Hello all.

Considering what I am aware people go through with this awful disease I feel almost fraudulent posting on here but to be honest I don't know where else to turn to.

I was diagnosed with a Typical Lung Carcinoid in 2016 which was successfully removed in May of that year following a lobectomy.  I was told it was completely removed and the Lymph nodes they removed tested negative.

Throughout the whole experience I was told it would never come back, there is a 3% chance of it coming back, I have a 90% chance of a 5 year survival, there is less than 1% chance of it coming back and finally last year on my follow i was told I wouldn't worry too much about it coming back.  I am not criticising the doctors or the NHS by any means.  They were superb and I will remain forever grateful to them.

My problem lies with not with the physical scars but the mental ones.  I constantly worry its going to come back despite very promising comments from my doctor.  I am sat writing this with my latest anxiety running mad.  I am having funny sensations in my chest.  Not pain per se.  No pneumonia, i even went to the gym this afternoon and managed to run for 20 minutes.  So why am I constantly anxious. 

I would love to hear if anyone suffers similar anxieties and what you do to help control them.  I try rationalising, occupying my mind and have even had counselling. 

I hope this is the right forum for this post.  I apologise if it isn't.   And thank you for taking the time to read this.  

Much love to all.  Paul