As I was starting my fifth year of cancer follow-up checks, I noticed a small lump on the side of my naval just before Christmas. At first, I thought I might have been over-doing it at the gym, but I mentioned it to my GP, who booked me in for an ultra-sound scan. The results came back yesterday and it was not good news. My initial diagnosis had been stage 3 colorectal cancer and I had an anterior section, which went very well. Ten months later, I had a stoma reversal, which also went well.
I had always known that there was a chance that it might return some day, but it was still a bit of a shock. On the bright side, I have been going to the gym and exercise classes four times per week, plus walking five miles per day, so I feel as if I am physically in a good place to deal with what ever treatment comes next. What ever happens, I feel very privileged to have had such a fantastic team of people who have had my back.
So, on to my next step ---.
