I’m really pleased to say that I’ve had my three-year bowel cancer follow-up checks (a kidney function test, a CT scan and a flexi-sigmoidoscopy, plus a Covid-19 test ...
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Dear Friends and Family, I’m sorry I haven’t posted for SEVEN months – I’ll never make a good blogger! I had written a post in March which shared ...
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Two years ago I had my first flexible-sigmoidscopy, which showed that a tumour was almost blocking my large intestine. It also showed dozens of polyps and I was ...
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Eighteen months ago I had my large intestine removed. Since then I've been asked many times 'What's it like having no large intestine?' Well, read on to find ...
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Some weeks ago I had my first annual CT scan to look for signs of new tumour growth and this week I had official confirmation in writing that ...
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My first job out of university was as an estate agent. Perhaps not the natural career choice for a music and theology student, but it seemed like a ...
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Precisely one year ago I was asleep in a hospital ward and I was woken up by a lot of commotion as a man was wheeled in on ...
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I think it was Ronan Keating that sang “Life is a Rollercoaster”. I agree! Recently, I went from a wonderful high (being told my liver was tumour-free), to ...
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For those who have been following my blog, I’m sorry that I haven’t posted for a while. Thank you for the kind celebration messages – they’ve all been ...
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It’s been a traumatic couple of weeks to say the least and today was bizarrely amazing. I had a call first thing this morning to say that my ...
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My next round of tests are all done and I’m awaiting results again. So, to distract myself from the ‘Big C’, here is the first of a three ...
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Unfortunately the ‘no news is good news’ mantra hasn’t served me well on this occasion. It’s felt like a long wait for my first post-op CT scan results ...
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Still no CT scan result and I’ve tried calling the doctors three times today. So, lots of thoughts on the psalms instead. Here goes…! Just a few hours ...
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On Thursday last week (23rd) I had my first post-operation CT scan. This was to look for signs of any new tumour growth, particularly on the liver and ...
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Since my operation in February my recovery has been mostly good. I’ll blog about what it’s like to live without a large intestine at a later date; but, ...
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I want to mark the start of my blog by saying a big THANK YOU to everyone that has supported me, my wife and my children throughout the ...
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Warning! Long story ahead, which contains some graphic images and far too much information for some! Click the headings below to expand each 'chapter'. For those in a ...
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