"Bowel Cancer - Grantham v Lincoln"

Further to my post on 9th September 2017. It’s now 9th October.

My operation to remove a cancerous growth from my bowel was undertaken only two weeks ago on 25th September at Grantham hospital. Yes, I had to accept an appointment in Grantham as at Lincoln I could have had to wait until November or later.

However, I am so pleased I accepted Grantham. The operation was carried out using laparoscopic surgery and the immediate aftercare in the Acute Care Unit (ACU) was tremendous despite the staff being stretched to the limit on several occasions. In fact all the staff at the hospital were brilliant.

On the third day I was moved to Ward 2 and from there made such good progress that I was discharged on the Sunday – only six days after the operation.

Ward 2 staff were kind, considerate and yes again they were over stretched but were still able to help me to a speedy recovery. My special thanks must go to the nurse who spotted a potential problem with my water works and dealt with it in such a professional and speedy manner.

Back at home I am progressing well and last Wednesday I was told that the Cancer had not spread into any other areas of my body so no further procedures are required. It was such a relief to hear this good news.

The district nurses continue to attend to my current needs and apart from ongoing problems with my waterworks everything appears to be on the up.

So, on reflection, Grantham was the place to be. The worst part of attending Grantham was the hours journey back home on the very bumpy roads of Lincolnshire!!!!!

So a big thank you to the surgeons and all the staff involved my operation and recovery.