Up Yer Bum : bowel cancer awareness & charity events
raising awareness of bowel cancer, lynch syndrome and stomas, sharing support networks, fundraising and supporting charities such as Bowel Cancer UK – Beating bowel cancer together, Colostomy UK and Lynch Syndrome UK
What a year! So much happened, both good and, well, not so good. What 2018 gave me though, were some certain gifts. I'm a believer in not writing off a whole year just because there were some troubled times, remember all the good too? We had loads! We decided last Christmas that we would resurrect… Continue reading I shall miss you 2018
This time it's good news, but let's rewind a bit first... "You have cancer" Those words are simply the beginning of the journey. From that moment, you are bought into the arms of consultants, surgeons, doctors, nurses and healthcare workers and trust them with your life. What you need to know is your TNM grading… Continue reading Got my grades back
The technical name for what Mr B did is a "total proctocolectomy" where he removed my colon, rectum, and anus, yep all of it! No wonder I feel like I've been hit by a bus! Throughout all of our appointments we have been encouraged to ask lots of questions, which we have. I've asked some,… Continue reading In a Barbie world…
It can also be known as hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), and it is a type of inherited cancer syndrome linked to a genetic predisposition to different cancer types. What this means to you and me is that people with LS have a higher risk of certain types of cancer. What it means to me… Continue reading What is Lynch Syndrome?
Ironically since deciding to create this site, run ed.4 of the show and getting in touch with local support groups so I can share their info to patients, I became a patient. again. I thought I was done, thought I'd had my "go" - 1 in 2 people get cancer nowadays, lucky me I'm 1… Continue reading What is next?
Up Yer Bum : bowel cancer awareness & charity events 