I had a WLE last week and physically i think i'm recovering well, but mentally i feel rubbish..... tearful, sad, angry and wanting to hibernate..... the WLE was just a precaution from a melanoma in situ so i dont quite understand why it is only just hitting me. I also feel like a fraud even being in this group as people in a much worse place than me....
has anyone else had these feelings?
I understand how you feel. I had a SLNB and WLE three weeks ago and I’ve since found out my results are clear. And as soon as I found that out, I felt miserable. I think I’ve been so positive and driven since my diagnosis that “the end” has taken all the stuffing out of me. My emotions are playing catch up. Do some nice things that make you feel happy and relax. Put your feet up because your body is still recovering from the WLE.
thanks it helps to know i'm not the only one. I wasn't worried at all or so i thought.... but its emotion catching up. just feel like i need a good cry about it.
i hope you are looking after yourself too! i think its probably delayed shock....you hold yourself together then once its okay you can let it go a bit!
I know. It’s horrible. I think there’s so much pressure on us to be positive. Allow yourself to cry x
I agree with all the previous posts. 6 months of hell I thankfully had a NED result a few weeks ago and after a day of laughing and crying with relief I was unexpectedly quite down. Once I started to spread the news I felt a bit under pressure from well wishers to book holidays, jumping out of planes, party, second chance, smell the coffee etc. and found myself questioning why I wasn't doing all that. The reality is my wle and slnb wounds were swollen and painful and then subsequently one got infected and is still being packed 3 times a week. Also I needed to come to terms with what's happened to me this last 6 months. My whole world has been turned upside down. I am so thankful and the best bit now is as I'm NED if I wake up with a pain in my neck or a cough it's not melanoma spreading its just a cough or I've slept a bit funny which is a wonderful feeling. I'm very lucky but it's ok to feel down sometimes too, who wouldn't, we've had quite a journey. Sending hugs to all X
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