What happened to me? Since I was diagnosed in 2010, I’ve always known about a fibrosis issue in my retroperitoneal area. It was identified on the very first CT scan which triggered my diagnosis. Here’s how the radiologist described it – “There is a rind of abnormal tissue surrounding the aorta extending distally from below […]
A few years ago, I received a request from a reader asking if I could write an article listing all the symptoms experienced by a Neuroendocrine Cancer patient and how to sort out what is and what isn’t associated with NETs. Although I chuckled and raised an eyebrow at the request, inside I was genuinely […]
On the day I was diagnosed, I hadn’t really thought about questions, the only one I actually remember asking was “how long do I have left to live” (I watch too many movies!). On the day of diagnosis and period beyond, people tend to feel emotions of shock, denial, anger, and sadness, before going on […]
An awareness post from Ronny Allan BEWARE There are a lot of scary diseases in this world. Take the lesser-known type of cancer that infiltrated my body for example – Neuroendocrine Cancer. Not only is it scary but it’s also cunning, devious, misleading, and double-crossing. It likes nothing better than to play tricks on you. […]
A satirical look at the acronym or abbreviation “NET”. I wrote this after I noticed many non-NET people reading my blogs. The acronym ‘NET‘ (NeuroEndocrine Tumour) can be advantageous to NET advocates and organisations because it occasionally attracts readership from outside the Cancer community when links are accidentally found by ‘surfers’. NET just also happens to be a common […]
