Floored

It’s not silly. It took me a couple of weeks to decide to get on with it but as said it’s there on mY mind the whole time & I sometimes burst into tears out of the blue. It’s a shock to the whole system! We are lucky! I lost both my grandads & a nan to lung cancer, when I was 5 my mums dad died & she was telling me the other day he had a lung removed but there was no chemo available then only radiotherapy so he never really had a chance. There are so many treatments available now & that’s what I keep telling myself x 

Don't feel bad it's not your fault and that's what families are for you must talk and not hold it in as it can make you feel worse, and also effect your family as you know even though we are the ones with C it affects everyone who loves you. Try talking to just one family member who will listen tell them how you feel scream shout cry Don't feel ashamed it will help. 

Thank you for sharing.. I wish I had someone here other then my kids.i feel so bad for leaning on them but am so scared.. am so hopeful hearing stories like urs. 

Thank you.. just feeling lost and scared.

You can call the macmillan helpline 8-8 7 days a week even for a chat 0800 808 0000 x 

Hi Frazzled

Please don’t beat yourself up over smoking.

I smoked in fact even my GP smoked we would would go in to see her in a haze of smoke.

My piano teacher fascinated me as her cigarette hung on her bottom lip with the longest ash I’d ever seen. 
be kind to yourself listen to meditation apps on your phone and do things to pass the time that you enjoy 

sending you a hug 

Thank you I'm trying not to, the waiting is the worst. The doc did give me a couple days of medication to help me relax and not be so on edge but the thought of taking it makes me on edge.  I just want to get on with things. I was struggling to leave house other then work before they found it now I really am struggling to do anything.  I'm glad I found this site last night talking has helped a little seeing so much positive is nice.

Bless you. 

I think we all found the before part the worst. I used to lie in bed at night and every twinge was cancer 

I’m from another group I had bowel cancer and my lung was picked on my first year CT scan. So I was numb. It was another primary not a spread from the Bowel. 

Its really frightening. You don’t have to go out if you don’t want to. You could try listening to some free hypnosis or meditation on your phone. Someone from the bowel group recommended Velindre it’s specifically for cancer. I haven’t listened yet but he thought it amazing as he’d only just been diagnosed 

I found by listening to apps it gave me some head space, a little exercise, nice food and no negative TV 

Stay chatting here if it helps 

Thank you

Hi again, I was in denial at first i even said to the doctor you have got it wrong. I just couldn't accept it. I was playing football, doing lots of walking and even took up doing a bit of gardening for people. I was diagnosed during lock down so that was a worry and that's another story ? They did operate to remove Tumour but it was not successful so i had to wait to get over the operation before any treatment, i then had to wait for biopsies results to come back which seemed to take for ever. My consultant said to me another few weeks won't make any difference easy to say but he was right. I went back to playing football ASAP it really helps me with my well being and i forget everything in 1hr of playing which is great. I was diagnosed in May and operated in June and started treatment in August so there was a long wait but all was good in the end. All the best keep in touch Rob