I Looked Like Freddy Krueger After Bowel Cancer Spread Through My Body – The First Warning Sign

A DAD “left looking like Freddy Krueger” after a horrific reaction to chemotherapy first noticed something was wrong when he discovered blood in his stool.

Shortly after him symptoms began, earlier in the form of Geoffrey Seymour was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer.

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The 41-year-old underwent chemotherapy but reacted badly and his face turned into “Nightmare on Elm Street“, he says.

This left him embarrassed to attend his son’s cricket matches and desperate for alternative treatment.

Geoffrey’s ordeal began in April 2021, just two weeks before his birthday, when he received the first warning signs.

When he noticed blood in his stool, he remembered that it was a sign of cancer from the TV advert, so he quickly visited his GP.

A few weeks later, Jeffrey, who lives in Richmond, SW Londonwith his wife Santa, 44, and their son Mark, 10, was diagnosed with stage four colorectal disease. cancerwhich has spread from the colon to the liver.

He said: “I’ve always looked after myself so to be diagnosed was huge.”

Geoffrey began chemotherapy but had a bad reaction due to it killing his fast growing cells, causing the skin on his face to blister.

A procurement specialist described the situation as so difficult and seemingly hopeless that it was like “being wrapped in a burning paper bag”.

According to dad, it is made him look like Kruger from the 1984 film.

Geoffrey then had to give up family activities he enjoyed, such as tennis, basketball and cricket. He also stopped going to Mark’s sports matches.

He said: “If I didn’t go there with a bag on my head, other people would come up to me and look at me thinking, ‘What’s wrong with this guy?’ when I’m very happy to blend in with the crowd.

“[But] not having the energy to do the things i want to do is the biggest real bummer.

“I’m just not used to not doing anything – I’m not used to being the kind of guy who has to go rest or even take a nap.

“I want my son to feel like a little boy, to be cheeky and naughty and do what he likes without worrying about me.”

After Jeffrey’s treatment stopped working, so, trying to save his life, he went to Germany for dendritic cell therapy – where a personalized vaccine is created in the laboratory to stimulate the immune system.

“VERY EMOTIONAL”

According to Cancer Research UK, research in this area is at an early stage, so it was not cheap.

Just one injection on October 17 cost £17,000 and Geoffrey is now waiting to see if that is enough to help him as he continues to fundraise to pay for it.

He said: “I couldn’t even wait until the fundraiser was over to do it, just because I was so worried that the disease might spread.”

Fortunately, his wife Santa, a senior lab assistant, was incredibly supportive throughout the process.

Theirs GoFundMe the appeal raised almost £27,000.

Geoffrey said: “It’s really quite emotional.

“I don’t feel alone and I feel like the Army is really behind me and ready to support me if I fall.”

Since the dendritic cell treatment, Jeffrey said he still feels tired and lives with “excruciating pain,” but realizes it’s not a “miracle drug” that will fix things overnight.

Depending on the results, he may need to pay for an additional vaccine and additional treatment abroad.

“Obviously I want to get things sorted and I want to sort out my problems and not wait for the NHS because I feel like it’s like a ticking time bomb and there’s no time to really wait,” he added.

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