Hi Jo.

Wow that's great news.

Your correct about the pet scan, I've had 1 or 2, they inject you with some sort of radioactive juice which shows up those scum bags.

You wait an hour, on your own in a cubicle, then they scan you, which of course is painless.

Good luck my lovely

Thinking of you

Dor xx

Hi Jo.

Wow that's great news.

Your correct about the pet scan, I've had 1 or 2, they inject you with some sort of radioactive juice which shows up those scum bags.

You wait an hour, on your own in a cubicle, then they scan you, which of course is painless.

Good luck my lovely

Thinking of you

Dor xx

Thanks Dor x great minds think alike, have just posted on your thread! xxxx

Hi Jo,

Was just thinking of you, I hope you are OK.  Hope x

The nosey Welshman hopes you are doing o.k. too.

x

Thank you everyone. As ever, I'm touched by the kindness of your thoughts, especially when you've all got your own things to cope with.

Garf, your nosiness is most welcome! You put up with my stalking often enough

Well folks, No news as yet. Had my latest CT scan last Thursday and was told it would be at least a week until the requesting consultant got the results.

In the meantime, I had a meeting with my colorectal surgeon last Monday and he mentioned another hotspot in my bowel at the site of surgery - he said he wasn't unduly worried about it. He also said the lung hotspots were really tiny! Fingers crossed its residual inflammation from chest infection!

My next 'photo shoot' is next Thursday - a barium X-ray to show whether my bowel surgery has any leaks (this will help bot doc to decide about stoma reversal op)

We're also having a new washing machine plumbed in that day, and I can't help but see the humour in this analogy!

Lets hope vast amounts of ptfe tape aren't required in either case

Enjoy the weekend sunshine, wherever you are!

Love and hugs to all you lovelies, xxxxx

Hi Jo,

Your reference to P.T.F.E tape made me smile but I just wanted to put your mind to rest.  As a building maintenance manager and font of all knowledge regarding all manner of repair techniques, I can safely advize you that vast quantities of P.T.F.E. tape, used in partnership with blue-tac and super glue, is capable of  fixing absolutely everything -- really! 

As ever my thoughts and hopes will be with you this coming week.

Garf. xxx

Hi Jo

As always the waiting is the worst part but at least you have seen the colorectal surgeon.  Hopefully the next "photo shoot" will show nothing to worry about and that you are doing fine.  Hope the new washing machine turns up on time.  It can be a real pain if you have to hang around for them especialt if there are more important things you can be doing.

Have really enjoyed the sun today but we should make the most of it tomorrow and Monday as it looks as though rain will be coming in on Tuesday.

Finger crossed for you (although I am sure you will not need it).

Gill

It's great to hear from you Jo and as ever, your sense of humour is on form. I laughed out loud about the washing machine being plumbed in on the same day!!

I've been thinking of you a lot this week and wondering how you are getting on.  Sounds as if you got some good explanations from your meeting and you appear to be in good spirits. Keep us posted and I hope you are enjoying the sunshine also.

Take care,

Nicola xx

Hi Lovely Jo ..............

Got my fingers crossed for good news for you this coming week  -  thinking of you as always x

Hi Jo

Will be updating my own thread shortly but just wanted to wish you all the best with your 'plumbing' photo shoot tomorrow (hope I have the timing right as I am a bit out of sync this week!!) and that this brings good news your way. New washing machine at the same time I see (still waiting for mine - been going to the launderette since last September!! but hopeful of being able to do some 'shopping' at the sale this weekend if hubby up to it) so hope your other half all ready to 'watch and learn'. Take care and sending hugs.Jules

Hi Jules,

Thanks for your kind wishes - yes, you're spot on with the timing! By the time the children in school are being registered tomorrow, I'll be lying on an X-ray table with . . . Well, you can guess, as it's an enema!

I've looked at the literature about the procedure and had a wee chuckle at the paragraph that said

'after the liquid has been run into your bowel, it will be drained away and air put into the bowel. The liquid and air coat the bowel and X-rays are taken in various positions'

Hopefully these 'various positions' don't involve anything too precarious! I'm not the most agile of people!

I've also taken the precaution of booking the whole day off school - the thoughts of possibly being 'orchestral' (think wind section!) in front of 30 kids is a bit disconcerting!

I'll also let my other half take delivery of the washing machine! And yes, he will be learning how to use it.

As we've been machine-less for over a week, there's plenty for him to practise on! I'm impressed that you've been going to the launderette for as many months since I had my surgery! Have you tended to meet the same people there each week?

Hope you get to do some good shopping over the weekend!

Hugs to you too, Jo xx