Feeling a little lonely

I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in November 2022, I had surgery in jan 2023 for it. In the feb, on the day I hoped I would find out I was in remission I got told I had 3 leisions on my liver, luckily they were something benign and needed no treatment, a week later I found out i was in remission. 
I know this sounds so stupid, but when I was diagnosed, I had so much support, my boyfriend and my family all gathered around, I felt so supported and looked after. As soon as I told them I was in remission, they were all so happy, but I feel like my mental journey has just began. Cancer was survival,  I did what I needed to, it all happened so quickly, now I have so much time to think. So much time sat around. I have scanxiety. I feel very mortal, like I could be gone at any point. I'm more scared of everything. But now no one seems to care. I'm better now, I should be happy. I'm not saying I want cancer back to get attention. I just feel very alone and unsupported at the moment. Just wondering if anyone has felt this way?

  • Hi leanne, sorry yo hear you have been through the Cancer hexx,& feeling lonely & unsupported. I think take every day at a time get out & about see the country around you meet new friends be a volunteer basicly find something to be busy to distract you from thinking you are alone. Your family will want you to be happy & progressing they don't want to remind you of the bad things in the past. Please find confidence going forward .Best wishes pip.

  • Hard to be lonely. I had a few people around when my cancer was first caught but after my operation hardly anyone was around. I did most of my chemo without anyone and noticed old friends never came back so still lonely. It is best to find things you like to do and do them and not think of the people who left you behind