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Strange spots and dots

Was having a part of me ultrasounded and the sonographer noticed a spot somewhere else. A couple of days of tests and seeing a new surgeon followed. It jolted my partner and I out of the kind of comfort zone we'd ended up in after 5 years of no evidence of disease...Read More

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When you get a call to say the doctor wants to see you. ....

Why do those words instil so much fear in you when you have tests the previous week - tomorrow lunch time will tell if my cancer has returned after only 3 months in remission

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Anxiety

I have survived bowel cancer stage 1 by having my large bowel removed in July 2014. The drastic surgery I opted for has given me permanent re plumbing and due to surgery complications almost killed me with a long stint in intensive care.....but I have since recover...Read More

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Surviving the waiting game

Hi all I'm new here, beware my verbal diarrhoea is about to begin. In March this year my cancer was removed from my bladder in what I can only describe as the most traumatic experience of my life. I was 20 weeks pregnant at the time and fortunately they got it al...Read More

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anxiety

Hi I am wondering if anyone else suffers from severe anxiety post cancer I am 5 yrs survivorship and finding the anxiety is beginning to control my life I thought it would get better as the years progressed but it seems to be getting worsre.

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5 years.....

Hi All - this is my first foray into this sort of forum.... Basically I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Nov 2008. I had a young family at the time (my children are now 8 & 10) so I soldiered on through chemo and surgeries and tried to keep life status quo for ...Read More

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Finally plucked up the courage to join

Hello All I am a Bowel Cancer survivor so to speak, as I have only been off the juice(chemo) for nearly six months(6 months of Zoloda and 3months of Folfox). I have had a Bowel resection and a liver resection and have been given the all clear so far. I am obvious...Read More

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Cancer - the gift that just keeps on giving

Hi. This is the first time I have posted something. Looking for advice on how to handle all the new hurdles that come with "after cancer". I had head a neck cancer last year. Have now gone just over one year since been given the all clear. However, does anyone...Read More

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New to the site- feeling lost

Hi, new to all this- will be coming up to 2yrs since diagnosis in Sept. Felling very anxious- you see my granddad was well for 2yrs before his cancer returned and took his life, and for some reason I can't get this out of my head- I am well, other than the 3 tumors...Read More

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can you help me stop the panic?

Hi peoples It's been a while since I've been here. My husband was diagnosed 2 years ago now, and we've been lucky he's been in remission since then. But he seems to get sick a lot these days, and this time it isn't going away (or so it seems). I am beside mysel...Read More

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