Janey Godley has revealed she is taking "short panic attacks" following her Stage three cancer diagnosis.
The Scots comic had a hysterectomy nine days ago but has now been diagnosed with Stage 3b cancer which means the disease has spread beyond her ovaries and she will require further treatment.
Janey will need to undergo chemotherapy as her cancer has now been classed as advanced.
In a update to her fans, Janey said thinking about her diagnosis had caused her to have short panic attacks as she processed the news.
She is currently staying with a friend while she recovers from her operation and said alongside her family she had been unpacking the "big this is cancer stage three parcel".
Janey initially thought she would get back to touring following her operation and never imagined she would need chemotherapy.
In an video posted on social media, she said: "I thought that if I got the hysterectomy that would be the end of everything but it's not, it's the beginning because I have got Stage three ovarian cancer.
"I thought the big operation, that would be it, get on with everything, heal up the scar, get back on tour. Not so, my life has completely changed and I have to process what this means now and it is obviously going to mean chemotherapy and treatment.
"I don't have any other options other than pretending it doesn't exist and buying a round the world plane ticket and just flying round the world pretending it doesn't exist. And I don't think that's an option, I think the best option is to admit that this exists and to process it."
Janey later added: "I have very short panic attacks thinking about it but it is what it is and I don't really have any other options other than to go through with all this.
"I'm absolutely terrified. I'm not brave in the least, I'm frightened and in shock and I've got really good people round about me, that's the best thing I can tell you."
Thanking her followers for their well wishes and support, Janey said she would try her best to keep everyone updated on her journey.
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