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Hey everyone I might have lung cancer and I recently started feeling

Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Cancer | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (10)
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@pulengmphelo

Thank you very much mam hearing that puts me at ease but I really do thinks it's cancer or atleast respiratory infection but I fear the worst I'm 18 turning 19 I've been smoking for about 5 years now and everyday since it's first became a craving till recently the epiphany of possibly having cancer I will try communicate my symptoms as the days go by I just wish anyway who smokes most would use this as a wake up call too change your lifestyle like I said I'm in a really tough spot so all the support could do me could I don't know how to look at my family anymore because of this because I see it's hurting them seeing I Might be dying. But here's me hoping we don't even have the money should I acquire surgery so that's exactly I'm trying my best to accept what's coming I'm mentally training right now for what's to come

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | 3 days ago

Let’s not go putting the cart before the horse, to use an old expression. Honeslty, it would be really very rare for an 18 year old to have lung cancer and I’m more worried about your health from all this stress over the unknown!

Truly, I know it’s human nature to think worst case scenarios. I’ve done it too. But I’m old enough to be your great grandma so I can say this with some authority, that most of the time the things we fear the most are the stories we put into our heads!!
The way I fight fear is getting right into its face! If something is bothering me with my health, I’d rather find out right away than to worry about it. Worry is wasted time!

You’re mentally training yourself for possible surgery. That shows me the solid willpower you have to think things through and come up with a plan! It also means you have the ability to rationally think this out and take the first step to actually finding out what the heck is going on before expending all that energy on heading to dark thoughts.
Another positive thought to hold onto is our bodies are incredibly resilient and designed to heal. You’ve already stopped smoking and that in itself will be a huge first step into healing. Make sure you’re eating healthy fresh fruits and vegetables and protein. They act as building blocks for cell production and repair.

So my best advice to you as a granny, is to go to urgent care and see what’s up with your lungs. You may just need something as simple as a prescription for antibiotics to clear up an infection. But you won’t know until you go!

What do you think? Does that make sense?

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