Hello there,

it feels very surreal to be writing this. I am 39 years old and two weeks ago I had Covid during which I had breathing difficulties and was admitted to the hospital. The doctors did a C T scan with contrast on my chest, and as well as seeing Covid they saw an unusually high level of inflamed lymph nodes. They are concerned that I may have cancer as this response is not normal for Coronavirus apparently. There is what they refered to as a storm of lymph nodes.

I am going to have a repeat scan after Christmas and go from there. However this is all extremely confusing and frightening. It has come as a complete shock as prior to Covid I was fit and reasonably healthy. Never smoked, don’t drink, and have never had back pain or continuous cough associated with lung cancer at all. I’m presuming that if it is cancer then because they only found lymph node swelling in my chest and no masses, the next step will be to find where the cancer is? Does anyone have any similar experiences having found lymph nodes in your chest? Which type of cancer do you have and what is the prognosis? I have had many relatives who have had cancer and some have made an excellent recovery while others have not. It sounds horrendous and hugely defeatist but I really have a gut feeling that I won’t survive. I have an 8 year old son and a lovely husband and the thought of leaving them is unbearable. I am so incredibly confused about what I am dealing with and would be so grateful for any advice or support.