Perhaps this is because it is late at night, so I apologise ahead of time if I offend. I thought there was enough black humour with bowel cancer - fart jokes, toilet talk etc. But I'm sorry, you girls and the honey images take the prize. Only cancer patients can laugh as well at themselves I believe. Take care Jan. I hope it goes as well as can be expected. That doesn't sound righ but you know what I mean. Samex ... View more

VickiAnne I'm sorry to hear that news. i'm very pleased that you are taking a break. Jumping in the car and just going sounds ideal. Take care, Samex ... View more

There dwells here a site of connections That deals with our tragic afflictions Why does spam appear? To heighten our fear? Come rally, and voice our objections! Not sure of the scanning but a bit of fun. S ... View more

Great news!! Love it when you continue to beat the stats Sailor without yoga or a vegetarian diet. We all love the exceptions. Brilliant. Think I will have a piece of chocolate to celebrate.Hope that you had a dram or two. S ... View more

Maddie, it's good to hear you spaking so strongly. Well done. I agree with craftyone about friends sticking about better than family at times. While I am very close to my brother and sil,they are very involved with their own lives. When I was diagnosed with depression, I tried to talk to my sil about it but she cahnged the conversation to herself in a flash.On the other hand, I have a "band" of wonderful friends who have stuck by me through everything. One of them has just had surgery for a bowel tumour and will be likely to be starting chemo soon. My experience has made me much more sensitive to what he and his wife may need down the track. I'm pobably old enough to be your mum, but cancer is a grat age leveller! We are aslo really good listeners here. take care, S ... View more

Brilliant Sailor. I am a bit tired at the moment to think of a limerick but I can only hope that this sparks some of he wonderful wit on this site. S ... View more

Hi Maddie, I had emergency surgery first as my bowel had completely telescoped in on itself and shut down. I was pretty sick leading up to surgery and therefore had to spend 3 weeks in hospital.The surgery removed the tumour and 30 cms of bowel but fortunately no stoma! 5 weeks after surgery I started chemo with a fortnightly regime of oxalipalitan(4-5 hours in hospital) and folfox 6. I only had to wear my "jetpack", my wonderful fashion accessory for 3 days of the fortnight. As I had no secondaries and the tumour was removed with surgery, I didn't need the radiation. You and your boyfriend are doing a great job. Hang in there. Samex ... View more

Maddie, it sounds as though your boyfriend is having the same regime as I did. The numbness does wear off and is different for everyone. Mine has taken some time but I finished chemo in April 2008 and am still here writing!As I have said before, at least I am here to feel the numbness! With the steroids, all I felt like was carbs and systematically put on weight while on treatment. So much for wasting away? I didn't feel like coffee and found peppermint tea and lemon and ginger tea helped me feel better. There are many times when I think we can all take a leaf out of Sailor's book, but I still love my yoga!! Take care, S ... View more

I'm peeved because I keep missing the spam and just catch the responses! You would think that they would get bored though. S ... View more

Hi Maddie, It must be so much harder for you as you and your partner are so young. I agree with Dave though - stick with those who have been there for you and who you can ask for help and don't worry about the others. You may find some new friends along the way!Don't be afraid to ask the ones who have stuck around for some help and maybe invite them out sometimes. It's tough at times. Samex ... View more