nicola
