Nearly a Year

Last March I have an upper right lung Lobectomy with removel of several Lymph Nodes, 1st  scan date coming up.

All went well and no nasty pathology found, so why can I not get past the, What if it returns,  another lady on here said the same, it holds me back from living life, as I know that what will be, will be.

The main thing is my mental state, have had counselling and they are very good.

My family gathered round before the Operation,  but nothing afterwards, all I got was, well there was only a small % chance of you dying,  not one  of them supported my incredible friend who looked after my dear dog, nor attempted to hoover for me.

Work has been an absolute nightmare with trying to sort out my shifts, and a colleague was so nasty it sent me into a mental downwood spiral for which the Dr signed me off, now faced with going back to work in the next 2 weeks, my anxiety is 10 fold.

I feel so alone

  • Hi Nollusions and welcome to Cancer Chat.

    So many of our members know how scary and debilitating living with the thoughts of a cancer recurrence can be, so you are not alone, and hopefully some of our members will stop by soon to offer their support and advice.

    I'm not sure if you have come across the cancer charity Maggie's before, but they have a really useful article addressing the fear of cancer returning on their website. I hope this will help, but you're very welcome to talk this through with one of our cancer nurses on 0808 800 4040. Their phone lines are open Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m and they'll do all they can to support you and help ease your mind at this anxious time.

    We're thinking of you Nollusions and wishing you all the best with your 1st yearly scan when the time comes.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator