HEALTH UPDATE When I started this blog five years ago I could only dream of writing this post…. I have very recently received a letter…
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…
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…
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…
In February 2018 I had my large intestine removed. Since then I’ve been asked many times ‘What’s it like having no large intestine?’ Read on…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…