| The Big C 16:42 - Aug 26 with 49957 views | Lord_Bony |
Have nt posted on here for a while...though I still help mod the site in the background.
The reason being I was diagnosed on 23rd June with cancer after a routine blood test. It was a bombshell to say the least.
It was discovered I had a large tumour of the colon...6.5cm
Upon further investigation the final results are in . Unfortunately, it has spread to the lymph nodes and metastasised onto the liver. I have a tennis ball,golf ball and two marble sized tumours of the liver.All this must have happened over a long period without me being aware of it.
So I am at stage 4 advanced cancer...having said that I still have no symptoms and am feeling mostly well and still active....even though the prognosis is not good...for most people with liver tumours it is about 6 to 9 months from being diagnosed.
I am trying many different therapies at the moment including radically changing my diet to mainly vegan and drinking freshly prepared fruit and vegetable juices every hour or so with tons of water and supplements to flush everything out....many have had great success with alternative treatments ...as I said I still feel ok and exercise regularly no problem..Pen y fan mountain being a favourite.
Still got options open due to start chemo therapy soon then maybe surgery if they can shrink the tumour size....but 3 major operations and months of chemo and radiation is a big ask...
The main reason for writing this is get yourself screened...especially over 50s even over 40s these days...insist on a colonoscopy as this kind of cancer is on the increase for both men and women.
You will not get any symptoms most of the time in many cancers..until it s too late..thats why its called the silent killer.If its caught in the early stages you have a great chance of a cure...once it spreads to other parts of the body it is much more difficult. 1 in 3 of us will be affected during our lifetimes with the figure predicted to be 1 in 2 in a few years...
You have been warned...
Up the Swans and good luck to you all for the future.... |  |
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| The Big C on 11:09 - Aug 28 with 5974 views | SS2013 |
Good luck mate |  |
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| The Big C on 11:45 - Aug 28 with 5960 views | Dewi1jack |
Just read that.
Can I just add my best wishes to you and your family.
Good luck mate. |  |
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| The Big C on 11:59 - Aug 28 with 5952 views | snork44 |
A very sobering read, all the best I lost my Mother and Grandfather to the Big C. I can't say much, but best wishes to you and your family and fight this stinking disease with all your might. I'll fight in tinfoil corner with you, take heart Lord Bony as this corner of the States is routing for you. [Post edited 28 Aug 2017 22:34]
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| The Big C on 12:22 - Aug 28 with 5943 views | GreatBritton |
As lots of others have said, there is more to life than arguing aout your local football team, and I echo all the kind and supportive thoughts above. I have never met you but have enjoyed your posts. It's a strange feeling to empathise with a complete stranger but I really do.
I hope you can find time to talk to me (and all these other strangers) for a long time to come. |  | | |
| The Big C on 14:23 - Aug 28 with 5877 views | Headmaster |
I don't know you, but stay strong. I had a family member who had it, so you're not alone. All the best. |  | | |
| The Big C on 22:32 - Aug 28 with 5747 views | malagajack |
Courage to you, keep on rockin |  | | |
| The Big C on 03:29 - Aug 29 with 5696 views | Nirvana |
So sorry to hear this, Lord Bony.
I don't venture onto the non-football board very often, but I'm glad I did tonight.
Your post is sincere, moving, and realistic. You sound like you are taking this in stride, and please don't ever change that outlook.
Like everyone, I have lost a few family members and friends to cancer, and the biggest lesson I learned is that you can't give in. Ever. Fight it with everything you've got, Bony, and you'll be fine.
I can't imagine going through what you are, but don't get pessimistic. I know that's easy for me to say, but it's all I can say. You have many loved ones who are counting on you to stay strong. Stay strong for them, Bony.
We'll be laughing about all of this together in a few years, you wait. You are in my thoughts, and I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart. [Post edited 29 Aug 2017 3:30]
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| The Big C on 08:27 - Aug 29 with 5645 views | Trundle10 |
I too have had Colon Cancer, I am now 45 and had it at the age of 39. Had my whole bowel removed had a temporary bag and 11 hour op. Had a "new bowel" formed out my small intestine once that had been tested I had the bag removed and was reconnected. They caught it early with a colonoscopy thank god. Just want to re iterate that if you have any symptoms get a colonoscopy. it is all to easy to think it is something less sinister such as piles (it usually is mind)
Since my recovery, I still weight train every day, have done Ben Nevis, Snowdon etc. Also played rugby for my village team in the Welsh leagues as tight head prop. I wish you all the best in your battle Bony |  | | |
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| The Big C on 08:49 - Aug 29 with 5633 views | waynekerr55 |
Good luck Bony!
Stay strong and you will pull through! |  |
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| The Big C on 17:00 - Aug 29 with 5495 views | Jackfath |
| The Big C on 08:27 - Aug 29 by Trundle10 |
I too have had Colon Cancer, I am now 45 and had it at the age of 39. Had my whole bowel removed had a temporary bag and 11 hour op. Had a "new bowel" formed out my small intestine once that had been tested I had the bag removed and was reconnected. They caught it early with a colonoscopy thank god. Just want to re iterate that if you have any symptoms get a colonoscopy. it is all to easy to think it is something less sinister such as piles (it usually is mind)
Since my recovery, I still weight train every day, have done Ben Nevis, Snowdon etc. Also played rugby for my village team in the Welsh leagues as tight head prop. I wish you all the best in your battle Bony |
Forgive me, but what are the symptoms we should look out for? Ignorant I know.
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| The Big C on 19:55 - Aug 29 with 5432 views | whoflungdung |
Great stuff trundle 10 .
It's inspiring to read | |
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| The Big C on 20:11 - Aug 29 with 5411 views | Swanzay |
| The Big C on 19:16 - Aug 29 by exiledclaseboy |
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cancer-of-the-colon-rectum-or-bowel/Pages/Introduct
But often, as with LordB it seems, there are no symptoms. To this day, nearly nine months since being diagnosed and with the cancer spread to at least one other area and possibly (but hopefully not) two, 'er indoors has still suffered no symptoms from the illness itself. The only ill health she's experienced has been from the chemotherapy side effects, which can be massively debilitating. [Post edited 29 Aug 2017 19:20]
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My mother had no symptoms either. |  | | |
| The Big C on 21:27 - Aug 29 with 5359 views | Trundle10 |
| The Big C on 17:00 - Aug 29 by Jackfath |
Forgive me, but what are the symptoms we should look out for? Ignorant I know.
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Irregular bowel movements, blood in stools are two of the most obvious | | | |
| The Big C on 21:29 - Aug 29 with 5353 views | Ebo |
I can only echo what everyone is saying in this thread and without sounding like a broken record, I sincerely hope you get well soon.
IT CAN BE BEATEN!! BELIEVE!! |  |
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| The Big C on 21:39 - Aug 29 with 5335 views | DaiTheDrop |
I sincerely hope that you pull through this. Your attitude to the news suggests to me that you will. | | | |
| The Big C on 21:46 - Aug 29 with 5331 views | Jackflack |
Only just seen this.
Such a brave posting.
Good luck with your battle Paul.
It goes without saying that the whole of Planet Swans is behind you.
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| The Big C on 21:56 - Aug 29 with 5323 views | Trundle10 |
Another thing i would add is when i was first diagnosed the prognosis was not good. The NHS doctors outlook was that i would have chemo and radio therapy a bag for life and that my anus would have to be removed as the cancer was too low and that things did not look great. My dad who came with me was devastated. He wanted me to have a second opinion privately. Thank God i did. As a strange quirk of fate. One of the most eminent bowel cancer specialist is based in Merthyr Hospital and has private consulting rooms in Cardiff. Proffessor Haray. His prognosis and treatment saved me. Larposcopic surgery so no scars and you would never tell i had been ill. No chemo no radiotherapy. | | | |
| The Big C on 22:01 - Aug 29 with 5313 views | Darran |
| The Big C on 21:56 - Aug 29 by Trundle10 |
Another thing i would add is when i was first diagnosed the prognosis was not good. The NHS doctors outlook was that i would have chemo and radio therapy a bag for life and that my anus would have to be removed as the cancer was too low and that things did not look great. My dad who came with me was devastated. He wanted me to have a second opinion privately. Thank God i did. As a strange quirk of fate. One of the most eminent bowel cancer specialist is based in Merthyr Hospital and has private consulting rooms in Cardiff. Proffessor Haray. His prognosis and treatment saved me. Larposcopic surgery so no scars and you would never tell i had been ill. No chemo no radiotherapy. |
Got to be said, that's fantastic. |  |
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| The Big C on 22:10 - Aug 29 with 5297 views | Trundle10 |
| The Big C on 22:01 - Aug 29 by Darran |
Got to be said, that's fantastic. |
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| The Big C on 22:16 - Aug 29 with 5283 views | Garyjack |
| The Big C on 22:10 - Aug 29 by Trundle10 |
Thanks Darr |
Always go private if you can afford to do so, unfortunately the NHS is in dire straights. |  | | |
| The Big C on 18:41 - Aug 30 with 5080 views | pencoedjack |
| The Big C on 22:47 - Aug 26 by Cooperman |
Hello Paul. Your post provides so many mixed emotions. You have showed unbelievable courage in even getting this far, more courage than a lot of people will ever show in their entire lifetime. The past few months will have been sheer hell for you and your family and I'm certain that you will have searched for every ounce of comfort and hope available to you.
You've got to promise yourself several things.
Never give up hope. A lot of the battle against cancer is fought in the mind and the biggest controllable factor in overcoming the issue is maintaining a positive attitude. You've got to keep believing in a positive outcome even though it's going to be a case of two steps forward and one back throughout your journey. There will be dark days ahead and when you are met with these you've got to use every resource available to you, even those that you never thought were within your reach. You can do this. Please never give up. |
This ^
My Mrs has had the bastard disease twice in the last few years, her positive frame of mind through it all was inspiring & thankfully she came through.
Keep up the fight LB good luck YJB |  | | |
| The Big C on 19:04 - Aug 30 with 5075 views | Oldjack |
Stay strong , never give up ,it's the only way
All the best for the future YJB! |  |
| Prosser the Tosser dwells on Phil's bum hole like a rusty old hemorrhoid ,fact
You Greedy Bastards Get Out Of OUR Club!
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| The Big C on 20:25 - Aug 30 with 5041 views | Trundle10 |
| The Big C on 18:41 - Aug 30 by pencoedjack |
This ^
My Mrs has had the bastard disease twice in the last few years, her positive frame of mind through it all was inspiring & thankfully she came through.
Keep up the fight LB good luck YJB |
Fantastic news. For all the shit on here we are all people with the same set of problems. Puts football into perspective. I wish your wife a healthy life. Been tnere myself. I tried to up arrow your post but big fingers and iphone do not mix. | | | |
| The Big C on 20:28 - Aug 30 with 5041 views | pencoedjack |
| The Big C on 08:27 - Aug 29 by Trundle10 |
I too have had Colon Cancer, I am now 45 and had it at the age of 39. Had my whole bowel removed had a temporary bag and 11 hour op. Had a "new bowel" formed out my small intestine once that had been tested I had the bag removed and was reconnected. They caught it early with a colonoscopy thank god. Just want to re iterate that if you have any symptoms get a colonoscopy. it is all to easy to think it is something less sinister such as piles (it usually is mind)
Since my recovery, I still weight train every day, have done Ben Nevis, Snowdon etc. Also played rugby for my village team in the Welsh leagues as tight head prop. I wish you all the best in your battle Bony |
Similar to my better half Trundle
Glad you made a good recovery | | | |
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