Hi there David,

You've come to the right place. There will be someone along who will be able to help you Im sure.I know its not easy but try not to jump the gun as its so easy to read up on the internet and assosiate everything you read to something that youre going through. Ive done that. When have they said you'll have your biopsy, hope you dont have to wait to long.

Hopefully you wont start on the "journey" but if you do you'll be in good hands Im sure and youre welcome back here so we can go on that journey with you. Its a brilliant site and its helped me lots on my own,

Love Marian x

Hello silverwirerhino,

I would just like to echo marian's warm welcome - in fact I could not find better words than what she has written to welcome you to Cancer Chat. She has also given you some sound advice about looking up your symptoms. I know the wait for results must be agonizing and hopefully you will find out more soon. In the meantime, as marian said, you have come to the right place to talk to others who can truly understand what you are feeling at the moment. Feel free also to start your own thread and please keep us updated too when you get your results!

Best wishes,

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Pet,

Sometime a little information can be a dangerous thing, it's very easy to fling in some symptoms to a search engine and convince yourself that you have some dreaded illness.

Please have a chat with your doc and tell them what you suspect, hopefully after you've had some tests it might put your mind at ease, and if it throws up the worst then you can cross that bridge when it comes.

Please try to not run too far ahead of yourself and do come back and tell us how you get on

Fingers crossed eh?

S x

Hi Tony,

And welcome to the site, I've been a bit slow in picking up my emails over this week so i apologise but thought I'd ping your post back to the top of the pile and hopefully some others will pick up on it and help you to.

You might want to follow some of Tonysong's threads and indeed make contact with him, I'm sure he will share some of his experiences with you as he's a wealth of info as he's unfortunately going through it all at the moment.

If you want to chat them please come back anytime, I'll try and pick up my emails again on a regular basis.

Speak soon

S x

Hi Helsbells,

This thread seems to have taken quite a busy wee turn and I notice your post seems to have got a bit lost, thought I'd just send you a  wee reply to say you're not forgotten.

Come back to us if you want to chat more

S x

Hi I'm Max, I lost my sister last week and this afternoon her funeral is taking place.  I am 64 and my sister is 5 years younger.  I helped Viv's daughter nurse my sister throughout the time of her illness, which was only about 6 months from the time of her diagnosis.  We knew her cancer was terminal but are shocked at her sudden death.  The night before we had all been playing cards and chatting.  I am wondering if anyone else who has lost someone feels they have been let down by the medical staff on call at the end of their loved ones life.  My sister was taken ill and died on a Sunday and we feel let down that our darling suffered as she did at the end.  RIP Viv.xxx

Hi Max

And welcome to this site, and sorry it's under such sad circumstances.  You'll find lots of people on here who can tell you good and bad stories about their experiences of the medical staff.

Why don't you just focus on getting through today and supporting your niece and come back to us when you want to chat.

The sun is shining here and it's lovely and warm, the flowers are in bloom, I'm sure Viv will have a lovely send off.

Take cae

S x

Hi Max

Sorry to read about your sister. I hope the funeral goes as well as can be expected this afternoon. Please let us know how everything is going for you, we are here 24/7. When you feel like it, you could start your own discussion about your experiences which others can respond to.

Welcome to Cancer Chat and best wishes to you and your family at this sad time.

Jane

Hi Sarah,

Sorry to hear you're having to go through some tests and I have no knowledge of the ones you speak about, but I just wanted to welcome you to the Forum, and hopefully there will be someone along soon who can shed some light on your questions.

There is always someone around so if you want a chat log in anytime

Speak soon

S x