I am new to this site. I was diagnosed with colon cancer in January. I was lucky enough to be told that the cancer had been caught early, and the lymph nodes, removed during the operation to remove part of my colon in February, tested clear for cancer. However,  the main incision became infected in hospital and here I am,  almost 5 months down the road,  still waiting for the wound to heal. I ended up back in hospital a month ago with a pulmonary embolism and pneumonia. It's been a long, hard road to recovery, even if I haven't needed chemo. Everything happened in such a rush after the diagnosis that I don't think I fully processed it all. It's hitting me now and today I found out that a friend's husband passed away from a pulmonary embolism whilst in remission. It has hit me hard. It has triggered me and I feel emotional tonight.