My experience of the bowel cancer and the treatment given to me, never seem to leave my thoughts, it's always there, somehow in the background, always in my mind. The follow up treatment is also never very far away. I have received another appointment for a further CT Scan at Northampton general hospital for Monday 3rd September 2012. This scan has been ordered by my oncologist for the Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis. This scan is no different from the others I have had, but is one of a long line of scans and is part of my "early warning system" just in case !! I am thankful for this system as it gives me peace of mind......................for a while.................................... but is nerve racking waiting for the results.
Blog 119 Wednesday 15th August 2012
Just got back from the North West Brittany Coast of France, having stayed in a beach cottage owned by my good (Old) police chum friend Adrian. Adrian is now a resident of France and lives about an hour away where he tends his Gites. The Breton Gites are also available for summer lets. At the Beach Cottage in Erdeven lots of sun, fishing and snorkelling. Pernod and red wine !! brilliant.
Having followed my plight on this blog, Adrian admitted that he had the opportunity of supplying samples for the French version of the bowel cancer screening test but had declined. In France the government send out the test screening kits at age 50 years the same as Scotland . In England our government only send them out at 60 years. My symptoms started at age 45 years and I would have been dead at age 55 years had I not caught the bowel cancer in time. I have urged Adrian to complete the test as I would do with anyone receiving the test through the post. If, like me you are not of the age to receive the kits and believe you have any of the bowel cancer symptoms do not hesitate to contact your GP or there is a load of information on the Bowel Cancer UK website.
Quite uncanny, when I got back from France an email was waiting for me from another "Old" police chum Iain, with an article attached from the recent NARPO magazine (National Association of Retired Police Officers) It was exactly what I was talking to Adrian about
Bowel Cancer
Having followed my plight on this blog, Adrian admitted that he had the opportunity of supplying samples for the French version of the bowel cancer screening test but had declined. In France the government send out the test screening kits at age 50 years the same as Scotland . In England our government only send them out at 60 years. My symptoms started at age 45 years and I would have been dead at age 55 years had I not caught the bowel cancer in time. I have urged Adrian to complete the test as I would do with anyone receiving the test through the post. If, like me you are not of the age to receive the kits and believe you have any of the bowel cancer symptoms do not hesitate to contact your GP or there is a load of information on the Bowel Cancer UK website.
Quite uncanny, when I got back from France an email was waiting for me from another "Old" police chum Iain, with an article attached from the recent NARPO magazine (National Association of Retired Police Officers) It was exactly what I was talking to Adrian about
Bowel Cancer
"DO THE CHECKS"
"Well I served for 33 years finishing
up in Cleveland Constabulary and at 60 years of
age my wife and myself started
supplying samples to the bowel cancer screening
program which you do every 2 years.This
year I did my samples about the
same time I was reading the article
"Bowel Cancer" by Geoff Stuttaford and they
found a trace in my samples and within
6 weeks I had seen all the nurses and
specialists and had the required
operation and the area was removed.
I am back to my fit and healthy
lifestyle and hope that I get the birthday card from the
Queen in the future. For those who sit
thinking I am fit &
healthy
please note I had no ill effects or
condition to indicate anything was wrong, I was
recently talking to a friend who sent
for the sample envelope 5 years ago and stated
it's in the drawer somewhere. Join the
screening program it's better to
know and sort it and live a long life".
R M Coverdale MBE
ex PC 154D_ _J
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