Hello - looking to connect with people who get it

Zsazsum 2 days ago

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Hi everyone!

I am currently around the one year anniversary of my diagnosis and surgery. I have (had) thyroid cancer - surgery to remove my entire thyroid followed by radioactive iodine treatment. I am awaiting my 9 months post treatment formal review.

I am very emotional recently - I feel very alone with my feelings and thoughts because I don’t have anyone around me who gets it. I joined the community to chat to people who get it. Who get the ‘I have cancer’ part. Who understand the feelings of lost after treatment, the ‘whats next?’ How to navigate all this emotionally. It is hitting me now.

ResilientButterfly 1 day ago

Hi Zsazsum,

I see how tough this is for you, and cancer definitely makes you question everything. I was only diagnosed recently and am awaiting surgery very soon. I’ve felt everything from sadness to shock, and I still don’t know how I got here or what lies ahead of me. It can feel so isolating.

I think it’s absolutely okay to feel the way you do, and there’s no right or wrong in this situation.

It’s hard to be in a situation we didn’t choose, and it changes everything.

Zsazsum 17 hours ago in reply to ResilientButterfly

Thank you so much for responding. I am so sorry you are on this journey too. Happy to chat privately if you’d like - not really sure how this platform works as I am new to this.

CL25 15 hours ago

Hi, I’d be happy to chat if you’d like

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