Ct scan

[Tracex]

Well had my date 4th july.. indepence day lol... waiting trying to stay stress free... every ache i wondering as it come back... then wait till 27th july to see the oncologist.. might have to work 24hrs a day keep brain focused on something else.. dont understand why in our situations is a waiting game altime ... love to you all xxx

[Choski]

I've got all that yet to come! Two more chemos then a scan: however I can already understand the phrase 'Scanxiety'

We all have to somehow find the peace we need to wait without stress - as I found when undergoing tests etc at the beginning of the year I was just focusing on the next milestone and before I knew it we are in June! Where did 2016 go?

I hope you can somehow put this to the back of your kind and enjoy the next two weeks then the same until your meeting at the end of July

Take care

Clare X

[Choski in reply to Choski]

Back of your mind but hey kind is ok too!!

[Hidden]

HI Tracex well its as good a day as any and I hope it will bring you luck. Its hard having to wait nearly three weeks for results but try not to dwell on it. So plan to do nice things, take the focus off the scan, then do something nice before you meet the Oncologist. It is a worrying time, I have had many scans and each one is full of anxiety but you know when I am done I say to myself what they scanned, I cant change so try and put it away until before I get the result, I do find the days coming up to that can be stressful and you may be cross at nothing. Then in the waiting room I find myself curled into a ball. But I got a relaxation exercise for that, breathe in and out and count to ten concentrating on your breath, it does slow the mind down and takes the thoughts away. Let us know how the scan goes and wishing you well

[babsclunn]

Like the others have already said try to keep your mind off the results I know easier said than done

I find relaxation meditation CDs helpful not saying they make the anxiety vanish but lessen it

Good luck for the results try to think positive xxx

[Rosewall101]

Dear Tracex, all I can say is good luck. Waiting is grotty but it sounds like you'll be not having chemo during this time. I hope that means you'll feel stronger every day. We may even get some sunshine and summer. I agree with everyone. Be kind to yourself and see people who make you feel good and who make you smile. Some friend (God bless them) are lovely but draining. Others are like sunshine and these are the people you need to meet for a cup of tea. Good luck. T. X

[Tracex]

Hi thanx for kind words and everybody else the support off people is brillant... i finished chemo in november 15... so only bein 6mths but dont feel any different compared to my first syptoms last may my gnaeyie friend who works at birmingham city hospital said dont panic ur bloods aren't up that much but i panic because gone from 22 to 180 she said i could have an infection cus have got a stent in my one kidney which should come out/changed but they cancelled it twice the hospital but im not stressing no more as its gona make me ill xxx

[Tracex]

Not going to stress.. taking all you lovely ladies words of advice xxx

[AnnmasonKey]

My experience is that doctors may be great at active treatment, but they do not understand that waiting is a psychological pain that is part of the cancer problem.

Do you have a counselor or case manager or perhaps a support group?

It helps me to separate myself from fearful thoughts. I write down my fears and fold the paper tightly into small pieces, then put it in a jar and screw the lid tight. I can retrieve my "worry sheet" any time I want, but must go through that physical act of retrieving it.

I think part of worrying is that we are afraid that if we don`t focus on our fear constantly, bad outcones will happen; as if concentration on the problem will guarantee good results. This is magical thinking.

Secure your fears in the jar. When you start to worry, tell yourself that your worries are safe in the jar; you won`t lose them, and can unscrew the jar, unwrap the paper, and worry in ernest whenever you want. This act, however, puts a physical barrier between your mind and your worries; a stopgap in otherwise free flowing fear. It allows you to go ahead and live your life.

Best of all things to you.