After your
treatment
It’s often when treatment finishes or you’re discharged from hospital following surgery
that you can feel very alone and overwhelmed. You may still be coming to terms with
the diagnosis and the changes that it has brought – whether to you personally, or to the
relationships with those around you.
Your right to know
•
Make sure that you have the contact
details of your keyworker – they will
be able to help you access support
and rehabilitation services if you
need them.
•
It’s natural to experience periods of
low mood when you’ve been through
all that you have, but there may be
times when some support is needed
through counselling or other support
services – your family may need
this support too. It really is okay
to ask for help.
After you come off treatment, people often tell
us that they feel like they are falling off a cliff.
Suddenly the support you have had throughout
from clinicians is gone and you are left to fend
for yourself. Accessing your key worker, that
you are entitled to, and other services such
as ours, can act as a lifeline and provide you
with the care and support you need.
Cameron,
Information & Support Services Manager
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