New Warrior: my respiratory infection is actually cancer

Hi everyone thank you for letting me join. Today I got the devastating news that my respiratory infection is actually cancer. Trying hard to stay calm while I wait to see the oncologist for full results and treatment. Any advice on the anxiety and dealing with it would help x

  • Thinking of you, now and later. Keep your chin up.

  • Thank you . Just trying to enjoy and looking forward to Christmas Day with my family. The rest will come later Got my Pet scan on New Year’s Eve. Have a wonderful magical Christmas

  • Remember to let us know how the scan goes, please.

  • Don't panic. I'm recovering from a lung cancer operation where they took one lobe completely away. Mine started with respiratory infections one after the other. Its a long painful process but I was amazed at what they can do. 4mth down the line I'm doing normal stuff , with a little discomfort left to heal and feeling well again. The waiting for all the stages is awful but you got this, you can do it. Eat well, get as fit as you can be to give yourself a chance to recover quickly. Good luck. 

  • Thank you so much for your reply ️ luckily I am quite healthy so that is a plus. It is as you say the waiting for the final results that is so stressful.My hubby has been a rock but I can see how much he is worrying about me. We ha en’t told our family yet as I didn’t want to spoil their Christmas. But that is another thing that we will have to do very soon. So glad that everything is going well for you. Wishing you continued ealing and health ️

  • I will  ️will be a long day as my scan is at Edinburgh on News Years Eve think we will be leaving early to miss traffic 

  • How is life now?

  • Long day Mary but everything went ok.. Now waiting for biopsy been done on 14th January. Have told families now as we should have been going abroad on 4th Jan. Was so hard it broke me and all of them. But as I said we have to be positive since it has been caught early.

    Did you have a lovely Christmas and New Year I hope so ️

  • Well done. Being positive, if you can, is a good thing.

    I did yes, thank you. Christmas 2023 I was in hospital recovering from major surgery. Christmas 2024 I was at home with my better half; I could ask for nothing better :-)

  • Still staying positive but hubby is struggling with it all. Think it is the waiting in between procedures that is getting him down.but we are coming up with ways to keep his mind off the way things are. Did you find the same problem eyour partner? I try not to overthink things or look to far forward just till the next procedure. It’s lovely to talk to you though about what’s happening Thank you so much for keeping in touch xxxx

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