Hello
I am new to this group, looking for someone who is going through the same as me or has already been through this.
My appendix burst back on mothers day ( not the best mothers day I've had). But I wasn't prepared for what was to come. I was discharged from hospital about 4 days later. Took 3/4 weeks to recover at home. This was only keyhole surgery. Then I thought my life was going to go back to normal..... who knew...
On Monday 8th April, I started a new job, all was going well, then Friday 12th April arrived, I get a phone call at 7am in the morning, from Lister Hospital, the bowel nurse, she tells me I have cancer... Wow, that's one way of telling someone, What took so long to tell me, no-one said anything when I was discharged from the ward back in March, that something had been found.
So my journey starts my life start's spiraling... I have a CT Scan on Friday 19th April, have bloods taken, the scan confirms not spread to my liver and lungs..
Then have a colonoscopy on 27th April. Nothing in the back Bowel. Then I get a phone call from a nurse down in the Hampshire and Basingstoke clinic, arranging appointment with the consultant.
So I am just unlucky I get told, who knew the appendix carried cancer, I certainly didn't think of it... So on the 9th July I will be going in to have a 5 hour surgery, obviously I am going to be cut open, then spend a couple of day's in ICU with a NG Feed tube, Stoma and Catheter. The whole thing scares the life out of me. I was hoping that someone could give me some advice what to expect what is going to happen after. How long the recovery is? Are you still being treated or has the cancer gone? How did you cope? I am scared if and when I get through this, will I ever be the same again, this whole process seems really overwhelming. I know everyone heals and gets better at a different pace . The more I read the more scared it makes me.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.x
Hi
I am recovering from Appendix cancer, I had a bowel resection last September because I had a tumour, they also removed my appendix which got sent to the Christie.
Then I had 4 rounds of chemo, in December I had the results back from the Christie & was advised to have more surgery to eliminate the area and had my ovaries removed.
In April I had CRS & Hipec I was in hospital for 10 days which was shorter than anticipated.
i am 9 weeks post op, my results from surgery were all clear & no further treatment needed.
Going forward regular scans, I’m struggling with new normal, it was a rollercoaster for quite a while & now it’s all gone quiet.
i haven’t posted on here for a long time because I was struggling with it all.
My family & friends have been great, but it helps to support each other on here. 
