Can your doctor not give you something to help with the stomach problems - do ask. It might sound silly but try playing word games in those awful hours when you just cannot sleep. You can play a-b-c games for instance countries beginning with A, then B etc. You can do it with anything; girls or boys names; capital cities, towns in the UK whatever. Or just get up and make yourself a drink to sip on and a book to read. everyone has their own methods of getting through the nasty night hours. Annie
Have you been told what to expect next, or are you in that limbo period of knowing you have OC but no-one's told you what will happen next?
For what it's worth my own timeline went something like this:
week 1 - endoscopy and biopsies - verbal feedback "there's a growth at the bottom of your gullet - I've arranged an urgent CT scan"
week 2 - CT scan and at the end of the week feedback from upper GI surgeon ... referral to Oncologist
week 3 - first meeting with oncologist, discussion of initial biopsy results, cancer type, stage and grade confirmed - treatment options discussed and agreed
week 4 - treatment started
I can honestly say those seemed to be the longest 4 weeks of my life. I did anything I could to stop my mind from dwelling on it - worked hard, binge watched DVDs, read umpteen books, drank lots of wine, gin and whisky, slept very little. I don't recommend all of these but as Annie says, just do whatever gets you through! I also discovered Cancer Chat and talked with people who were a few months ahead of me down the care pathway.
Thankyou Dave that as helped I been reading my bible helps alot my family here for me but don't know wats in yet head talking to ppl with same or similar dose help loads
