Hi all,

Thought I’d give you all an update on my other half. It’s now nearly 7 weeks since his surgery and he’s doing really well! Everything has healed nicely! 

We were given the news that it’s stage 3 cancer, they removed 30 lymph nodes during the surgery and they found evidence of cancer cells in one of the nodes and the blood supply which means he needs chemotherapy to make sure the cells aren’t going anywhere else. He starts chemo next Thursday and will have 4 rounds.

Hope your all doing well and had a lovely Christmas xx

Hiya...so good news your husband doing well..could I ask if he is back to normal so to speak.. ie feeling as well as he did before? I'm a little bit uncertain how long I'll need off work when recovering.. and also how long he needed painkillers for? 

Good he is starting chemo this week and hopefully that will be all he needs to make sure everything covered..

How are you doing? It is a lot I think being strong and caring too...I'm very well aware the worries my partner, son, sister and mum as well as other family and friends have over me...hope you and rest of family are OK xx

Hi Becca , gosh you’ve had a time of it over the past few months.  Thankfully you’ve been seen now and all the relevant tests etc under way. 

I’ve had three colonoscopies over the past five years , and can only add to what the others have said.  The procedure itself really isn’t a problem, the prep can be “ full on “ but that’s the point of it, and personally as I knew what to expect thanks to others experiences it wasn’t that bad.   Stay very close to the toilet as it’s like turning on a tap !    Also plenty of wet wipes / Vaseline after each bowel movement as the frequency can leave you very uncomfortable.   I kept my prep in the fridge and think it helped.   I also brought the time of the second one forward an hour so I could get to bed a bit sooner.  

wishing you the best of luck.  I only had colonoscopy and was told there and then that everything looked ok.  Hopefully you won’t have too long to wait.   Take care.   

Thank you Thistle!! I have my drinks made up and in the fridge, first lot is at 5pm and I have been and bought a nice selection of clear fluids and some ice lollies. 

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Thank you Helen. I've got the drink prepped in the fridge ready for 5pm and a nice selection of clear drinks and ice lollies. I think the prep is what I'm worried about more than the actual procedure! 

Thanks Steve, thankfully I live in a very small flat so I can get from my bed to the loo on about 8 steps! 

Thanks Eve. I've got it in the fridge cooling ready for 5pm. It's the prep that I'm worried about more than the actual procedures altho not looking forward to the gastroscopy at all.

You’ll be absolutely fine, in my ( limited!) experience the thought was much worse than the reality. Obviously it’s not how you would choose to spend the evening but it’s not torture either. 
really am wishing you lots of luck and best wishes for tomorrow. 
if you are feeling up to it please do come back on and let us know how you got on. 
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Thank you and I will do! I've had the delightful Mango Plenvu, how.somwthinh can be so sweet yet so bitter at the same time is astonishing! 

Best of luck Becca both with the drinks and the procedure...do let us know how you get on..fingers crossed all will be ok x

Thank you! The drink kicked in very quickly!

It's like rocket fuel lol

It's like rocket fuel lol

It definitely is!! 

Unless you’ve experienced it you’d never believe it

My work colleague who had bowel cancer is having a colonoscopy in 2 weeks to make sure everything's has heeled properly etc and he said it's the plenvu etc that's worrying him the most!! He's having 2 days off work for when the hosepipe starts running!

Yes indeed. Effective stuff!

Oh bless him!! He might phone up and ask for Piccolax which is what I had before my operation..does the exact same and so v v v much nicer than Plenvu..I won't have a follow up colonoscopy till later this year but am def going to ask for Piccolax