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Category Archives: colonoscopy
It’s All Over
I suppose if I’d have given it any thought I could have predicted it would happen. Not the timing though, that was completely unexpected. I’d had a crap day, but it wasn’t that bad. Nothing that would leave me in … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Clear On Cancer, Be Loud Be Clear, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, BUPA Great Birmingham Run, Cancer, CAVA research study, Cava trial, chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, Dev Patel, Health, Liver, Liver resection, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Music, Never2Young, Nicholas Hoult, Oldham, Palliative Care, Saddleworth, Skins series 1, Springhead, Stage 4 cancer, Steroids, T in the Park, The Broken Family Band, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, BUPA Great Birmingham Run, Cancer, Chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Liver, Macmillan Nurses, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, Saddleworth, The Christie
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Normal Service Will Resume Shortly
Now then, where were we? Before we were so rudely interrupted The longer the absence has gone on the harder it has become to rectify. If thought recognition software were available I’m sure I’d have dealt with this ages ago, … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Loud Be Clear, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, CT scan, Drug trials, Festivals, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Festival, Health, Hepatectomy, Liver, Liver resection, Macmillan Nurses, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Palliative Care, radiotherapy, Stage 4 cancer, Steroids, The Christie, The Christie Charity
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Festivals, Glastonbury, Liver, Macmillan Nurses, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Saddleworth, Steroids, The Christie
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Where Did I Put That Bag ?
Any moment now I’m going to press the ‘publish’ button.’m not even going to proof read it, so apologies in advance. It’s taken me a week to get this far and I can’t put it off any longer. There’s another … Continue reading →
Posted in Bowel Cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Collapsed Lung, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, CT scan, Festivals, gardening, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Festival, Health, Just Giving, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Oldham, oxaliplatin, Peripheral Neuropathy, PET CT SCAN, Pneumonia, pneumothorax, Saddleworth, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, BUPA Great Birmingham Run, Cancer, Chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Festivals, Glastonbury, Liver, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Peripheral neuropathy, PET CT Scan, The Christie
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The Sweary Blog
F8#k s @#t bo@**$%s, that’s all the sweary words you’re going to get out of me. It’s not big and it’s not clever. If you looked purely because of the title I guess this is where you leave. Unless of … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Loud Be Clear, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, CT scan, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Festival, Health, Liver, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Oldham, PET CT SCAN, radiotherapy, Saddleworth, The Christie
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Glastonbury, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI Scan, PET CT Scan, The Christie
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Stage 4 Survivor
This is one of the easy ones to write, some of you will have heard the news already, so I’ll get straight to the the point. I am clear of cancer. Yes, you read that right, I AM CLEAR OF … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Clear On Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Collapsed Lung, colonic stent, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, CT scan, Drug trials, Festivals, Glastonbury, Keyhole surgery, Laprascopic surgery, Liver, Lung Function Test, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Michael Eavis, Music, Oldham, pneumothorax, Posterolateral Thoracotomy, radiotherapy, Rolling Stones, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie, Thoracotomy, Uncategorized, Video Assisted Thorasic Surgery
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Festivals, Glastonbury, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, Saddleworth, Stage 4 survivor, The Christie
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The Magic Numbers
No, I don’t like the Magic Numbers, they were just what I thought they were, one hit wonders. Well ok, they might have had more than one, but they were never going to last. I said that when I first … Continue reading →
Posted in Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, colonoscopy, CT scan, Health, Hickman line, Liver, Macmillan Nurses, Magic Numbers, Manchester, Mercury Prize, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Music, Oldham, oxaliplatin, PET CT SCAN, radiotherapy, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie, The Maxibons, Uncategorized
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Tagged Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Liver, Macmillan Nurses, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI Scan, Oldham, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie
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One Year On
20th June 2011, twelve months ago today, was the day I set this long heavy chain in motion. I had been wearily dragging it around for a few months, and I had made the appointment with my GP at least … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, colonic stent, colonoscopy, CT scan, Festivals, Glastonbury, Health, Liver, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI SCAN, Oldham, radiotherapy, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Festivals, Glastonbury, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, MRI Scan, Oldham, PET CT Scan, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie
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Horses for Courses
It’s over 30 years since I first watched The London Marathon. I remember it well, lying in my bed watching all those inspirational people pounding the streets of London. I might even have shed a tear or two at the … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Loud Be Clear, Beating Bowel Cancer, Belfast City Marathon, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, BUPA Great Manchester Run, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, charities, chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Drug trials, Health, Just Giving, London Marathon, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Oldham, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, BUPA Great Manchester Run, Cancer, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie
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Pride Swallowed
Well I suppose it was inevitable, the fall came, but at least there was nobody here to witness my pride going with it. I certainly don’t have any dignity left, and so I suppose it’s time for me accept that … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, Caroline Shaw, chemotherapy, colonoscopy, Health, Macmillan Nurses, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, OxyNorm, Pregablin, radiotherapy, Saddleworth, Springhead, Targinact, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, Cancer, colonoscopy, Macmillan Nurses, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie
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Be Aware, Care and Share
I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who sat in the garden this week, soaking up the rays and admiring the daffodils that had flowered, at last. They seemed to have been ready for ages, but it’s only the last … Continue reading →
Posted in Be Clear On Cancer, Beating Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Cancer UK, Cancer, chemotherapy, colonic stent, colonoscopy, CT scan, Festivals, gardening, Glastonbury, Green Man, Health, Kendal Calling, Liver, Manchester, Manchester Blog Awards, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Music, Oldham, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bowel Cancer, Cancer, Festivals, Glastonbury, Green Man, Liver, Manchester, Metastatic Bowel Cancer, Oldham, Saddleworth, Springhead, The Christie
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