Hi. I turned 44 yesterday 12 May, Thanks to my beautiful year old granddaughter who gave me a cold last November. The cold went straight to my chest & as I was away from home for 3weeks waited to see my Gp. I got home & for a week just stayed in bed as was too poorly to get up so hubby called Gp who sent me for a urgent chest X-Ray & within a hour of returning home from the X-ray department the Gp surgery was on the phone asking me to go straight up there & I was diagnosed with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer on 23 December 2014. After just under four months of tests I eventually underwent surgery on 14 April.
My Tumour was 7cm so was a stage 2b/3a as it had gone to a couple of glands & my lymph nodes were swollen but also my tumour was attached to the chest wall. I was told if it was attached to the chest wall that my surgeon would close me straight back up as it was too risky & if my nodes were involved then it would just be palliative care with chemo & radiotherapy to prolong my life.
Well my surgeon didn't close me up but went ahead with my surgery & considering I have a very rare bone disease he is extremely happy with my progress. I am seeing the Chemo Oncologist next week 19 may & start the following week for mop up chemo & then Radiotherapy.
I have felt very alone at times even though I have a amazing family & am so loved but I think that's what cancer wants you to feel but all the time & yes I feel we need time to ourselves but not to feel alone & so at those alone times I told someone & Cancer didn't get a look in. If it hadn't been for my granddaughter then I the outcome could have been so different, my granddaughter has saved my life, what a achievement for a year old baby. My little Guardian Angel.
Yes I was scared stiff of the biopsies & tests & they weren't pleasant at all & I was petrified of surgery & yes I hurt like hell when I awoke, though I awoke minus the tumour. Yes I'm still in pain at times & can't get very comfy but I am here & alive Thanks to Cancer Research.
Please if you want to talk or know anything then please don't hesitate to ask. I know I'm still going through it but I found it helped me talking to others (who are now friends) going through cancer or have beaten it.
I shall also be donating more to cancer research as the more money raised then the more people cured & maybe, just maybe my granddaughters generation may never have to deal with this or at least have tests to pick it up sooner.
All my love & blessings to all who are effected by cancer
Claire xxx
