How do you stay positive? (About to start chemo)

Hi Rosiepose2dde31 and a warm welcome to the board. I see you’ve had a look at the ongoing capox post which is brilliant and I’ll add the link to the top tips post below too

https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_types/bowel-colon-rectum-cancer-forum/f/diagnosis/263084/chemo-top-tips-updated

Its great that you’re exercising and eating well - chemo can be tough but it’s doable and sometimes it’s reputation is worse than the actual experience.

How to stay positive? It’s tricky but time is a great healer and each clear check up will push the fear of a recurrence further back in your mind. Try to focus on the fact that the tumour has been removed and no spread to other organs or tissue is good. Chemo is the belt and braces - I liken it to digging out a dandelion (the tumour)then blasting the soil with weed killer (chemo) in case any clocks have escaped. 

I was diagnosed in 2016 at stage 3 with 2/17 lymph nodes affected - if you click on my name then my profile page will show my timeline - and I’m still ‘no evidence of disease’ as are many others who’ve passed through the board while I’ve been on it.

Please keep posting and we’ll be happy to help and support you through this

Take care

Karen x

Hi. This is so very normal. You know you have  mountains to climb but you will do it. Live your life, love, laugh and enjoy everything. Let yourself grieve and then enjoy life again. Lots of love xx