Hi Am,

A very warm welcome to our forum, although I'm so sorry to hear why you're here.  I am glad to hear that your operation was successful. The unknown is always scary. I haven't had chemo, but I hope that others who have will come along soon to tell you more about it. There are different types of chemo and some cause more side-effects than others. Not everyone reacts to it in the same way. There are some people who sail through it.

This will be a challenging few months, but it will soon all be behind you. Try to be as positive as you can about the outcome and your family and friends will too. Look at this as a bump in the road, with lots of nasty bends and hills. This is your cancer journey. Once you've manoeuvred them, you'll soon be back on the motorway of life again. You'll probably find that you'll need lots of reading material, knitting or something to pass the time, as you have your chemo. Have you been told when the chemo will start? I do hope that it all goes well.

Please keep in touch and let us know know you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx