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Last year I was totally overwhelmed by the generosity of all the lovely people who sponsored me for my "walk". As I am really passionate in wanting to raise some more money for the amazing 0xford Cancer Centre, I will be supporting the 0xford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds "It's Not Just A Walk In The Park" for the second time on the 21st 0ctober.This walk is my way of giving something back to them for saving my life as I know only too well that without my brilliant surgeon "Mr T" and his team I would not be here today, which would have been entirely my own fault, due to my terrible fear and phobia of hospitals and doctors,which was why I went into complete and utter denial of my "bump" and that there was anything wrong - just my age.However, by February 2010 it was now very noticeable  and I tried to conceal it under a big cardigan and became a recluse as I did not want anyone to see me. In September 2010 saw my GP wanting some water tablets to get rid of severe swelling in both legs, he was having none of it, more concerned with what was hiding under my cardigan and had me admitted to RBH  that night. I was in for 4 nights and the night before I was discharged they decided I should have a scan to see what exactly was going on. Two weeks later met consultant who referred me to 0xford as he was not prepared to do surgery on me said I needed a Specialist 0ncology Gynaecologist as scan measurements taken on 15 September were 30x25x40cms and was a solid mass. Went to 0xford on 4th 0ctober, by this time "bump" had got even bigger due to my enormous appetite whereas the rest of my body was like a skeleton.Nowliving in nighties as nothing fitted me and always wore a cardigan day and night as I could not bear to see myself. Was taken to 0xford by ambulance as I could not fit in the car anymore and needed clothes to travel in, I had normally been a size 14 and we thought an size18 stretchy jogging bottoms would be fine huh!! no way my daughter made several trips to the shops for sizes 20,22, and finally 24 the largest she could find and even these were uncomfortable and cut into me. What an eventful day the 6th 0ctober was, ambulance was late stuck on M4 and we only got to the bottom of my road when they had to contact paramedics to arrange for a nurse to come out and give me morphine I was then transferred to a second ambulance with nurse on board to administer more morphine after two or maybe three stops we eventually arrived at The Churchill a couple of hours later than I expected to book in.  My surgeon came and saw me and was concerned about the mornings events but I said it was because I had to lie flat on my back with my 9months plus looking pregnant tummy and enormous legs that looked as though I had elephantitis which caused the most horendous pressure - but as soon as I stood up would go away.  Early next morning (only 3 days from first meeting my consultant) was taken down to theatre,when they said "when you get back to the ward you will have a lovely flat tummy" - did not believe them but just wanted rid of "bump". I still do not know how on earth they ever got it out ( have a really small scar) maybe one day I will find out, as now I really want and need to know, not their fault when they tried to discuss what they were going to do I said I have every faith in you and DO NOT WANT TO KNOW.  I remember waking up and feeling absoloutely fine, no pain or discomfort whatsover, and assumed they had not done surgery yet, felt my tummy and "bump" had gone and Yes i did have a very flat tummy.Later that day my surgeon "Mr T" and all of his team came to see me and said it had weighed just over seventeen and a half kilos, someone said equivalent to seventeen and a half bags of sugar.0n last years walk went as "Daisy Duck" which had been my nickname at home because of size of tummy and difficulty in walking.My son designed and made her head for me.  Mine and "Daisy's" walk raised almost £1,000.00 for 0xford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds,organisers for the walk which is now in it's 5th year and this event has raised over £110,00 for The 0xford Cancer and Heart Centres. I really wanted to do this walk to give smething back and that is why I am doing it for a second year.  Money raised for the Cancer Centre will help surgeons, doctors and patients  with extra equipment and facilities that are beyond the NHS Budget.  In the past they have purchased High Tech equipmnt such as Computer Generated Theatres to enable surgeons to perform more 'keyhole' surgery which is less invasive for patients and often results in quicker recovery times and less chance of infection.                                        

Medical advances have come a long way in recent years in the treatment and research of cancer, but it is still the biggest killer         in the UK today.

0n the 10th November 2010 got all clear from biopsy non cancerous despite being told by no less than four doctors I had cancer. I hasten to add not by anyone in 0xford.  They said until biopsy taken would not know.

Finally my son is at present working on the head I will be wearing for the walk, the idea of Buzz came from something sent to me back in the spring, from one very special nurse Chris Chamberlain who was one of the brilliant Jane Ashley Centre Nurses who looked after me for eight days, before and after my surgery. 

No words can express my Thanks for the surgery and care I received and will support  0xford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds and the fantastic 0xford Cancer Centre for the rest of my life.

0n the 6th 0ctober 2010 when it took two ambulance men and both of my children to carry me down my stairs I would never have imagined that the same day one year later I would be in Nice celebrating still being alive and very very well, so much so in June this year walked up to the crater of Mount Vesuvius, and back for my now annual visit to Nice for as long as I can.

Should you have actually got to reading all of the above Thank You and also Thanking you in advance for any donation you might give for the absoloutely fantastic and amazing 0xford Cancer Centre.

Yours very sincerely

 

Jayne

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