Lung Chatty Thread

I’m glad you told me that, it’s like trying to find your way round a maze,

Now at the top a post from two years ago.

That is always at the top Victor. When you start a thread the first poster stays at the top, as a reminder of what the initial thread was about. Gina started this thread 2 years ago, as somewhere to come and have a chat about daily stuff, away from cancer. Unfortunately we lost Gina last year, but we like to keep this thread going for her. The site can be a little difficult to find your way around at times. If there is something you need help with please ask, I will try to help. 

Thanks for the update, It’s a several years sinceI last managed to get on and am-trying to find my way about again.

now with being in confined to barracks since March thought I would give the site another try.but finding it difficult.

Well a very warm welcome back. The site has had a recent update, so will look different now. As you will see there are 3 main topic sections in the lung group now. We are in the chat and updates section at the moment. If you want to start a new post yourself you press the +new, put in your title and away you go. 
How are you finding the confinement? I think we have a way to go yet. 

Unfortunately I have to agree with you, it’s sad and difficult times, and I doubt I would survive this virus with the state of my lungs.

the last eighteen months have been hard after my lung cancer returned before then I had felt fit but have gradually gone down hill

since having radiotherapy on the one side. 
 
excuse me if I disappear, it may be that l’ve got lost.

I am sorry to hear that the lung cancer has returned. I have also been home pretty much since March, apart from a week away in a caravan in Essex, but even then we were still being ultra careful. I am finding this lockdown the hardest. Not that i am actually doing anything different, but the figures coming out about covid are extremely scary, and although I am shielding, my partner and my daughter are still working, and I worry enormously about what they may bring home. I have had to take a step back from social media, and I am trying to avoid the news as much as possible, I just hope there is some good news soon. 

Hope you manage to find your way back.

Just got back from my lung and cancer Dr. visit.   I wish they would send me pictures of the neat stuff I'm paying for....Ha.   

I'm tired as heck but wife and I got to have a nice breakfast.  2 hour drive one way but it's cool.  I would rather not eat because it's so hard to swallow and my taste buds have changed since they removed my right lung.  Might sleep tonight.  Lord knows I've got some GREAT drugs.  Ha.   

Not sure why I'm writing, or if anyone will read this, but it helps to vent.   I'm good with things.  I've had a great life and blessed with a wonderful wife.  I worry about her since we lost our only child a few years back.  She was an adult and it was sudden and no, we don't ever get over it.  People that say you will is full of it.

I'm healthy as heck, I work from home or the office but refrain from office because of the virus.  The way I look at it, God and I are Buds, great life with lots of fun, had a wonderful daughter that I will be seeing soon and a wife that's a Saint.   I don't scare or whine.  I feel great today and will fill great tomorrow....even if I don't.  Ha.  I believe in fake it till you make it.  Don't bring anyone sadness and you won't be sad.

But now and then, it all rolls over me like a wave and I'm engulfed in a ridiculous fear.  I never show it and would never tell anyone but here I could, I hope. 

I pray for everyone here.  So many people that are going though so much more than me.   I pray for you and all that love you.

It's late here so I'm sure I'm stress typing....Ha.   

Good evening all

Allen 

Hi Allen and welcome - I’m fairly new here but can tell you that you are in the right place to vent about your fear - I do my best to keep my own fear away from my family as it nearly broke my heart to see them cry like that and I selfishly don’t want to go through that again.  I have 3 adult children, a girl in her 40’s and 2 boys in their 20’s, and I feel for your loss.  I’m glad you have your wife by your side and can find purpose in making her life happy.  I have my wonderful sister who is my rock and my memory for when my oncologist tells me stuff that I need to remember.  I am subscribed to ostrich syndrome - stick my head in the sand and pretend it isn’t happening.  Anyway not sure if my ramblings are giving you any positive vibes - there are some great people in this group who will be along soon with better input/insight than myself as they have been going through this journey for longer than me.  X Maz X

Hi Allen, it's good to hear from you again. You are in exactly the right place to come and put your thoughts into words. If anyone else understands its us right. We may not all be in exactly the same boat, but we are all paddling just the same. Hope you managed to get a good nights sleep. I love your positivity, but you know sometimes its ok to say I'm not ok. If you don't want to admit that at home, then here is the place to be. 

Take care