First installment

Wednesday January 14th - '09'

Just got back from Leeds St Jame's Bexley wing, very informative meeting with staff nurse (Linda) who provided information on possible side effects associated with chemo radiotherapy which starts tomorrow @ 12.12pm!!!

Looking forward to the sore bot?

It was Sharon (she is my Wife, who has been an absolute rock, but more about her later) who suggested me doing this blog, for 2 reasons:-

1) It will give me something to do, and more importantly!
2) I would like any other people who may be going through similar events, to gain any help, understanding, positive belief and full recovery from my story.

It all started back in November, a healthy fit outgoing 50 year old (that is me by the way) always keen to take up the challenge for anything that would test my physical and mental abilities.
I had noticed a change in my, what used to be pretty regular toilet patterns, rather than going at set times, say first thing in the morning and evening, I was going sometimes 4 & 5 times a day, sometimes the signal sent from my bottom to my brain saying "Kev you need to go to the loo in the next 1hr or so"?? would become, "KEV YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE LOO, NOW"!!! and apart from one potentially embarrassing out in public situation, (one pair of undies less in my wardrobe) I did manage to keep all under control, never the less I still knew there was something that wasn't quite right?

Sharon suggested going to see my GP, so an appointment was made, which for me was at this stage a perfectly innocent case of tummy upset / food poisoning or infection?

Little was I to know the reality of what was going on down below?

Over the next few days and weeks I will up-date the above post outlining all information from my original diagnosis to my treatment progress to date.

I am positive, have every faith in all of the staff, nurses and consultants I have met to date, and without sounding 'Anal' (no pun intended) have the following 4 point plan.

1) Diagnosis - confirmed December
2) Treatment - Starts January
3) Surgery - estimated March / April
4) Recovery - May / June

Kevin.