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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

Hi Jo,

Have just caught up with your thread and wanted to say that I hope all went well at the hospital Tuesday.  Wishing you a calm weekend and hope Paddy is behaving himself.  Hope x

Hi Jo

Hope all went well on Tuesday.  Have only just got back on line after being in hospital for a few days.  Went on Tuesday for a blood test and top-up of triak drug.  They were not happy with the blood results and I had to go back on Wednesday for a further test.  This came back as positive for an infection (will they thought it was).  After the on call doctor said I could go home with antibiotics my own consultant returned to hospital following a meeting and insisted I had to stay.  After some time they found me a bed on a Medical Assessment ward until very late on Thursday when they transferred me to the Cancer Ward.  Finally home today although I have felt fine all the time.   I think it might have been partly down to me over doing things and a minor infection.  What concerned the consultant was that I was on the normal antibiotics when this happened.  After some IV antibiotics he is happy for me to come home although I have agreed to go back to hospital twice today and three times tomorrow to complete the course of IV antibiotics.  I then have just over a week before first of my partial treaments.

Do let us know how things went as soon as you can.

Very best wishes and fingers crossed for you.

Gill

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your kind messages. Hope you don't mind a brief post (will respond individually soon, promise!) but feeling a bit off kilter!

The hospital rang me on Thursday to tell me the PET scan showed hotspots in my lungs! They want me to have an urgent CT scan of my lungs.

I took the call at work and was so taken aback I didn't take it all in - I was also on my mobile which made the call very echoey!

It may be 'inflammation' as I had a sore throat and cough a week or so ago, but as you can imagine, my imagination is in overdrive!

I'm going to call the specialist nurse on Monday morning, just to clarify a few things!

This 'anxious wait' is back on! Having been lifted by the results of the MRI, I'm now feeling deflated and worried!

Hope to get CT appt next week!

Hope everyone else is ok and having a peaceful weekend.

Hugs and love to all, Jo xx

Hi Jo

So sorry to read from your update that the latest results have thrown you once more into the anxiety mix.  Do hope when you can contact your specialist nurse she will be able to explain things much better for  you and settle your thoughts a little.  Also hope you do not have to wait long for the follow up scan. Will keep my virtual fingers crossed for you.Jules xx

Jo, so sorry to know that you will be fighting the worry demons this weekend. Hopefully will be to do with the infection, I'm sure I have read similar accounts on here somewhere. Paul's consultant wasnt keen on doing a PET, partly because I think they can give false-positives. Fingers and everything crossed for you.

Gill, also sorry to hear you had a blip! Glad it seems sorted, if you need anything you know where I am.

And Jules, big hug to you, just because!

Lots of love to all

Lisa xX

Hello Lisa

Thanks for supportive hugs.  Hope you , Paul and Joe doing ok. Have a peaceful weekend. Hugs right back  Jules x

Hi Jo,

I am so sorry to read your latest update especially after you were feeling so good about the last test results.  As always my thoughts and best wishes will be with you on Monday although if you are able to update on that day I won't see it until Tuesday.

"POB LWC I CHI!"  (Just a bit of my native Welsh to hopefully help you along.)

Please take care Jo.

Garf. xxx

Hi Jo,

Sorry to hear about you latest scan causing you an anxious wait. This *** cancer certainly know how to affect us is a thousand different ways and just when we think things are looking better, it throws another brick in our pathway. I hope it turns out to be nothing serious but can understand your concerns.

Please take care and I am sending best wishes to you, hugs Brian.

Hi Jo,

I was so sorry to read your latest post, can't imagine how long the wait for the weekend to finish must feel.  I really hope when you speak to the nurse tomorrow you can clarify things.  Am thinking of you and sending you strength to stay positive.  Please keep in touch when you can.  Hope x

Hi Jo,

I really am sorry to hear that you've had a weekend of worry, I hope you've been able to get a little more clarification from your nurse today.

I will keep everything crossed for you and I hope that the CT scan and results are done quickly for you. There really is no other worry like this as I'm sure most of us on this thread will agree with.

Keep your chin up, as you always seem to do, stay busy and update us when you can. We are all eager to hear further news.

Lots of hugs sent your way,

Nicola xxx

Hi Jo,

I really am sorry to hear that you've had a weekend of worry, I hope you've been able to get a little more clarification from your nurse today.

I will keep everything crossed for you and I hope that the CT scan and results are done quickly for you. There really is no other worry like this as I'm sure most of us on this thread will agree with.

Keep your chin up, as you always seem to do, stay busy and update us when you can. We are all eager to hear further news.

Lots of hugs sent your way,

Nicola xxx