Newly Diagnosed
Hi all I am newly diagnosed, booked in for surgery on Tuesday next week and feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Forum Discussion
Hi @Beckii1
Feeling overwhelmed is very normal!
You have come to the right place as we have all “ been there” in one way or another and there is no question that can’t be asked on here and we will try to help.
It took me a while to navigate my way around this website and this forum but there is a wealth of information here.
The best advice my GP gave me initially was to take someone else to all my initial consultations as I would likely not remember everything and it would be good to have another set of ears.
What surgery are you having and do you know what your type of cancer is ( eg: hormone positive) and what other treatment you will be having?
I was a voracious reader of all official type cancer resources after my diagnosis but not everyone is like me and prefers to take it as it comes.
One source I found very useful was the podcast series by Dr Charlotte Tottman on here “What you don’t know until you do “ .
She is a clinical psychologist specialising in cancer related distress who herself got breast cancer and realised she never really “ got it” until she did…
Feeling overwhelmed is very normal!
You have come to the right place as we have all “ been there” in one way or another and there is no question that can’t be asked on here and we will try to help.
It took me a while to navigate my way around this website and this forum but there is a wealth of information here.
The best advice my GP gave me initially was to take someone else to all my initial consultations as I would likely not remember everything and it would be good to have another set of ears.
What surgery are you having and do you know what your type of cancer is ( eg: hormone positive) and what other treatment you will be having?
I was a voracious reader of all official type cancer resources after my diagnosis but not everyone is like me and prefers to take it as it comes.
One source I found very useful was the podcast series by Dr Charlotte Tottman on here “What you don’t know until you do “ .
She is a clinical psychologist specialising in cancer related distress who herself got breast cancer and realised she never really “ got it” until she did…