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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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Hello Soc
I know some people find it hard to talk about their diagnosis - and to be honest anything medical terrifies them!
Look at me 5 foot 7 inches, 15 stone 10 (don't check my BMI - I already know!) a man (Well OK I have no testosterone 
) and I can't stand the sight of my own blood and I am needle phobic!! I have been on my personal journey 4.5 years, I have regular blood tests, cannula's stuck in my arm and with having Prostate Cancer my dignity left the room even before the full diagnosis BUT
I appreciate the treatment my team put me through is for my benefit so I am more that happy to overcome my fears.
The beauty of The Community is we are anonymous (Ok I may give too much away about who I am - but I enjoy helping others) so why not have a look around the head and neck group on the Community - here's the link you need:
You don't have to post anything but there may be specific support for you there and my fellow Community Champion who looks after that group Beesuit would be more than happy to help you. (Bloody hell Sarah21 's faster with the link than me!!).
We are all here for you.
Kind regards - Brian.
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We are all in this together, to help each other-that’s what it’s all about. I’ve found laughs, kindness, sympathy and all sorts in this group. I’m just envious of not being allowed Cornettos!
This cancer stuff is hard, we’re scared, feel alone, we feel no-one really understands what we’re going through…but here, we absolutely do.
Big hugs, lovely.
Sarah xx
Brian, you know I don’t know you other as my friend on here, but I still have this picture in my mind’s eye of you smiling and with a twinkle in your eye-I’ve told you that before!
Both of us have had our dignity leave the room with our cancers, but I’m with you-my treatment was amazing and here I am to tell the tale!
Sarah xx
It will depend on just exactly what the treatment plan is.
I had the talk with my consultant about what my plan would be, and then I had to have a planning scan, which was a CT scan to measure me up and give me the little tattoos Helen mentioned.
They needed to know exactly the position of my tumour so they could target the radiotherapy exactly to the right spot, and I was also having chemotherapy at the same time as radiotherapy so it took from mid September to the beginning of November for me to get going with it all once all the details were sorted out.
Sarah xx
