Hi there,
I’m new to the forum. Mid July I had a bowel obstruction which was being caused by a suspicious growth that had pushed down on my large intestine causing a complete blockage. I went to A&E in severe pain after being really unwell for a few weeks with what I thought was constipation (what the doctors had said when I’d gone to see them) and by the end of the day I was having emergency bowel surgery. I ended up with a reversible (hopefully) stoma and spent almost 2 weeks in hospital. It’s been a lot to process but I’m trying to stay positive. Without the obstruction, they wouldn’t have found the growth and it might have been too late. It turns out my growth is cancerous but thankfully it’s been removed in the surgery. I will need 6 months of Folfox and a PICC line. I’ve had an oncology appointment and I’m waiting to find out my schedule.
For anyone who has had the same treatment, what did you put your pump in when you were sent home for the 48 hour infusion? Where did you buy it? Or do they provide something?
Thanks in advance,
E
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