mind in overdrive.

Hi JulieH247 you are almost at the same point as my husband he finished his radiotherapy last Tue 4/6/19 he is now waiting for ct MRi but he has been told 8 to 10 weeks before he will have those and he hasn't been given a date.

try and stay positive you have got this far, I know it's easy for me to say I'm not the patient, my husband is trying to do the same and stay positive.

do you have anything nice planned that you can look forward too? We were hoping for better weather as I'm sure lots of people were too!

we are hoping to have a holiday and try to get some kind of normal in these few weeks.

there are a couple of others on this forum at more or less same stage, just finished treatment and waiting. It's good to post on here I find as good community support.

trying to keep busy but gentle on self too, some treats in order as been long five weeks.

look after you and take care xxxx

Hi Julie,glad you have got your treatment done and dusted, l am afraid that worrying just becomes part of your life, it does get slightly easier as your journey continues, but I am sure even people that are years down the road are never completely free from worry, I just try and enjoy each day as it comes,wishing you all the best for the future,. Cheers. John.  XXX.

Hi 

I haven’t got anything planned, we are busy at work.

maybe talk about it when I get home, I’m still struggling with radiotherapy burns, getting slightly better each day though

Usually anything from two weeks to a month, depends on your particular case.

And yes it is tough going from radio/chemo to then waiting.

The way I kept calm was understanding that when the MDT team meet, the decision is made. I have done my bit, now it's their turn. I tried to give each department/team at each stage the responsibility. I tried not to take on the responsibility myself.

There's a great quote that goes something like: focus your energy on the things you can change, accept the things that you cannot. This is the route to happiness.

I know it's a bit blah blah blah heh, but it helped me.

Very early on I hung off the phrase "everything that is happening to you is supposed to be happening, so relax".

Talk is cheap, but it's what helped me. I reminded myself of these things at the same point you are at. And there are some great people on here that are at this same point right now and hold this kind of thinking too.

I hope it's some comfort. But it's ok to feel uncomfortable too - I was nowhere near the Zen I make out haha, but these little things helped lessen the stress.

I am a year since my surgery, you'll be here too, ready to spread the word

Hi Julie

I too finished chemoradiation yesterday and now have the wait for scans and results  . I know how you are feeling . I plan to go back to work in a weeks time and just try and carry on with normal things . On the bright side of things we might get a bit of a summer  to enjoy before the next round of appointments

Love Peacock62 xxx