Suspected cancer

I am so scared I have been having a lot of nerve damage and pain in neck and shoulder, along with incontinence both ways...no appetite stomach feeling full! Gp done a rectal examination sent me to a&e who done a mri of my spine the g p phoned me with results saying there is something on my spine they want to investigate further looks sinister

. So on 2ww urgent referral for appointment however my appointment come thru its a telephone assessment which is giving me some comfort that it can't be that serious if they speaking over the phone rather than face to.face can anyone tell me what the 2 week cancer urgent referral is please I am so anxious about the whole thing.

  • Hello Mars1968 and welcome to the forum.

    I'm sorry to hear that something was found on your spine during your MRI and that further investigation is needed.

    I know this must a very worrying time but I hope this information we have about urgent referrals will help put your mind at ease. 

    Hopefully some of our members will be along soon to offer their support and advice but we also have a team of cancer nurses on hand if you'd like to discuss this further. They're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m and will do all they can to help.

    We're thinking of you Mars1968 and wishing you all the best with your telephone assessment.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator