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…
Eighteen months ago (Feb 2018) I had my large intestine removed. Since then I’ve been asked many times ‘What’s it like having no large intestine?’…
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…
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…