Friday 3 February 2012

The 3rd of February 2012, is as good a date as any to do my first post on my blog.  Two years ago today I had a colonoscopy procedure.  A colonoscopy is a test that provides an inside look at your colon and rectum.  A doctor uses a flexible tube (called a colonoscope) that has the ability to snip off polyps. The colonoscopy didn't last very long because the specialist nurse found an apple-core lesion within the first few minutes.  There and then he told me I had cancer and that it was almost causing a complete blockage.  He told me I had a huge mountain to climb.  Since that day, I've been climbing a huge mountain...