stressed out

maggi

hi, i'm new to this site. i was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2000. had laparoscopic colon resection no lymph nodes involved. my past colonoscopy's have been good but i have one comming up end of april and i'm getting so stressed out about it ..that its all i think about! i keep all this inside and no one can know the fear you feel unless you are another cancer survier.. can someone please let me know how you handle this.. thanks

pattieb

Welcome to the semi colons
You have taken the first step by comming here and letting it all out, we all handle the stress differently. Keep up the good work.
Hugs
Pattie

drmrgirl47

Hi Maggie,
I was diagnosed with rectal cancer. I had surgery and temporary ileostomy. I am now undergoing treatment (chemo and radiation to start April). I know the fear very well. It is true, that is all I think about somedays. I do share these feelings with my family but not all of the time. My suggestion to you, which is what I do, is maybe keep a daily journal of all your feelings. I don't know if it helps but maybe subconsciously it does. Maybe I would feel worse if I didn't journal. I also try to keep as busy as possible. I am on short term disability so I can't work right now, but I am fairly busy at home. Maybe just sharing here helps. Who knows. Anyway, that is what I do. Good luck and keep in touch.

RCS2004

Hi maggi....I was diagnosed in March 2001...I understand the stress you are going through...I am a survivor also..I handle my own stress by scrapbooking and sharing the pages I have made with my family....I also share the fear with them it is ownly fair that they know that I am stressed out everytime my testing comes back up again ....they always say they can tell by the amount of pages I complete as to the amount of stress i am under....it really helps me to become busy with my scrapbooking.......Best of luck to you!!