Hi Steve and welcome to Cancer Chat.

I noticed you haven't had a reply to your post just yet so I wanted to stop by to say hello and reassure you that your post has been seen.

It sounds like you've been on quite the journey over the last 4 months and with not knowing what may lie ahead, it's completely understandable why you may be struggling with your mental health. I hope the mental health and cancer section of our website will help you work through some of the thoughts and worries you may be contending with at the moment but if you would like to discuss any of this further with one of our cancer nurses, they're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They are very easy to talk and will do all they can to support you.

In regards to your physical issues, do make sure you let your medical team know so they can look after you properly and relieve you of any pain you may currently be in.

I hope some of our members will be along soon to offer their support and advice to you as well but in the meantime, we're thinking of you Steve and wishing you all the best with your treatment.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thanks for the reply ...I have spoken to my doctors etc , I am now on 100mg sertraline (I was on 50mg ) ..unfortunately the physical symptoms are, I think the main cause of frustration . I was also a foody loved my grub  but now I am on virtually a soup or baby food type slop ..even a glass of water for meds bloats me so food of any type is difficult ..the concensus is the chemo has slowed my digestion to such a extent that everything is backing up ..I am now taking metoclopramide, senna, buscopon and laxido to try and ' kickstart" things , as discussed to my care team ...hopefully this will help..