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Less than 3 years since diagnosis
Interview 23  

Interview 23

Age at Interview: 68
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 67
Background:

Brief outline:Diagnosed with colorectal cancer 2000, under went surgery and chemotherapy.


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Her GP and surgeon were very approachable and this meant a lot to her.

 



Well the district nurse can't get over the fact that I can eh, do all this house and more, and hang curtains when I shouldn't be: "You should have somebody in to do that." And then my son was here when doctor was up, and he said to the doctor "Will you talk to mum because she's been out doing that garden?" He says "Bill I don't talk to your mum because every time I say "don't do" she carries on and does it and she's fine." He said, "So all I'm going to do is ask her to put her coat on and come and do mine under medical supervision!"

As I say it's like I go to the doctors and they're not doctors to me, they're friends, right from the surgeon down. The surgeon, he's from Glasgow and he's the top man in Britain for bowel cancer which I was lucky to have, and he jokes about things, he, his wife was into hospital just after I had my operation and I mean you didn't ask what had happened but he told us, he had to cancel because his wife was rushed into hospital. But it turns out she had a wee baby girl and when you say "How's your wee daughter getting on!" "Women. That's two women I have to fight against now!" and he jokes about things.

I mean he does not go in, some of these surgeons when they come through the wards could hardly speak, but he jokes and he tells you anything you want to know. You just have to say "Could you tell me?" and he'll be honest with you.
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