One for you, STC... my father asked his consultant if he thinks he'll be able to swim if/when he completes rehab/physio... consultant said nothings guaranteed but he'd expect swimming to be no problem in due course... grand, says he... I couldn't swim when I came in.
Rat , about 15 years ago I went into Tallaght Hospital to have (what I taught) a Polyp removed from me rear end on a Bright Wednesday morning, anyways on the Friday morning the Consultant came around early and told me I have Cancer and he would probably have to remove my Back Passage and I'd have a bag for the rest of me life.
Didn't sink in at first and when he left the nurse came in and consoled me and told me what I could and couldn't do when you have a bag,
anyways she said I could play Tennis, I replied "That's great because I could never play Tennis Before", said in my most serious manner.
Honest to God a True story.
Anyway bottom line is I was OK in the end and he didn't have to remove the rear tunnel, go for the scopes every now and again.