[Hello from new SCLC patient in New Zealand]

Thank you all for your responses, I really appreciate it.

I fear it will be diagnosed as extensive, but i am starting to feel relatively positive anyway.

I have really tried to cry it out over the last few days, and I think that has helped me move on to feeling better and taking all available positive actions that I can.

I have made major diet changes already and I am continuing to research diets. I am interested in others opinions on diet. I am also trying to start chemo asap.

No doubt I have rough days ahead and more tears to come, but Im not taking it lying down and I believe by getting all available treatment and then following a very strict diet I have a good chance of being around for a while yet.

Thanks again for your responses and links, I will probably have more questions in time.

Adam

[Hello from new SCLC patient in New Zealand]

Hello,

I was notified on Friday that I have Cancer and notified on Saturday morning that I have SCLC.

I will undergo scans in the next few days to determine the stage, but judging by the locations of pain in my body it will probably be ES-SCLC.

I am male, 44 years old, one adult son.

Soon to be ex smoker.

It is early Sunday afternoon in New Zealand at present. Since Saturday morning I have been slowly notifying closest friends and family, crying a lot, and trying to reach some level of acceptance of the odds of long term survival, prior to making a plan of action to survive as long and as well as I can.

I am having some difficulty with hope

I am fortunate that New Zealand has a publicly funded health system, so rather than individually paying for health insurance we collectively pay more tax.

I am not sure what else to say.

Adam