Just had my diagnosis waiting for chemotherapy appointment. Told I need a MRI now worried sick because it's in my lymph nodes it may of spread to other parts of my body.
Does anyone else wake up silly hours at night get up watch TV every night I wake just after 3 can't sleep till about 5 in morning. Hoping this habit goes, thinking it may be because everything is new to me.
Hi Maxsimmo
I am sorry you have been diagnosed and are waiting for more scans and for your chemo to start. I think this stage of gathering data and waiting is the hardest stage for everyone. It does usually feel better once you start treatment. If you scroll down this forum (it maybe on the second page rather than the first), there’s a thread called AWAKE. When you can’t sleep, there will usually be people online there, if that’s of help to you.

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