Hi, I'm Alison, 52, happily married and have 2 bengal kitties, completely bonkers but lovable hubby and newly married beautiful daughter. I also have bowel cancer T3N2M0. Had a colonoscopy in June where they found a friable mass which was either diverticular or cancer, turned out it was cancer. I've had lots of tests and scans during the last 2 weeks including a PET scan yesterday, I'm having surgery on 5th August. Staying positive most of the time but have a wobble every now and again. I'm a paper crafter but my creative mojo has flown out of the window. I'm worried about staying in hospital, that it's going to really hurt after the op. Also rather disappointed that my kidney donor card carrying days are over as they don't accept from people who have had advanced cancer - I've carried that card for 30 years, been on telly promoting it and everything.
