Hi all hope you don't mind me sharing but need to talk to someone not family.

I was tending to my son 7 when my husband freaked he noticed a large lump in my lowered throat I hadn't really noticed before. I have a history as throat issues as a child and suffer depression and ebpd so tend to ignore most things. 
 

Anyway I assumed he was making something out of nothing but ended up having a emergency doctors emergency appointment. The mass is approx the size of a large egg at the bottom of my throat and can be seen without feeling it. I have been sleeping a lot recently and headaches but linked many issues to my other conditions. I'm now having a barrage of appointment in the next few weeks  doctor is pushing it through as urgent. She told me at best I have  either a large cyst, or a growth near my thyroid. At worst  she can't rule out cancer. To say I'm shocked is a understatement I still feel like they are worrying over nothing and finding it hard to accept what it maybe, with 3 children under 12 my life's alway a whirlwind  not sure I'm ready to deal with this as well. 
 

how does everyone else cope with something like this?