Hi Janeycol and thank you for your post.

I am very sorry to hear about the shock and distress you are experiencing waiting for results. It is completely understandable to feel overwhelmed and scared right now. 

The good news is that most bladder cancers can be treated successfully, especially when found early.

Try to take things one step at a time and not let your thoughts run away with you. Keeping busy, getting outside, and seeing friends can help.

People often experience a whole range of emotions when waiting for results. We know that talking can often relieve some of the distress and anxiety. There's some useful advice about talking therapies and how to access them on the NHS website. In the meantime,   Anxiety UK has a good website with helpful tips on how to deal with anxiety in these situations.  

 Maggies are also a great source of support for patients and can also provide counselling and talking therapies to help people process what they are going through and help people move forward, and The Samaritans provide a 24-hour helpline should you wish to discuss your feelings.

Please get back to us if you need any more information or support

It might help to talk things through with one of our nurses on the helpline. You can call for free on 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Kind regards

Tina

Many thanks for this information Tina. I’ve now has a CT scan, an MRI scan, my pre-op assessment and a date for TURBT in just over two weeks. My worry now is, if it is cancer, how much further can it spread in two weeks?

Hi there and thanks for getting back to us and updating us about your situation.

It is good to hear you have had all the tests necessary and a date for your pre op assessment and surgery.

As my colleague Tina said waiting is never easy but it is important to try and keep your mind on other things if you can.

People usually will have to wait several weeks ( if not longer) between tests and having treatment and in the case of cancer this period of waiting will not affect the overall outcome.

Most cancers take a long time to grow and spread so it is unlikely that there would be a change in 2 weeks.

I hope this helps and can give you some peace of mind for now.

Wishing you all the best

Take care

Naomi