Hi and good evening. I have been diagnosed with Colonrectal cancer, and have today finished my second week of Chemoradiology.
I have another 3 weeks to go before this finishes and then having a break of six weeks before surgery to let my body recover.
The surgery is to remove the Tumor, and unfortunately the Anus, because the Tumor is close to the opening.
This will mean living afterwards with a Stomar, and hope that I can resume with life as near as normal as possible.
Is there anyone in a similar position in my area in West Sussex, who would like to meet up for coffee etc, so you can guide me, or i can pick your brains.
Nothing to serious, but more of a social meeting would be the idear. THANKS.
Hi Manisino, welcome to the community, but so sorry you find yourself here. I have a different cancer to you, but thought I would come and say hello, and suggest a couple of things that may help you along the way. There are lots of support groups here in the online community where you can chat to people who have a similar diagnoses to yourself. You can join the bowel-colon-rectum-cancer-forum where there will be other people who will be able to share their experience with you.
There is also an In your area page, where you can pop in your postcode and it will show you what support groups are near to you.
Wishing you all the best with your treatment.
