I had womb cancer two years ago. Early stage, and he got it all out (total hysterectomy) and no further treatment needed, and they've even now stopped my regular follow-ups after the two years, which does worry me a tad although they've said what to watch for and to ring them if I ever spot anything I'm concerned about.
You are only a year down the line and it's normal to feel anxiety and be down; I think sometimes it's because once we've been diagnosed with a cancer, you always have this fear that one day, even if years ahead, it will come back.
Something I have read that can help is this: Get a notebook and every day, write down 5 good things that have happened to you that day, or things that have made you feel happy. They might be only very tiny things - eg: "the sun came out today for five minutes", or "I went shopping and treated myself to a new pair of shoes". You can even challenge yourself after a bit, to make it 10 things every day. When you have a bad day, read over your book and re-read the things that have made you feel good on other days. It's just one way of focusing on positive things and less on sad thoughts.
This community here is very supportive and reassuring, as you will always find people who are in the same place, situation, or at the same stage, as you are. I'm finding it really helpful and very wide-reaching, as there are forums for every eventuality.
wow bless you yes the community has been very helpful don't feel so alone in this but I di something hopefully good thengs will keen happening to all of us i wil try that iv start counselling again because I felt 6 secession wont enough
They do seem to have this six-week limit on counselling sessions, wherever you go. Whether NHS or private. I have never figured out if they think we ought to be "better" after just six visits, or if it's a cost thing (although sometimes counselling is done by trained volunteers and you give a donation, but it's still a time thing) or if it's lack of trained counsellors to go round all the people who need their services, or if it's only designed to "put you onto the right path" although they never tell you this.
If it's a little while since you had counselling, you may find it helpful to have another few sessions because with a different person or a little further down the road, you may find you get a different angle on things.
