I have seen the photos of my tumour from my sigmoidoscopy and it's an ugly looking thing.
Next week I have all the surgery to remove it, right down to a permanent ileostomy (I also have Crohn's Disease so they are removing a loto more than usual in order to find healthy tissue for stoma creation).
This might sound positively weird but I'm going to put the photos onto my phone. I figure there might be some times when I need to remember why I've had this surgery, and the sight of that ugly tumour might be just what I need.
Has anyone else ever done this?
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