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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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Hi Amandas. Don't feel bad about feeling sad. You're not a robot and all this makes anyone sad. Know that you are cared about and loved. We are all here to support you. I don't know who said on here that we are all holding it together and sometimes it's all a bit too much. All my love the Prince of leaking eyes.
Hi just a quick note from me. Our bodies resources get stretched to the max and then some, so occasionally bits of our workforce get redeployed ... we get 'sad' or 'anxious' when our 'feeling chipper' minions have been drafted in to help out with another part of the coping and healing process.
Sometimes this doesn't happen until major events like surgery or a treatment phase is complete and everything is working out and going great and suddenly WHAM! Emotional and fragile and weak.
I wish medics would give folks the heads up about this as it can be quite unnerving ... but common. I call it the twang back effect of being strrrrrrretched.
Take care hun.
Gill H thought I had said still looking for appointment. It's like trying to knit spaghetti. Urgent and emergency have been redefined into request consideration for an appointment you can book for NOT today.
I suspect you are not having a good time right now so express delivery of
Cheers
Morning Shimmers
Express delivery of hugs just arrived and gratefully received as you're right - another rubbish day's rolling. We were supposed to be going shopping *shrugs shoulders*
Let's hope you get an appointment soon hon, and great post to Amanda by the way - you've filled the role of resident councellor. Take this and wear it with aplomb xxx
Hi ladies Gill And shimmering unicorn good afternoon. Thank you for your kind words. Thid group and yourselves are amazing. Over the last week ive had everything now i have a throat infection. On penicillin 8 tablets per day. My throat feels dreadful.
You are so right that medics deal with the operation. Chemotherapy etc but who deals with our minds. Its certainly been one heck if a journey.
Hope you are both having a nice day and relaxing xxx
I registered online i did and months later got a call from my local dentist.
Nhs wales i registered with.
Xxx
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