And melanoma, which wasn’t promising given the depth, but he’s still here, lymph nodes removed, countless metastasis surgically removed from his arm ,a huge arm due to lymphodemia
But he wouldn’t let him be defined by that
Used it, shook hands
Until
It began to reverse
Which can’t happen according to research
Agreed to tests for research which found his body had found different pathways
Two family members have had colon cancer removed and their lives are back to 'normal' again. Yes very uncomfortable for many months but always light at the end of the tunnel.
But Alberts been very down since the call, I guess it just makes it all the more real
Which seems silly as cancer is real
But suddenly he has the appointment to see the surgeon and the date for surgery
It was only two weeks ago he had the colonoscopy and discovered he had bowel cancer so he hasn’t really had time to get his head around it
It’s not like him to get really down, that’s usually me in the wee small hours of the morning when he’s asleep ,but he’ll cycle his now 15 miles a day tomorrow morning
Op set for Tuesday morning,” keyhole” surgery , which cuts down recovery time
It isn’t a metastasis of melanoma but a new primary cancer
I was surprised to find how large a section of bowel they remove, the whole of the right ascending bowel
It’s to do with the blood supply to the remaining bowel it seems
Should have known if only because of Shadow
Was left a bit worried by the surgeons comment that their is a small area of “ inflammation “ in the right lung but they would scan that again in three months
So I’m trying to ignore worrying about that
Just let’s get him over this and back home
I’ve told him I’ll feed him chicken and rice, it’s kept the hell hound alive for years longer than he should have lasted >
Well we just need to keep going , not much choice really , Tuesday will be a very worrying day for all the family
We met a woman, once, in France. She was on her third bout of cancer. All were different. She commuted from France to the UK for her treatment. Her consultant told her that some people seem to have the gene that means they are able to fight off cancer when it invades their body.
Albert might be such a person, Sandra.
You are never alone. Just pop a post on here and someone will answer.
My aunt was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 lung cancer in 2011. We were worried about getting back to see her from a long Europe trip. She's still alive! Sadly she had a stroke a year or so ago but she must be the kind of person your talking about.
Dearest Albert, trying to compete with me, huh????
No all primaries, all stage one. I've added a Basal Cell Carcinoma to the list since then to make 4. But at least BCC is low risk and doesn't spread.
And look at me... no ascending colon, plus 10 inches of small bowel gone too. With all those bits removed from below the waist, it should be nearly empty down there, but sadly no flat stomach to show for it.:wink2:
I've had 3 colonoscopies, first 2 I had polyps removed the last one in September there were non. :grin2:
I don´t know what you are expecting anyone to say Sandra, what can they say accept they are sorry to here of Alberts trouble and wish him well, but surely that goes without saying, nobody will be pleased to hear he is in trouble again. There is just nothing for anyone to add.
It is a worrying time for you I know that, but getting angry yet again doesn't help you cope with it, you need to keep calm, your anger will only upset Albert.
Never should I ever have engaged with people to the extent I did
Never should I have ever cared for them for the extent I did
And never will I again
We live and learn
Sandra
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