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Great news Jo!

You truly deserved some good news after what must have been such a stressful and difficult time waiting for news.

Please excuse my lack of understanding but if the go ahead is given for liver resection and stoma reversal does that mean a treatment that will hopefully rid you of the three blighters?

Garf. xx

Hi Garf,

Thank you for your kind message and smiley icon!

In answer to your question, yes, the liver resection op would rid me of the 3 pesky blighters and in theory, leave me cancer free!

The stoma reversal is just a procedure to re-plumb my pipe work!

I'm meeting the colorectal surgeon in a few weeks to discuss the pros and cons of the op.

Physically, I've coped well with my stoma, but I've suffered some mental issues since having it done - I keep telling myself it's my little life-saving friend, but I still struggle with certain aspects of it! Hopefully, the Bot Doc can sort me out!

I've a PET-CT scan on Tuesday (potential to glow like the ReadyBrek kid!) and once the results from that are in, I should get a date through for my tandem surgery! BOGOF type offer! Always keen to get value for money, me!

Take care, thinking of you, Jo xx

Wow, Jo! I didn't realise the op would remove all three! How fantastic! I'm sure you can't wait to get it done now.

Debbie

Glow like a Ready Brek kid --- now I feel old!

I will be in France on Tuesday but I will raise my morning coffee to you before your appointment and then raise a proper glass to you in the evening.  Massive respect to you for managing to keep your sense of humour through this rubbish that cancer has given you.  Of course I don't actually know you are talking about "Bot Docs" and internal goings on because I still keep my eyes shut when I read about them.

Take good care Jo and I will look forward to hearing how you got on when I get back.

Garf. xxx

Glow like a Ready Brek kid --- now I feel old!

I will be in France on Tuesday but I will raise my morning coffee to you before your appointment and then raise a proper glass to you in the evening.  Massive respect to you for managing to keep your sense of humour through this rubbish that cancer has given you.  Of course I don't actually know you are talking about "Bot Docs" and internal goings on because I still keep my eyes shut when I read about them.

Take good care Jo and I will look forward to hearing how you got on when I get back.

Garf. xxx