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Week 9 and beyond cream crackered update

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Been a while since i last posted folks so here's the score on the door .Well only one way to say it really , it has all gone very Pete Tong with my cancer treatment. The last course of chemo never touched the new tumour that has appeared on my liver . so all the treatment options we thought we would have , are now not a option anymore . The chemo was supposed to shrink / kill tumour but being a sneaky bloody disease it has in fact got bigger and is doing its very best to tuck me up .So I'm booked into the Royal Marsden in Chelsea on 30th this month for a liver resection . They're gonna have to cut it out while its basically alive and giving of loads of seedlings ,so 80% certainty its gonna spread elsewhere .There's me thinking well that's ok how bad can it get ? well depending on which direction tumour is growing I'm either gonna lose a slice or 50% of liver and get this to give me a Brucey bonus ive probably got something called Peritoneal disease . This is where any wandering cancerous cells in the abdominal cavity attach themselves to the peritoneum film and grow on that spreading it about.They can only tell how bad it is once they go in and if they find enough of that then its goodnight Eileen and hello to palliative care . This has been a bloody nightmare for me in so short a space of time . I only got diagnosed with the original Bowel cancer in September and in the space of 6 months I'm POSSIBLY looking at a terminal outcome . people say if your gonna get a cancer best its bowel because its so easy to treat and the survival rates are good . they are 63% go on to survive beyond the 5 yr target and 55% for 10yrs . The real pig of it is , not once have we been able to be proactive with this bugger its always been 1 step ahead of the game and reaction aint a good strategy , but there it is. Ill take and walk through whatever , this bugger throws at me , but blimey a little bit off good news wouldn't go amiss . I'm expecting to be in hospital for 2/3 weeks ,then a couple of months recovery and ill let you all know who's the hardest me or the devil when i get home

bye for now and don't forget do those stretches and warm up properly. cant wait to run again

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That’s really s**t - so sorry.

Love the quote at the start of your post (reminds me of Doctor Who who was known as “the oncoming storm” - I’m a bit nerdy like that).

Wishing you nothing but good stuff.

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I haven’t been on this forum for long, only 5 weeks, but after reading this post, I’ve gone back and read your past ones - you are amazing. Been trying to reply for an age, but I don’t even have the words.

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doubletapGraduate in reply tofurlmouse

Thanks a lot

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KKThomasGraduate

There's nothing I can say but good luck and give that cancer hell x

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IrishprincessGraduate

So sorry to read this. Your attitude is amazing and I admire your strength.

I can’t imagine what you’re going through but your baseline fitness and gutsy attitude will surely stand you in good stead in the weeks to come.

I wish you every success with your treatment.

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Millsie-JGraduate

I am sorry to read your latest news DTap.

I hope your next stage of treatment goes well and you can pick up your running again.

Stay strong forum friend, and very best wishes .

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SlowLoris

It ain't over 'til it's over - Lenny Kravitz

Don't get hung up on statistics. Lots of those folks got diagnosed much older and are in much worse shape. Looks like we'll both spend most of the summer on the IC.

Ditto what everyone else is saying. I'm new to this - just started W2R2 -I've followed you so I can hear how you get on. This may make you smile - I saw you are a Millwall supporter - many moons ago when I was in my 20's - I managed to crash into the back of the Millwall football club manager's car! There was hardly any damage to his - mine was a write-off! He was very nice abt it....Sending you hugs & good wishes.

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SlowLoris

Good luck for Monday mate. Keep us posted!

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doubletapGraduate in reply toSlowLoris

Thanks just spending weekend chilling and getting my head in the right place. Will be letting you all know how its gone

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Jell6Graduate

This was hard to read, I hope it was cathartic to write.

I don't know you but I have known so many in your position.( I'm a nurse)

Best wishes .

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ClareO65Graduate

Wishing you every bit of good luck. All the very best. Loved the quote. X

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