Dealing with health conditions after cancer

Hi all I could say a lot more but that’s not fair we are going through a lot together on different levels but I would love to meet others and help and listen because it’s better to talk than keeping it to yourself xx

Maggie’s are pretty good at that. They have get togethers with like minded and affected folk. Good luck Dods 

Hi Dylan,

I had lumpectomies in September 2024 followed by radiation and I want to tell you how I have adjusted to the “new normal”. 
I will always live under the shadow of “will it come back” but in the meantime, I am living life to the fullest (despite the tiredness, night sweats, disturbed sleep patterns, etc.)  have started a daily exercise routine, meditate every morning at 6:30am, watch what I eat, work and socialise as much as my energy will allow me to. My cancer has been a rude awakening but it has given me the opportunity to “re-boot” and get ready for  whatever life throws at me. 

My husband has just had Ivor Lewis surgery. We are week 6+ still in hospital with AL leaks and necrotic tissue and chest drain pumping out litres of fluid a day.

I have no idea if this will heal and am frightened now and for the road ahead.

You must stay positive for your husband and take care of yourself he needs you some patients take a little extra time than others all my love dods

I am trying  I'm always positive when I see him and reserve my fear/tears once outside, but it is taking a toll.

It also makes me incredibly sad to hear my husband regret having surgery.

Ivor Lewis is a very brutal surgery, he has got to be positive and try to help himself you can’t start regretting it’s negative, what you don’t say is his age and how active he was before the operation I was very active and was only 56 it all helps with recovery ️‍ 

He is 59, will be 60 in hospital. Was a heavy life long smoker, but generally fit.

I am trying hard to change his mind set with gentle encouragement and positivity. 

Right it’s now time for him to wake up and stop being pathetic time for him to start walking and not being pushed around and stop talking about a bed at home don’t go there if he hadn’t had surgery it would have been worse, find out what the nurses have to say about him I do care about all people suffering through this type of cancer and recovery iam 12yrs post surgery and it’s still not easy 

Yup. Agree, need to shake him up a bit and get some fight and positivity. 

I took ankle weights in and small 0.5/1kg weights for him to use while sitting to try to gain back some of the muscle he lost, but he asked me to take them home. I will take them back in tomorrow!

I know he is still really ill, but he could be doing some gentle exercise otherwise when the time comes to get out of hospital he'll be too weak to walk.

Thank you for this.