Waiting for Grade for Lung Cancer - How to cope

Hi all,

I'm just looking for a bit of advice please - my 57 year old father has had a persistent cough for the past 8 weeks and he's been for a PET scan, biopsy and CT scans etc and he's been called back in to see a specialist tomorrow for a diagnosis. The doctors have mentioned lung cancer but we are waiting for this to be graded.

I'm really hoping the lung cancer (if confirmed) has been caught early, he has no other symptoms other than being a bit hoarse and tired. At the moment, I'm more concerned about his mental health to be honest as he seems to be going straight to the worst possible outcome.

Does anyone have any coping mechanisms to reduce anxiety whilst we wait for the results?

Thanks in advance.

Offline Dor06 over 6 years ago

Hello and I hope my advice helps. My husband has lung cancer and he was in denial about having it, the point is all cancer patients deal with it in their own way and you need to let him do this until he knows. Then he will have a grading, treatment will be put into place as once cancer is diagnosed the Health Trust has to follow government guidelines, so things will happen quickly. Everyone deals with this in different ways, you need to take it a day at a time and just be supportive. Good luck, Carol
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Offline Catlady69 over 6 years ago

When my dad got cancer he told me " hey just because I have cancer does mean I wil die first you might get hit bya bus and go first"
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Offline Catlady69 over 6 years ago in reply to Catlady69

I don't know if it helps you but it really did help with the way I thought and it calmed me a lot xx
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Offline MissTwist88 over 6 years ago in reply to Dor06

Hi Carol,
Thank you for your response.
The cancer that has been found in his lungs has not been determined but they have also found cancer within his spine, hips and pelvis which is absolutely devastating. I believe it's a secondary cancer.
I also found out yesterday that I am 13 weeks pregnant and I'm really struggling to process everything right now. I'm so angry and confused and keep thinking why now?
He's wanted nothing more than to be a grandad and now I feel like he's gonna miss the chance.
Thank you,
Natasha
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Offline MissTwist88 over 6 years ago in reply to Catlady69

Hi Catlady69,
This made me smile and for that I thank you because that's quite rare for me these days.
Thank you for cheering me up :love:
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