I got this done due to my worsening bowels, with some old and fresh blood. I knew it would be uncomfortable, but.......... even the prep the day before was bad, my poor wee (or not so wee) bottom was soooooo sore. Had to go in for 245, and they were running about an hour late. The unit was lovely (endoscopy), and the staff were lovely too. The procedure was explained, and I would be having sedation, although they liked to keep the sedation light. Was taken into room for the procedure, everything explained again, and given 5mg midazolam, told I will feel woozy. WELL the Midaz did absolultely nothing for me, probably due to the dose of sleeping tabs I was on. The endosocopy nurse was fab, every time I groaned (rather loudly), she stopped and tried again. She managed to get up round the first corner , but could not get round into the sigmoid due to persistent sigmoid looping, each time she tried, was absolute agony, and I am not joking, I thought the scope was going to burst out of my abdomen above my belly button, no joke!!! I finally shouted out, I need some analgesia. She agreed and gave me 25mg pethidine, which did make me a wee bit woozy, but not hugely so. Anyway, she said she would try once more, and if she couldnt get round, she was going to stop as she was unwilling to put me through any more (I do have quite a high pain threshold), but the tears were out of my eyes by this point!!! Anyway, she did manage, and the good news is my bowel is entirely normal, not even inflamed, which is really good, but still no reason why my bowels as bad as they have been.
I dont know if I have to see the docs again, she will send report to them , and they will write to me. Guess I may have to try a bulking agent.
So, thats that done. I have CT scan next Friday, with the results the following Tuesday, couple of days before London. I will be very surprised if the cancer has not grown again, happily surprised, but surprised nonetheless. I suppose , if it has, it is not going to change things hugely, I will just be back on treatment, which I know has to happen one day, its just a question of when.
Suzie has been brilliant during all this, worried, but brilliant, surprising me with 2 bunches of flowers :)
Will update after CT
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