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Diagnosed with bowel cancer after seeing GP for a year. So angry

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Well went to Gp for a full yr they put it dwn to my diabetic meds. THIS day i refused to leave untill they done some thing .. so was sent for Ct then MRI oh then a colonoscopy biopsy. To be then told i have nearly stage 4 bowel cancer.. So angry with the GPs a full yr they didnt listen to me... 5 weeks radiotherapy 4 months of chemo befoe i could get an operation. Then took very ill was in hospital for a month body went septic.. still have stoma bag as my body isnt healing as fast as it should be..so cant get a date for the reversal as i have been having so many issues.. in and out of hospital like a yoyo.. and to top that off The NHS is terminating my job because i hsve been off work to long.. so yep life sucks punished all was for getting CANCER....

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  • Hello OllyDolly

    I'm so very sorry to hear about all that you've been through and the struggles that you've had not only in getting a diagnosis but with your treatment as well. It sounds like it's been an incredibly difficult time and I'm not surprised that you feel angry. 

    I don't know if you've sought any counselling support to help you begin to process all that you've been through. If there is an organisation such as Maggie's local to you then you might want to consider getting in touch with them. If you have access to a clinical nurse specialist, or you're still seeing the specialist, then you can speak to them about support as often there will be a specialist cancer psychologist that they can refer you to for support. They will also know what services are available in your local area. 

    If you think it may help to talk things through with one of our nurses you are of course welcome to call them OllyDolly. They're available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm on 0808 800 4040 and I'm sure they will be happy to listen and offer any advice, information, and support they can. 

    I do hope that things begin to improve for you soon. It's clearly been a very difficult time on many fronts. Keep in touch here on the forum if it helps to have a safe space to put down in writing how you're feeling. We'll do our best to support you. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator 

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  • Hello OllyDolly

    I'm so very sorry to hear about all that you've been through and the struggles that you've had not only in getting a diagnosis but with your treatment as well. It sounds like it's been an incredibly difficult time and I'm not surprised that you feel angry. 

    I don't know if you've sought any counselling support to help you begin to process all that you've been through. If there is an organisation such as Maggie's local to you then you might want to consider getting in touch with them. If you have access to a clinical nurse specialist, or you're still seeing the specialist, then you can speak to them about support as often there will be a specialist cancer psychologist that they can refer you to for support. They will also know what services are available in your local area. 

    If you think it may help to talk things through with one of our nurses you are of course welcome to call them OllyDolly. They're available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm on 0808 800 4040 and I'm sure they will be happy to listen and offer any advice, information, and support they can. 

    I do hope that things begin to improve for you soon. It's clearly been a very difficult time on many fronts. Keep in touch here on the forum if it helps to have a safe space to put down in writing how you're feeling. We'll do our best to support you. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator 

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