Sam dog and Dave's Journey with the Big C

Thursday afternoon I shot off from work earlier to get my CT scan done got home quick wash and freshen up.. Then drink 1 paint of water. {how come drinking a couple paints of beer is easy but water hell fire no way.. And drive the pot ridden holes of our city roads and not to spill a drop if you know what I mean! Appointment was 15:10 at 15:40 my teath were chattering... I need a wee eeee! Then I was called.. Made it with no accidents what a big boy I am  I lay on the CT table and there I was put on a cannula.. The lady said we insert a warm dye into you. Okay I sad with a nervous smile as I didn't know if it would hurt or why  She said there is a chance {Here I go I thought screaming pain as it happens} but she said that you may get a funny taste in your mouth and you may feel like you have wet yourself! And I can conferm I got the taste..... Seconds later had I wet my self ... No I hadn't. {I would not tell you lot if I had anyway} 🤔😂😏🤣

Monday 16th March the Colorectal nurse phoned to tell me the next step of my journey {I must say my work Swizzels have been fantastic with me}. On the Tuesday 17th March we sadly had to let out Westie Amy go over the rainbow Bridge🌈 so not a good start to the week. 18th I had an appointment with a giant polo mint... MRI was my next appointment and having been up at 10 past 4 in the morning to go to work. I was how they say in France.... Knackered😂 the polo was very noisy clattering and banging making what sounded like space invaders noises.. Even with my ear plugs and ear defenders it was a funny thing.. I'm not clostraphobic but you can see why people don't like these machines..... 40 mins later and a very warm back I was cooked to a crisp! I have yet not met a grump or moody person in these NHS hospitals it's a true credit to them all 👍😍💯

Well when the doctor said fast track she didn't mean Net Work Rail... Less that 6 days I had appointment with Jill from the Colorectal specialist. She was fantastic... Made me relaxed as she explained what she was about to do. After I gave her a quick rundown of my symptoms.... Behind the curtains she said and drop your pants and crackers to below your knees. She covered my bits up and pressed my tummy all over... Okay Dave turn on your side and knees upto your chest! This was it... Another internal .. She could not feel anything... Then the words came out can I use a camera (Endoscopic examination) the sill devil in my head said how's the sound boom going to get in ... Back to reality David the camera going in now with some lubrication in it went... She could not see anything in her words your a bit loose.... She tried another camera (Definitely not a Canon or Nikon) .. Again sorry I can't see anything .. Home and clear I thought... How wrong can I be? She said them few ...

Well where do I start... I'm a 54 year old man type 2 Diabetic but in general good health. I'm stubborn when it come to going to the doctors.. If I go back to a round June I sat a work in my office and let a windy trump off. Not too uncommon for me but then I did a series of about ten more after each other... And no I didn't need the loo. This continued for months with my partner Carole pestering me to go get it checked out Eventually I went my doctor's gave  me an internal but felt nothing abnormal. So tested me for crohn's disease. Nothing found.... Few months later (because I'm a man and never follow medical issues up) my wind became wet with splatters of oxygenated blood again I buried my head in the sand..  Carole again made me do to the doctors. Who did another internal and found nothing. But said '' I'm fast tracking you for CANCER'' I'm sat in my bed at the Royal Stoke University Hospital with my RECTAL CANCER removed. This is m...