F*** CANCER – Sorry / not sorry.

@jimmy it is not really a final diagnosis. The diagnoses go on and on, as do the treatments that follow. Of course eventually one of them will, with hindsight, turn out to have been the final one. Either the cancer will get you, or meybe an oncoming bus or something.

Results from more invasive tests yesterday, cannot find any trace of either the growth or cancer. It’s simply not there! No sign of it.

Wow. Not sure what to say but particularly after what you have been through I cannot put into words how glad I am to read the above!

I’m so very pleased for you, I’m actually a little emotional here!

@bigblackshed
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Hi mate, just wondering how you are getting on?

You had some unexpected good news the last time you posted?

@bigblackshed

Sorry I’ve only just come to this thread. Don’t know where you’re based, but if you’ve been between Hereford and Birmingham for hospitals, then suspect you’re not a million miles from me (Worcester)… If you need a ride, or a pint, or to chat to someone who understands what you’re going through (I had a minor stroke or “TIA” in October 2020, then 2yrs later was having a cancerous polyp removed from my bowel, and all the complications that then ensued)… By all means drop me a PM…

@Poopscoop & @mboy

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I’m kind of doing OK. After the confirmation of the absence of a growth, whether it was cancer or not is still open for interpretation. Multiple consultants and medical teams are still unsure what I had or still have. What my blood tests are showing is I don’t have  cancer.

I’m being treated as if I had a stroke. Some of my current symptoms certainly indicate that, confusion, fatigue, loss of coordination. The cocktail of meds I was on required me to taper off rather than an abrupt stop, I’ve only just finished that and mixed with the other pile of pills the side effects have been horrible.

My fitness has dropped off a cliff, the last ride I had to bail because I couldn’t concentrate and I was heading for a big off.

I’ve returned to work, albeit on a part time phased return, but I’m struggling with being “work fit”. I’m absolutely exhausted after a couple of days.

@mboy

Did you used to run a bike shop in Worcester? On the Bromyard Road? If so I’ve probably spoken to you, although it would have been 10+ years ago.

^^ Thanks for the update mate. It sounds like things are still pretty tough but possibly and hopefully, on an up turn for you?

Hopefully once you are off the tablets that might make every day life a whole lot better too.

You’ve really been through the meat grinder, to hear you have returned to work part time is pretty incredible.

I’ve said it before but I continue to wish you all the best for the future and that, day by day, you start to return to some normality in your life.

Did you used to run a bike shop in Worcester? On the Bromyard Road? If so I’ve probably spoken to you, although it would have been 10+ years ago.

Worked there part time in 2012 for a bit… Set my own shop up in Droitwich back end of 2013 which I ran til mid 2019 when I closed it, and now work the other side of the counter in the bike industry still…

I live literally just round the corner from what was the Green Bike Company in St Johns though ironically, and just about to move to a new house even closer to where it was!

My fitness has dropped off a cliff, the last ride I had to bail because I couldn’t concentrate and I was heading for a big off.

Biggest thing I learnt from spending most of the last 2yrs unable to ride a bike, and significant portions of the 2yrs prior to that unable to ride too, was not to be too hard on yourself… The time will come! In the meantime don’t do yourself a damage…

I’ve returned to work, albeit on a part time phased return, but I’m struggling with being “work fit”. I’m absolutely exhausted after a couple of days.

Don’t push yourself there either… It’ll be counterproductive! If you work for a decent company, they will understand…

Feel free to PM me if you fancy a beer, chat, bike ride or whatever…