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Message 2128724 - Posted: 19 Nov 2023, 5:54:04 UTC

I know. Quoting my own MRI report "Findings of leptomeningeal enhancement in the left parietal and occipital lobes, concerning for leptomeningeal carcinomatosis"
Fortunately a month later it said "Has resolved."
A hundred blood tests and a full body CT later and the answer is: ???

Good luck on your journey and may the destination be pleasant.
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Message 2128730 - Posted: 19 Nov 2023, 14:39:34 UTC

I hope they get the last remnants this time. Look forward to happier times.
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Message 2128752 - Posted: 20 Nov 2023, 1:30:22 UTC

God Bless, Graham. May you beat this thing permanently, this time.

We're all with you. Keep the faith. :-)


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Message 2129813 - Posted: 14 Dec 2023, 11:41:49 UTC

A short update:

I now have a provisional date for a colostomy operation - the 13th of January.

I am currently having a series of Pre-Op phone and physical meetings with the various teams that are involved, with the last, anaesthetics one, on December 21st,

My self-defence (dark) sense of humour is working overtime at the moment to keep me upbeat and smiling.

Stay safe everyone, and don't skip those Bowe (and other) Cancer checkups!
Happy Crunching,

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Message 2129846 - Posted: 15 Dec 2023, 5:48:50 UTC

Keep your chin up Graham. ;-)

Cheers.
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Message 2129874 - Posted: 15 Dec 2023, 20:48:42 UTC - in response to Message 2129813.  

Keep up the dark humor and post one or two of them if you want to share with us!
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Message 2129901 - Posted: 16 Dec 2023, 15:23:53 UTC
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I was told I could be having skin cancer, so to all who may be having cancer I send my best wishes.

But also that speedy recovery is a better thing to say than swift recovery, but depends on the translation.

Or perhaps not, but that it should be still about lymphocytes and blood cells when also that of therapy.
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Message 2131341 - Posted: 16 Jan 2024, 11:13:30 UTC

My Operation date is now the 31st of January. They expect me to be in the Hospital for about 5 days after the keyhole surgery.

The delay is to allow me to lose some more weight and get fitter.

Onwards and upwards. My sense of humour is being worked hard but is mostly surviving, as am I.

Take care everyone, and thank you so much for your thoughts and wishes.

Do get those cancer screenings done!!
Happy Crunching,

Graham

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Message 2131356 - Posted: 16 Jan 2024, 18:04:40 UTC

I hope all goes well. Both of my grandfathers had a baggie installed. So I kinda know what you are going through.


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Message 2131357 - Posted: 16 Jan 2024, 18:22:32 UTC - in response to Message 2131356.  

That reminds me of a young child I encountered a few years back.....
At a very tender age he had to have a colostomy, of which he was immensely proud. He would show it off to unsuspecting adults at the most inappropriate moment with the phrase "I poo in a bag, how do you poo?".
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Message 2133950 - Posted: 16 Mar 2024, 10:43:28 UTC

Hi everyone, This is a short update.

I saw the Stoma nurse on Thursday, and she was very happy with how the stoma was looking, and with the way I was looking after it. yay!

I saw the Surgeon yesterday (6 weeks after surgery consultation), he said the Barbie butt was looking very good, and that I could shower now. I had a shower and Wow, it felt good!

The not-so-good news is that I am going to need MRI scans in another 6 weeks, and then at 6 and 9 months after the op, they will then decide on the future scans. This is because there is a possibility that the Cancer could come back.
Happy Crunching,

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Message 2133951 - Posted: 16 Mar 2024, 11:41:30 UTC - in response to Message 2133950.  

Great news you can now have a shower with Barbie - just make sure Ken doesn't see you at it ;-)
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