I had a pelvic exentaration May 2024. Still recovering from this. It’s really tough at the beginning.
Hi Star10473 and a very warm welcome to the Macmillan Community but sorry to hear about your the challenges you are having.
Navigating a cancer journey can be such a stressful and challenging time but getting support from people who have walked or are walking the ‘exact same' journey can help a lot. I have a completely different (incurable) cancer although I have relapsed multiple times over my 25 years so I understand in part the journey you are on.
This New to Community area is like our reception desk where we look to try and direct you to the best part of the Community for you to get support.
The Community is actually divided into dedicated Support Groups (Discussion Rooms)…….. but I do see that you have already joined and put up a few posts in our dedicated Cervical cancer support group.
This group is a safe place to talk to others with a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support. l
.The Macmillan Support Line is open between 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00…… this service provides cancer information, practical information, emotional support or just a listening ear.
Talking to people ‘face to face’ can be very helpful so do check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support in your area, do also check for a local Maggie's Centre as these folks are amazing.
Do get back to me if you need further help navigating the community.
