I am so relieved/shocked to be typing these words!!!!…… 95% successful with the outcome. I won’t need a stoma bag WOW I had convinced myself I was needing one and was waiting to hear those words!! I’ve had my results Ct scan which is CLEAR, MRI my consultant says something tiny can be seen, had to wait 3 wks for mri results that’s a test in its self but after an examination (very slow and gently) the consultant is happy to say it is scar tissue and that she wouldn’t be recommending a general to look but more than happy to arrange if I wanted piece of mind. Well she’s been incredible on my journey, always right, sees/operates daily, this is after all her specialty so I’m happy with her recommendation. So I’ll be seeing her every 3 months for two years then 6 Monthly two years then yearly. I have been left with a number of side effects from the treatment though, life changing for sure but at these I’m still here, I do get days where I’m positive and days where I think the worse but I’m ok trying to think of the positives! I’m now incontinence, terrible fatigue, stiffness in hips, bowel prolapse which is improving, tingling, extra sensitive skin down there still unable to pants/pads, can’t go far or anywhere on my own as too weak, anxiety, and the list goes on. BUT I’m still here laughing again, able to play with our beautiful grandchildren, the Centre of my world. Hope one day soon we can start sleep overs again eating feasts together, biscuits before breakfast, watching movies and dancing to music with disco lights at 10pm when they should be in bed lol our grandchildren are very young the eldest is seven, we have 6 gorgeous grandchildren and a seventh due soon!! I’m so lucky I know I get more time with them!!
I honestly cannot thank 
u lovely people enough on here who I have never met yet are so kind and supportive at such a terrible scary time in my life! This is the place I ran to every-time I had questions and was scared. Thank you all so very much xxxxx
I know this doesn’t mean I’m completely in the clear I have read that the chances of it returning are high and other cancers are a higher risk now. My consultant has told me to check my groin, abdomen can’t remember the third place weekly and to call them if I feel any lumps straight away. Has anyone had any reacurring cancers after this treatment SCC cancer stage 2 NO NO chemoradiotherapy? Once again.. Thank you xx xx xx
This is great news GreenNanny , hopefully over time your side effect will improve & you’ll be back leading those grandchildren astray again really soon.
Nicola
