Hello and thanks for posting

It's normal to feel anxious weeks before your follow up appointment. This can be a stressful time and it's okay to feel unsettled.

Some people find talking it through with family and friends and keeping busy can sometimes help. Also try and focus on what you can control right now by eating a good diet, getting enough rest, and doing some gentle activities that you enjoy, The NHS website has some useful tips on breathing exercises for stress that you might find helpful.

You may also find it helpful to know that Bowel Cancer UK have an online forum and you may find it helpful talking to other people going through similar things and hear about their different experiences.

I hope this is helpful. Give us a ring if you would like to talk anything over. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Kind regards,

Celene

Hello Sid403,

presumably, as with myself , your bowel cancer was the one that migrated to your liver.l do not count from when it started in the bowel, but when it got dispatched from my liver.Using this methodiology you have away to go to your five years, which would make it easier for your mind to bear when you look at it this way.

Well done you for reaching this far, l am at 10 years now and can attest that lifes so much better when you look forward rather than back, and it takes a lot less effort, so onwards and upwards towards your next five years, 

enjoy them,

 David