Following further tests at my GP’s surgery, it was concluded in March 2005 that I had asthma, and I was prescribed a preventative inhaler – which seemed to work. My GP arranged for an xray examination, but this revealed nothing sinister. Curiously, the allergy has now completely disappeared – see Concluding thoughts (below).įollowing a skiing holiday in January 2005, I developed a persistent cough. I was referred by my GP to an allergy consultant, who advised me not to eat shellfish and prescribed an Epipen for emergencies. I had eaten prawns, mussels, crabs and lobsters all my life without ill-effects, but now even a single prawn would cause my lips and face to swell up and hives to appear all over my body. In the summer of 2003 I also developed an allergy to shellfish. A colonoscopy in January 2004 revealed that the colitis was more active than usual, and I was prescribed new medications, Asacol (long-term medication) and Prednisolone (a “quick-fix” steroid which I took for about a month), that brought the flare-ups under control.
PMP CANCER SERIES
I then began to suffer a series of major flare-ups, which led to my being referred by my GP to a gastro-intestinal consultant at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, in October 2003. It would flare up only occasionally and become an annoyance – that is until the summer of 2003. It has been successfully controlled by medication. The ulcerative colitis has never been a major problem. I have rarely been ill, apart from suffering from a mild form of ulcerative colitis, which was first diagnosed in the early 1970s when I was around 30 years of age. I have had a successful career as a university teacher – see my personal wiki: I have travelled all over the world, and I enjoy walking, swimming, playing golf and skiing.
Colonoscopy and CT scan: 1 November 2006.Visit to Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital: 4 October 2006.The summer of 2006: birth of our second granddaughter.Holiday weekend in Brussels: 1-4 June 2006.My disease is identified as Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP): 26 April 2006.Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): 2 April 2006.The beginning of my recovery: March 2006.I am diagnosed with cancer: December 2005 to February 2006.I hope my story will give encouragement and support to fellow-sufferers.
It’s written in the form of a diary, which I updated regularly. This is my personal account of my battle with a very rare form of cancer known as Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP). Graham Davies’ Survival Story Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP)
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