Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and just wanted to know if what I'm experiencing is normal and if anyone has any suggestions on the best way to cope!!
A bit of background on myself.....
I was diagnosed with colon cancer in Dec 2017 aged 46, it was classed by my surgeon as a grade 3 and it had invaded multiple lymph nodes. The surgery was a success yet I still had to have 6 months of weekly chemo.
In the July of 2018 during a routine scan they found 2 tumours on my liver, it was explained to me as secondary cancer due to the lymph nodes being invaded by cancer. I had these operated on in the September of 2018 and had 25% of my liver taken. A couple of complications happened after this surgery and unfortunately after I'd been discharged (which was 36hrs after surgery). I had a massive haematoma which required a week stay in my local hospital with a drain and then after being discharged from there I fell very ill 3 days later and was yet again admitted and they found a huge abcess on the liver op site. Another drain was put in situ, I was in hospital for 2 weeks but the drain stayed in place for 6 weeks.
That's my cancer journey.
Prior to my cancer diagnosis I very rarely bothered my doctors with pain problems, I just got on with them and they knew that if I did go down that it was because of something serious that I could no longer cope with.
My question is.... is it normal to panic after cancer that any severe abdominal pain is the cancer returning???
I'm going out of my mind as to how much I'm contacting my Dr's for different issues and I feel like I'm becoming a nuisance. It's playing havoc with my mental health and I don't know which way to turn anymore. Can anyone shed some light if this is normal??? And if they have any tricks on how to get over it please.
Thank you
Leda
