Hello Lainey35 and thanks for the post

I am sorry to hear you are so worried about the future and what may or may not happen.

I appreciate that anyone who has been through a diagnosis of cancer will often be worried about the cancer coming back and this is very natural thought process to go through. It can be triggered by follow up scans or appointments but for some people this fear and anxiety is with them every day and it really can affect a persons quality of life. Maggie's has some information about this here.

When these worries affect someone's everyday living it is important to get the support you need to help you through and to find some coping strategies to manage these thoughts and feelings.

The NHS's Every mind matter has some resources here to help people deal with change and uncertainty that may be useful to take a look at. If you feel you need some professional help then speak with your GP who can refer you for counselling or another type of talking therapy such as cognitive behaviour therapy (cbt) here.

Some patients also find moving forward groups and courses run within cancer support centres such as Macmillan or Maggie's centres helpful to look forward and try and regain a sense of normality. Breast Cancer Now has more information about these here but as I say Macmillan and other cancer support centres attached to hospitals run these types of courses as well. 

I hope this is helpful. Please get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Take care

Naomi

Thank you for sharing these resources. I will certainly use several of them. I have started counselling and am finding that helpful, I am still so scared of the future but maybe only time will take that away