Remission and fear of further cancer, bowel or other?

Hi Rabbit 55 . It’s a normal reaction and time helps push the anxiety a little bit further back after each clear scan. A lot of people have found this paper helpful?

https://www.workingwithcancer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/After-the-treatment-finishes-then-what.pdf

Please give the support desk a ring and have a chat with them - they are lovely and will listen and help you 

Take care

Karen x

Hello Rabbit 55

I can understand how you feel it’s difficult to share our thoughts with our loved ones 

You may find that chatting here is a way to release some of the anxiety 

My GP was supportive after my operation and gave me some medication and I’ve had counselling through MacMillan which also gave support when I needed it. 

Take care 

Hi Rabbit 55 

I understand it’s not always easy to address your own needs especially if you are the person who people normally come to share their issues . I am going to link in a thread as you may relate to some of the original posters discussion .

Taking the time to address your concerns is important going forward . In recognition of this Macmillan has teamed up with Bupa to offer six free counselling sessions. It can be done  online I think . The helpline has all the information. 0808 808 0000. 

I think it’s perfectly reasonable when you have had a health issue to lose some confidence in your health for a period of time and I can assure you as an ex occupational therapist this is not just with cancer other conditions cause the same issues to surface . 
Just for your encouragement though bowel cancer stats on recurrences significantly tail off after two years . 

I will link in the thread below .

Take care ,

Court 

 https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_types/bowel-colon-rectum-cancer-forum/f/new-here-say-hello/260139/mental-health-post-surgeries
This is the thread I mentioned above !

Court