Hello fellow travelers

Just coming up to 4 years since my operation and I am so glad and grateful to be here. I want to wish you all a good Christmas and all my good wishes to you for the coming year. And thanks to all who post here and give us all such wonderful support, thanks

[spanner16]

Happy Christmas to you too - I hope it is full of everything you want and wish for!

[haward]

Good morning and a Merry Christmas to you too. I am just 19 months post op andd, like you, delighted to be able to celebrate Christmas. I wish you many more of them.

[lpinkt]

[yorkshirerose]

Happy Christmas to you too. I am just over 4 years post op and every year gets better and better. xx

[terryletts]

Merry Christmas to you too I am 3 1/2 years post op and glad to be alive we should thank our wonderful NHS and all the dedicated staff who have made it possible

[valruss]

Dear Linc005 - A very merry Christmas to you too! Well done for surviving four years after such invasive surgery, I very much admire you as it is a dastardly operation and needs so much strength and courage to regain a new life. Unfortunately my husband didn't make it so it really cheers my soul to know that many people do. There are new developments in early diagnosis and treatment all the time so I am confident that, one day, this dreadful disease will be beaten. Have a lovely Christmas but don't eat too many mince pies, you know what happens if you do !!!!!! xx

[janiehun]

And a very happy Christmas to you..and a lot more to come. My hubby is 4 yrs post op and didn't think he'd live to Christmas that first year. Its only been this year that he had started looking forward to things. Things are starting to look up x

[Jusjust]

Merry Christmas to you too. My husband is 17 months post op and this year is very much looking forward to christmas with all the family. Here's to many many more Christmases to each and everyone one of you.....

[DaveChuter]

Hi All,

My 8th Christmas since surgery.

Wishing everyone a happy Christmas this year and many more for all.

My New Year wish is for the breakthrough in research for early diagnoses, genome & DNA research is getting exciting but still early days.

Kindest regards,

Dave C

[margie1]

Merry Christmas to you too and to everyone else wishing you all health and happiness xx

[gutlesswonder]

May you all have the same incredible good fortune that I have enjoyed - 23 extra Christmases so far.

[hilr]

Fantastic Linc and all the rest of you, it is so good to see so many survivors, whilst thinking of all those that didn't make it.

I'm 19 months post surgery, and so grateful to be here, two years ago I didn't think I would be.

Life is almost back to normal -work, gym, walking.... But eating is still a challenge, still having child portions and some dumping experiences... But easily addressed by frequent grazing.

Like other posters, just beginning to think beyond tomorrow...cautiously.

Wishing you all a happy Christmas and a HEALTHY new year.

Love and cwtchs, Hilary

[patchworker in reply to hilr]

Hilary, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. But can you tell me what cwtchs are? I'm sure they're lovely, but are they cuddles or kisses or what? I've wondered for ages. X

[haward]

20 months post op and still improving. I can hardly believe my luck and thank all who have supported me or treated me and those who support and treat othere. Merry Christmas and may more of them to all on this forum

Haward