Day 1

First off , I want to thank my Son's adorable fiancee, Michelle, for inspiring me to start a blog.
It enables me to let the people who really want to know how my treatment is going and how I am coping.

For the record I was diagnosed with non-Evasive Bladder Cancer in March 2010 and after undergoing treatment, which unfortunately failed to have the desire results and a 2nd course of treatment was terminated early,due to adverse reaction , the decison was taken on Christmas Eve 2010 to have my bladder removed and to have a Stoma fitted.

This surgery was due to take place on January 24th 2011, but was cancelled at the last minute as the surgeon had seen something on the Ultrasound that he didnt like the look of and a biopsy was ordered.
The results of this biopsy showed that I have TWO small tumours growing on the lymph nodes adjacent to my bowel and to have the surgery would of made the treatment of these tumours nigh on impossible or delayed it considerably.
The good surgeon Paul Hunter-Campbell referred me to a Consultant Oncologist Sarah Pascoe and a  course of Chemotherapy has been put it place.

The first dose was administered yesterday 22/3/11, and took over 8 hours ! It didnt hurt, but the ammount of drugs and infusions I had was mindblowing. The anti sickness drugs worked fine tho I have to take three a day for two more days aswell as Steriods.

I feel ok today , tired and the queasiness comes and goes. I have been warned to expect to feel worse as my white blood cell count drops and I become more prone to infection.

Next dose is due next thursday 29/3 tho thankfully , this not a 8 hour infusion !
I would like to thank all my family and friends for their messages of support, especially my wife Julie , who seems to have put up with a lot from me healthwise over the last 19 years, she truly is a saint!

Stay well , please xx