Colon and Liver Cancer and Liver Resection.

FormerMember over 5 years ago

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Hi I'm new to this group and not very good with technology. Dec 2017 I was diagnosed with Cancer of the colon and liver wich was advanced. After 16 months of Chemo twice a month 3 days each time my Cancer had cleared from the Colon and mooved into Liver .In August this year I had a Liver Resection and they removed 70% of Liver.From day 1 I have been very positive about this and coped very well with Chemo. My resection was successful and went to plan and time scale.My problem now is I'm finding it difficult to cope with and I am getting depressed and suffering from Anxiety and Panic attacks. I have plenty of support around me and my 11 year old daughter is fully aware of my predicament. But when I get emotional she gets upset.I now I'm not alone and consider myself to be very lucky.I have lost a bit of appetite and a stone in weight. I Appologies if I've gone on a bit but would appreciate any comments and advice.Im a male aged 61.If I've done this not correct please tell me.

buttercup01 over 5 years ago

Well done unleadedkev for telling us how it is for you.

I'm please you have plenty of support but do you think it might be helpful to talk - either face to face at a Macmillan or Maggie's centre ( see In your area on the home page) or to the helpline on 0808 808 0000, 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week?

Now that all your treatment is done, there's a kind of "what happens now?" feeling, isn't there?

Btw, you've said it how it is, so it's correct

Why not join the Liver, secondary cancer group so you can get support from those in the same boat as u

Fear of the unknown is the worst thing. Once we know what we're facing, we find the strength to deal with it.

FormerMember over 5 years ago in reply to buttercup01

Thank You buttercup01.Macmillan cancer support have been very good to me since my original diagnosis .I spoke to them after my resection for some Councilling and they suggested I rang the 0808 no which I did and they told me about the Community Forum and also they are sending me some books. Thank you for telling me about liver,secondary support group.Im not very good with the internet etc so do I just type that name in the group's box.

Many thanks.

Thehighlander over 5 years ago in reply to FormerMember

Hi and a second welcome, these are some links that may help you navigate the community to some groups Bowel (colon and rectum) cancer and Liver cancer and see you have found our Liver, secondary cancer group.

Just follow the links above, hitting ‘Join the Group’ tab just under the main group name, then go to the 'Start a Discussion' tab and set up your own Discussion and introduce yourself to the group - you could just copy an paste what you have in this first post.

You have found our various Macmillan Support Line Services to be helpful on 0808 808 00 00 this free service covers Emotional Support, Practical Information. Clinical Information, Financial Support and Work Guidance mostly open 8.00 to 8.00 but check the link.

We also have our ‘Ask an Expert’. section where you can post questions to our mostly Volunteer Experts but please allow 2 working days to get a reply.

Our Online Information and Support Section is a good place to find information covering cancer diagnosis, treatments and pages covering most types of cancers.

Talking to people face to face can help a lot so check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Supportin your area or a Maggie’s Centre as these folks are amazing.

When you feel up to it try putting some information in your profile. This really helps others when answering. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. Just click on YOUR username, select 'Edit Profile'. Put as much or as little in your profile and you can amend it at any time - you can see members profiles by hitting our forum names.

All the very best.

Mike (Thehighlander)

It always seems impossible until its done - Nelson Mandela

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