Diagnosed today

Hi,

Sending you best wishes after your diagnosis. I have also recently been diagnosed and like you am awaiting further tests and results on other things they want to check - before getting a treatment plan. You sound like you are staying positive which is good! I also found it hard telling relatives especially. Just wanted to say hi and respond to your post and wish you all the best - people on here have been so supportive and helpful when I’ve reached out xx

Hi Barbienemesis,

Just to say that I am thinking about you. I also hated telling my adult children as I knew they would be so worried about me. I am usually the one who protects them. However, they have rallied together and are willing me on.

It is good news that there is no spread. You will feel better when the plan is in place. Keep in touch. x

Hi sorry to hear, it's a crazy whirlwind once the diagnosis is confirmed and soon you will have a plan.

I found telling people really hard because then you feel responsible for their distress. It's just a bit rubbish but soon you will have a plan in place and can focus on treatment.  

Best wishes xx

I'm sorry about your diagnosis. 

I found it very hard to tell people. I didn't want their sympathy, I just wanted to get well again. And I didn't want to be treated differently. I may be a bit weird though. 

Hi not weird at all I was / am just the same. I don't want sympathy and seeing people's upset and anxiety really gets to me. I am essentially a private person so navigating this side of the illness is tough. I still haven't told any neighbours, just cannot bear it, so hoping I can get away with it even when chemo starts! 

Hello.  First of all I'm sending love and positive thoughts to you.  I was diagnosed yesterday.  I was expecting the diagnosis of a tumour in the colon but disappointed that I would need chemo after surgery due to spread to some lymph nodes. I agree with the other comments about telling friends and family, but I just got it over with as soon as I got home from the hospital.  I found people were sorry for me, which although well meaning I don't really want, but they were just  concerned and also wanting information about what happens next.  I think it's as hard hearing the news as telling it, and me being me I was more concerned about how my loved ones felt, but it's a relief to be open about it really.