Hi, I’m Jess and i’m 19, and five weeks ago on the 8th December I had a lobectomy on my right lung. It’s been a very intense experience these past months but I am happy to be on this side of surgery! For this entire time I think i’ve found it difficult to process my situation and to feel many emotions about it, I think i’ve just been so numb about it all, but in the past 24 hours it’s like i’m suddenly feeling all these emotions for the first time, which has been emotional and hard.
I also don’t really know why i’m putting all this on here or what i want to get out of it, I just really need to put it into words I think!! :))
It’s all been so scary and I of course wish it had never happened to me, but I have met some of the most inspirational and beautiful people at my many stays in hospital. the nurses and the other patients in my ward have all been amazing, and I think because of my young age, everyone looked after me so well and I was able to feel like a kid in such an adult situation, if that makes sense!
Recovering from surgery has been difficult, and so has accepting that this will impact the rest of my life, but what I never expected to happen was seeing who in my life truly made efforts to make this time easier for me, and which people didn’t. It really is true what they say about difficult situations showing who your real friends are hahaha and it’s been quite sad to accept. BUT those around me are amazing and I love them.
I just can’t believe that I was diagnosed with lung cancer having never smoked a cigarette in my life! was so so unlucky haha
thank you for reading my rambles. i’m just trying to process everything to trying to get on with my life which has taken a pause recently.
I wish you all luck with all you’re going through, and if you’ve read all this then thank you xx
Hi Jess, sorry you have been through so much at such a young age. I would say that it is extremely rare to have lung cancer at 19, but we had a Jess here before, who was also 19 with lung cancer, what’s the odds?
I agree with Julie, it would be really good if you could fill out your profile, with what type of lung cancer, the stage, the diagnoses etc it would really help others on their journey, especially any youngsters like yourself.
Take care
