I was diagnosed with Endochrine Cancer in my lung last Tuesday, and am amazingly calm
about it. It helps that it has not spread and I don’t need Chemotherapy. Yay. I know that I am
very lucky, having thought that I had “ long Covid” and what I classed as an irritating “catarrh cough”
The NHS have been brilliant, such lovely Nurses. Six weeks from my X ray to diagnosis. I cried briefiy
and then just got on with it. A good surprise as I always thought that I would be weeping and wailing
if I was told that I had Cancer. Obviously I probably wouldn’t have been so calm had I been told that it
was a huge tumour and that it has spread. Half of my lung will be removed, and God willing, I will be fine.
Having phoned MacMillan this morning , I just wanted to say how impressed I was. Lots of very clear,sensible
advice regarding Finances. I was on for fifty minutes and he couldn’t have been more helpful
Hi kstratford
Welcome to the community and sorry to hear the you were diagnosed with Endochrine cancer. Good on you that you are getting on with things, that's half the battle.
Wishing you the best of luck with your surgery.
Best wishes
Daisy53
Hello ktstratford - I am sorry about your diagnosis but it sounds really positive in terms of your ability to cope with it and especially in terms of the outlook (just needing surgery). I hope that goes really well for you. Its amazing how long we 'put up' with symptoms that are in our cases, very serious. I don't have experience of your type of cancer (mine is ovarian), but it just goes to show how you put symptoms down to every day physical ailments! I was not as calm as you and have found it to be a very bumpy journey indeed - in fact I was that weeping wailing person !. One of the things I have found helpful - is to come on here and read other peoples experiences and respond. You will always find someone on here who is in your corner 
