Thank you Amanda. Sorry to hear about your husband, but good to hear that they can control it. My Dad died of the same cancer as myself. We didn't have much support 11 years ago. We didn't even know that a stage 4 cancer and bone cancer is terminal. Since then, I have been a great supporter of the Cancer Council. I got work involved with Biggest Morning Tea and Daffodil Day as well. It's good to have a network of people here to share they stories and to lend an ear. I have been slowly accepting my fate with Colostomy. It is still scary but I'm concentrating on the positive. We have to accept the good as well as the bad in life. If everything is good, we won't learn much and don't get to appreciate what we have got. I have been slowly letting my family, friends and colleagues know what I will be doing and shouldn't be embarrassed about the Colostomy. I should be thankful that we found the cancer at stage two and they can do something about it. The outcome is a bit shocking but at least I will be here to keep everyone smiling :) ... View more

Thank you so much Kas, I will try my best to trust my current specialist and not let my experience with the previous specialist cloud my trust. It has been decided that it will be a colostomy. I guess I will be defecating into a plastic bag from now on. My emotions are going up and down at the moment, once I stay focused on the good, I should be alright :) ... View more