A fearless Lincolnshire man who was diagnosed with bowel cancer nine years ago and now has two colostomy bags is taking on a swimming challenge to raise money for a charity close to his heart. Peter Harrold, 71, from Market Rasen , found out he had stage one bowel cancer in 2015 after taking a bowel cancer screening test, and was called in for further examination after doctors discovered he had a polyp. After being referred to a consultant in Nottingham, Peter was told that he had cancer and subsequently underwent an operation to remove a section of his bowel.
READ MORE: Habrough organisation that has donated £40,000 to charity gears up to celebrate 10th anniversary Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories from Grimsby with our free newsletter Unfortunately, he continued to experience problems with his bowels for the next two years, and would sometimes have to go to the toilet up to 20 times a day. He was referred back to hospital and further examination showed that his bowel had been perforated, which meant he had to have his bowel and bladder removed. He will now have two colostomy bags for the rest of his life.
Peter said the experience had been extremely tough, but that the doctors and staff had been “amazing” throughout the process. Peter and his wife (Image: Bowel Cancer UK) “All the time I kept thinking, ‘I'm going to go home, I’m going to survive this,’ and somehow, I did,” he said. “I always try to be positive.
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