Hi all and thankyou for all the information I have already gleaned from this Forum. I have read quite alot of your recent discussions and I can see that there are people a lot worse off than myself.it is very informative and supportive.I am appreciative and humbled by your fortitude and positivity.
Of course I am at the start of this journey with only a pathologic staging. I have remained positive as all my scans have come back clear. I am still waiting for my SLNB which I hope will be soonest. I have 4 other suspect lesion and moles which will be removed for biopsy next week.
I appreciate that some people find dealing with cancer difficult and do not want to research the subject. I am the opposite. I have found knowledge has answered a lot of Generic question and has given me the strength to accept that I have cancer and I believe that it is very treatable.
Of course all our journeys will be different to some degree but I believe we will all reach our destination one step at a time.
The word i hate most at the minute is..WAITING.just about everything is on hold at present Waiting for this appointment or that but I am learning to be patient ,taking one day at a time. I am sure all our lives have changed ,mine included.I have found that listening to music podcast, mindfulness breathing and learning about Stoicism as helped me greatly.
I see people ask about Waiting and how long before this happens etc etc and my case has been anxiously slow Ihave put on my Timeline in my profile. I do hope your time ofvwaiting for appointments, results, operation etc will be quicker than mine. I'll keep my profile updated as and when.
I wish to thankyou all inadvance for your support and for all the people you are helping on this Forum.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.N
Hi A.L.thankyou for your supportive words. I have got into Stoicism (not everyone choice) and I am learning to take one day at a time and recognise that I have no control over this or even the next day..so I'm concentrating on only trying to deal with things under my control on a daily basis, such as life style change on food and alcohol and exercise. Only had a few hic ups and fell of the rails.I think that was the wine. 
I was able to talk to you as I had empathy for all that you have gone through. I can relate to what you are going through.When I read your profile , some of 5he things you said I could say. I felt very humbled and pained that someone like you who has been a servant to the sick and needie has ends up suffering.It just dosnt seem right! But I suppose Cancer is not fair.It s totally indiscriminate.
But here we are..kindness is the opposite to stress...so I do appreciate your kind words of support. I am well distressed at the minute.
I am at Hospital on Wednesday to have a few more samples taken for biopsy.As a Stoic, I will accept that they are BCC.Although you may think this is very negative thinking, What I am doing is preparing for the worst but still hoping for the best.either way it will be good to get them removed.
For this past few years my shoulder have felt a little bit raw and tender when having a shower. My supposed Shingles probably are not.At least now we can get it treated right as the lesions have not healed in six months.
If your are interested in Stoics I started off with 'daily stoics'. . I also listen to Dr Rangeen Chatergee on podcast..
But Remember .I still take a lot of what's said with a pinch of salt ...as it hasn't been in the Daily Mail..so it may not be True!!
