Hello Fellow Cancer Fighters!                                                                                                                                            I have been meaning to join an online 'Cancer Forum' ever since I was first diagnosed, however, I am sure you can all appreciate that it takes quite a while to come to terms with what is happening because Cancer just turns your whole life upside down and then you have the rollercoaster of emotions to deal with too! Well I am finally here! My Colon Cancer is inoperable, so I am having palliative care in the form of chemo every 2 weeks+ a pump at home for 2 days to help me fight for more time. I have had 15 chemos so far without a break (a bit intense I know!) I had 8 sessions of Folfiri + Irinotecan but this didn't stop/reduce any of my tumours so I was switched onto Folfox + Oxaliplatin (had 7 out of 10 sessions so far!) however, this is also not stopping/reducing any of my tumours! Next plan of action is a biopsy so my oncologist can find a chemo that will have the desired effect. I am usually a very positive person but am pretty low at the moment because I have endured 6 months of chemo so far with it's fatigue and side effects and have little to show for it! (I feel a bit cheated?)

Anyway, what I really want to know is how do you stay positive when you keep getting knock backs because I am really struggling 'emotionally' at the moment - any advice or support is grestly appreciated - thanks, big hugs CarolB