Hi Lindsay,

Hope you're doing ok after your operation. I 'went under' at around 9am and woke up at about 3pm (on the same day, of course :happy:. I was visited by the surgeon later that day, who told me that he had got it all out - I was a stage IIa, N0, M0, which apparently means that there was nothing in the nodes (N0) and no metastases (M0). Quite a lot of my colon was removed, though, so I have to watch the portion sizes, now!

I was out of hospital after a 4 nights stay in Oct. 2021 and convalesced at home for two weeks. Watched every single episode of Wallender again, as well as the Sherlock Holmes series with Jereny Brett - sad, I know :happy:! Then I went back to work. Started chemo as a precaution in Dec. 2021 and finished the course in May 2022. 

I try to stay positive, as there is no point in being anything else! There are regular scans and blood tests, so that they can keep an eye on you. I wouldn't want it any other way, even though it can make you nervous going for the first few, you get used to it. I view myself as a 'cancer survivor', now.

Two good bits of best advice I have had since I started on this so called 'jourmey'. 'Don't use the internet', to  search for info about the cancer. The tendency to focus only on the bad stuff is not a good idea, so avoid it altogether. And 'Be Kind To Yourself'.  If possible :happy:

Best wishes,

Davex 

Hi Lindsay,

Hope you're doing ok after your operation. I 'went under' at around 9am and woke up at about 3pm (on the same day, of course :happy:. I was visited by the surgeon later that day, who told me that he had got it all out - I was a stage IIa, N0, M0, which apparently means that there was nothing in the nodes (N0) and no metastases (M0). Quite a lot of my colon was removed, though, so I have to watch the portion sizes, now!

I was out of hospital after a 4 nights stay in Oct. 2021 and convalesced at home for two weeks. Watched every single episode of Wallender again, as well as the Sherlock Holmes series with Jereny Brett - sad, I know :happy:! Then I went back to work. Started chemo as a precaution in Dec. 2021 and finished the course in May 2022. 

I try to stay positive, as there is no point in being anything else! There are regular scans and blood tests, so that they can keep an eye on you. I wouldn't want it any other way, even though it can make you nervous going for the first few, you get used to it. I view myself as a 'cancer survivor', now.

Two good bits of best advice I have had since I started on this so called 'jourmey'. 'Don't use the internet', to  search for info about the cancer. The tendency to focus only on the bad stuff is not a good idea, so avoid it altogether. And 'Be Kind To Yourself'.  If possible :happy:

Best wishes,

Davex