Waiting for results is horrible.  Definitely the worst part of the process so far.  In my experience it got easier as time went on.

You could try medication to help get you through if you feel comfortable with that....

Whatever the outcome of the consultation, you will feel so relieved to have got through it and it will give you a good boost of confidence to have done so.

Often I have found the fear of any experience is worse than the actual experience itself.  I do hope that is the case on Friday.  Good luck! 

Thankyou so much I’m absolutely petrified of the results and wondering if it’s ragging through my body and they say they can’t do anything xx

Thankyou so much I’m absolutely petrified of the results and wondering if it’s ragging through my body and they say they can’t do anything xx

When my children were younger and upset about something, it was suggested to me that I should say something like, "This too will pass".  I have found that quite helpful to say to myself in adult life.when I've been very stressed about something.....

I really try to tell myself I will get through this but I’m not very convincing to myself xx

My wife is 3 years out from her main chemo treatment etc. and yeah, this particular junction of the diagnosis sucks badly on the mental front. We found nothing to really douse the fear. If you manage to find an answer, bottle it and sell it for millions.

We feared the worse too. Her cancer was pretty locally advanced and was very aggressive. Prior to her diagnosis day, she had had a horrid cough for months that i kept nagging her to go and see about, she had bad sciatica in her back/legs, and she also had something else which escapes me at the moment. Anyway, i was convinced it was through her. Not because of the back pain, but because of the cough. I was mentally a state inside, but i hid it all from her.

Come her full scan results day, the cough was allergies and the back issue was muscular. So even if you freak out at every twinge until you get full scan results, the chances are it's something else. You became tense too and that also plays havoc with muscles etc. You'll overanalyse everything, but try to put it in perspective. I found walking helped the most for me.

Morning I’ve also had a nagging cough for months don’t smoke , pains also in my back and legs I went to gp few months ago and had physio which just made it worse but listening to your journey gives me a bit of hope , I’m a nurse at our hospital and being this side of the fence is completely different so glad your wife is making good progress … yes we walk most evenings