Hi everyone I am new here

Hi everyone I am 57 years old

OK so after being treated for another ailment for 6 months a nurse from my doctors called me and asked why I have I not had bloods taken for this.  My reply was I have no idea but I did ask the doctor so ask him.  Anyway I had bloods taken and that Friday got a call from another doctor saying there was a problem and more tests were needed.  3 days later I was rushed into hospital with severe stomach pain.  CT scan showed a mass and 2 days later I had 4 feet of colon removed and part of my small bowel.  I was operated on by a robot in Portsmouth by a superb surgeon and although the operation was successful I was told the next steps were only to give me more time. This was early November.  Saw the oncologist in December who is great and a straight talking Irish woman who told me I had 12-18 month with Chemo.  First 2 times I was on a 2 hour drip followed by 15 days of tablets which gave me angina symptoms so they have taken me off those and just had a new combination that do not have cardio side effects, more sickness and Diahoria in week 2 which hopefully I will be able to deal with.  Good news is after a recent CT scan the Chemo I was able to take has kept the cancer dampened down.  So for me its a waiting game as to when the cancer learns to push back against the chemo but to have as much Chemo as I can. I will have a break as I want to travel to the Maldives and Las Vegas without my PICC line, which to my surprise they said would take out and put back in if I wanted more treatment when I come back from my travels.  I must say the surgeons, intensive care (8 days) cancer ward nurses when rushed back in with chest pains on 2 occasions have all been superb and so kind.

Well that's my story to say hello with and will interact on this site as much as possible as I still feel a newbie to all this and in time might be able to help others which experiences of my journey.