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I would like to wish all my friends a happy new year and thank you all for all the surport you have given me throughout the year

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Hi Elaine
I think you have given more support to other people than you have received - you seem to be that sort of person! Have a Happy New Year.
Sarah x

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:slight_smile: Thank you too.

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Thanks its good to help where you can need a bit of help myself now i seemed to deal with cancer situations as they arrived and now at the end of one year and treatment finished everytime i speak about my experience i end up in tears it seems to be as raw now as it was a year ago my bcn says its normal to feel the rug has been ripped from underneath me i have only been dealing one thing at a time which was ok but i never took time for me and now i have no treatment appart from my tamoxifen and my gabapentin for my hot flushes i can reflect on things that i have done i tell you its scary stuff but i did what i had to do just the same as all of us on here have and will continue to do may be harmone problems buggers them they do all sorts to you has anybody been it this situation and have you any advice for me thanks

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Can anyone have any information for me

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Oh Elaine hun wish I had some answers for you.I too find when speaking about my experience that I feel v. tearful. You are right when it was one thing at a time it seemed more manageable now I find it is the enormity of it all which can threaten to overwhelm me. But hey we made it we did it.I think the site is still a bit quiet at the moment so someone else maybe along.
An article I have found very helpful is on the cancercounsellingtrust.org website( They are now closed but their website is still accessible)The paper is by a psychologist called Harvey can’t remember his 1st name maybe Peter? and is called ‘After treatment is finished’. There are lots of different sections to it.So you can read it in parts. Also are you able to access counselling or psychotherapy? Wishing you well Jackie

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Thank jackie ive been refered to see a counciler by my bcn not got the appointment through yet she said go and see my gp too as im showing signs of depression this is very normal she says until i cum to terms with my journey i wont be able to move forward see how i go

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Elaine,
I can really relate… I had put it down to the pressures of a ‘happy christmas’ and my upcoming anniversary. I have knots in my stomach most days, feeling anxious…
I hope you get a referral soon
Marguerite

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Me too