Pity Party?

Hi, I think when you've had a diagnosis it's possible to feel a whole range of emotions including anger, fear, pity, guilt and even joy when news isn’t as bad as you thought. In my view, all of these emotions are ok, it's our brains way of processing the news and it's not right or wrong.

I mostly felt fear, then “why me” but I really tried hard to keep myself busy so that I didn't have any of these thoughts and this helped me a lot.

I also talked to the lovely people at Macmillan when I was feeling down.  You can call them on 0800 808 0000 and they are great st listening and providing advice.  Best wishes 

i have sat at that table and only had lumpectomy (raises a glass) although i don’t think I feel the why me, it’s more so the sadness of what life was like before this. the simplicity of not having to think about this, but then try to remember if not this then what?  we can let this bring us down or we can get on, and having watched family members deal with similar issues, kind of brings home how i cant really complain, because they have made it through. and as a the saying goes, “don’t say whoa in a mud hole. “