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Terrified pain is something nasty

Rocketdog
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Hi Im new to this forum and after reading some of the heartbreaking stories I feel a bit stupid as I've not be diagnosed with anything yet I've just convinced myself I have lung cancer.

My mum passed with lung cancer 4 years ago and like me she had no cough just pain in her ribcage and back. Iv had a pain for weeks which moves from my upper back to under my armpit, no cough, no loss of appetite or weight and no lumps etc and the doctor is at a loss as to what is causing it but has referred me for a chest xray "just in case"I am terrified it will show a tumor and have convinced myself that's what's going to happen.  I'm so scared I'm going to die and can't get the fear out of my head my xray is in a weeks time.  Am I being stupid?  My mum wasn't offered treatment if it is lung cancer is it untreatable?

  • Hi Rocketdog,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to hear of your worries and also the loss of your mum. It's good to hear that the doctor is being thorough in referring you for a further appointment.

    It's never easy waiting for these appointments and any information to follow. Try to take things a day at a time while you wait and also focus on other things to keep busy and distracted from the worries as much as possible.

    I can see you have had a reply to your other post on the forum which is good.

    I hope it's not long for you to wait to find out more.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Offline in reply to Moderator Ben

    Hi Ben thank you for the reply I really appreciate it as its comforting to speak out my fears and helps me get them somewhat under control.  It's so easy fot my thoughts to slip to the worse case scenario and I do think losing my mum to lung cancer has a lot to do with my fears of having it. I'm hoping to get some help from those who have faced or are facing the same fears as me but also to help others who might feel alone in this too.  Thank you again.

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