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Lung and brain cancer

SarP
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Recently diagnosed with lung and brain cancer there’s also possibly something on my liver. I was kept in hospital for 10 days  for various tests and a biopsy of my lung  and now finally home, it’s hitting me how bad my health has deteriorated this year apparently I have a 3cm ‘lump’ on my lung and the brain cancer is 12x9mm with some technical jargon.

i know everyone does and I will one day but I feel like I’m sat next to a countdown watching my life slip by, it scares me I could have anything from months to years to live, I’m trying to find any silver lining but these thoughts keep creeping in I’m doing well considering it’s only been 12 days since diagnosis 

sorry I think I’m feeling a little sorry for myself and just do t really know what to say it’s just hard to think just two weeks ago I was ‘fine’ and now I’m wondering how long I have and arranging my funeral 

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    Hi  

    Im sorry about your diagnosis. My cancer was totally different to yours but all the same fears and thoughts. You are allowed to feel sorry for yourself so don't apologise. It's early days at the moment but once you get a treatment plan in place you will feel more in control of things. You may have already had a look, but if not look on macmillan forum it is split into the different cancer types so its easier to connect with people going through the same as you. My little bit of it was and still is very helpful and supportive to me. Sending hugs. Xx

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    Thanks so much, thankfully I found macmillan in the hospital so they have already been helping me  which is great, but I will have a look on the forum, I’ve just got to accept my new ‘normal’ 

    as a silver lining though my agoraphobia hasn’t been playing up

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    Every cloud. Accepting a new normal is hard but you will get there. X x

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