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Bittersweet results From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (67 days old)

3 months on and recovery has been great. I've started running again though a running injury has sidelined me for the last week which has been irritating to say the least. And I've been back for 2 clin… more

Improving, but it's an uphill struggle... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (120 days old)

Well it's now nearly 6 weeks since the surgery, and things are much easier. The scar is healing nicely, the steri-strips are all off, and I'm no longer on painkillers, so in that respect I'm please… more

Litte steps forward... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (146 days old)

Been out of hospital now 5 days, (an 2 weeks post-op today) and it's getting easier. Yesterday I walked (somewhat gentle and gingerly it has to be said) about a mile and a half going to doctors, pharm… more

Bumper's back...! From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (150 days old)

Well, I've made it back from Christies - again! What a few weeks I've had, it's had its ups and its downs and I thought I'd share it with you all if you have a few minutes (this isn’t going to be… more

The last few hours before hospital... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (162 days old)

Can't sleep. I've been up since 04:30am, and drunk too much tea. I'll be getting myself and everything sorted for hospital over the next hour and a half, and I admit to being nervous about once aga… more

Here we go again... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (176 days old)

Well, the Cancer is back! It appears that when I had my appendix out originally, the surgeons (not knowing it was diseased) took it out without 'bagging' it (now standard practice I understand), an… more

Baby William From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (341 days old)

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The patter of tiny feet... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (341 days old)

Hi readers! There IS life after Cancer! In the wee small hours of Wednesday the 3rd of December, 2 days after our wedding anniversary, Tracey gave birth (by cesarian section) to William, a bounc… more

Ah, how things change!!! From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (524 days old)

As I type this blog entry, I'm mulling on how things have moved on in the last 8 months since undergoing major abdominal surgery. I find it hard to believe now that nearly 8 months ago I was in the… more

Nearly six months..... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (593 days old)

How time flies... Now having had my first post-op CT scan, I have got the results and they show no signs of disease or lesions, and indicate that my abdominal cavity appears disease free. Also my b… more

16 weeks on... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (640 days old)

Interesting week I have to say, and very positive on a number of scores. Last Sunday, the 3rd of February, I ran the Alsager 5 (a 5 mile road race in the town of Alsager between Middlewich (home) a… more

Back on-line, back to health??? From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (688 days old)

Finally, I'm able to get back on-line and update my blog. Apologies to all for not keeping you up-to-date; Orange have taken an incredible amount of flak from me over the last 2 months in trying to… more

Incompetent Internet Provider From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (717 days old)

Sorry for the lack of recent updates all, Orange have been proving themselves to be the MOST incompetent ISP ever and cannot get their server to accept my username and password to get me onto the i… more

It's now 4 weeks... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (736 days old)

FOUR WEEKS! Here's me getting ticked off 'cos I'm not getting better faster, and it dawned on me last night that it was 4 weeks today that I was going down to theatre for a 7 hour operation - I sup… more

12 days after discharge - Captain Slog, supplemental... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (741 days old)

Nearly 2 weeks have now passed since my discharge from Christies, it seems like 5 minutes!Starting to really pick up now. I've been struggling for the last 10 days with back pain when I've bee… more

1 week down and still going.... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (746 days old)

Wow! It's now over a week since I was discharged from Christies - it seems so very much longer... It's not been the easiest of weeks for a number of reasons. Firstly and most difficult has been the… more

New and permanent.... From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (750 days old)

Well, this is where you'll find me now, my updates, my recover, my news on the cancer (check ups, tests, results etc), and my general burblings... Feel free to pop back whenever you wish, and join … more

Information from the temporary webspace brought forward From Bumper in Tweeksies updates (750 days old)

Steve's update's from old weblog. How Steve's getting on with the recovery from Cancer Still improving... Just a quick update to let you all know how the last few days have been. Got home on … more