Hello Rob I am so sorry you have been left worrying about tests you have had not knowing is hard always ask questions if you arnt sure, take notes even I am sorry I cant be of help to you but there are nurses on this forum you can talk to and maybe put your mind at rest remember worrying dosnt get you anywhere so try to be possitive and if you need to talk there are lovely understanding people here on this forum who will support you ,I hope things turn out well for you,and I will be thinking of you stay strong ...Susananne

Hi Rob,

I am glad SusanAnne has welcomed you to this very friendly and helpful site. SusanAnne is absolutely right in suggesting you call the nurses on here to help you. They are a really helpful source of information. The waiting for tests appointments and results we all find is the most anxious of times. Something most of us have moaned about at some point. I do hope you don't have to wait too long before you know what your treatment plan is. Do come back here anytime to let off steam, ask questions, or just let us know how your getting on. I hope some of the others come along soon to greet you. Best wishes with your needle biopsy next week.

regards Annabel.

Hi Robert, sorry you have found yourself on this site, but trust me there are some wonderful supportive and knowledgeable people on this site who will be here for you every step of the way. I know how hard it is to digest the devastating news but one thing is certain there is always hope, you only have to read survivors stories. I'm at stage IV with lung cancer and on second lot of chemo and if this doesn't work my oncologist has a plan B, C &D up her sleeve so I'm staying positive and putting my faith in her. There are  several treatments available today that can shrink tumours when an operation isn't an option so the answer is yes, yes, yes there is hope for you.  Let us know what treatment they are offering you when known. Take care. Monsie

Hi Robert

Just wanted to add my welcome to the lovely responses you have already received.  Am sorry you find yourself here but it is a great place to share feelings, look for advice and generally get support.  News like this is so hard to take in (my hubby diagnosed with lung membrane cancer Feb2012) and one of the things I realised very early on was the frustration of the waiting around for all the results to come in before a treatment plan could be set in place (my hubby's is inoperable so having had a half course of chemo to slow things down a bit he is now on a palliative care regime and still has a reasonable quality of live at present for which we are all thankful).

When my hubby had his needle biopsy it was a two week wait till next appointment and before he went back for the results we made a list of the questions that came into our minds so that when he attended clinic he remembered what we wanted to know!  ITs very easy for the mind to go blank and you forget what questions you would like answered.  Also handy to have someone with you to take notes of the answers so that you can refer to them later.(My hubby said it helped having me there just so that he did not have to repeat everything again as this got very emotive for him and still does).  Hope this helps a little.  I do find that just writing it down helps but everyone reacts in different ways.  Our daughter wants to know everything as it happens and our son asks from time to time though they are both of course devasted by the news (both grown up and not at home any more but we see them often as they do not live very far away).

All the best with th next phase of your journey and I hope you will be able to come back and let us know how you are doing.  Jules54

Hello Rob,

Welcome to Cancer Chat. I can see that some of our lovely members have already mentioned the team of Nurses we have.

If you would like to chat with them at any point about any questions you have then please do give them a call. They are available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm on freephone 0808 800 4040.

best wishes, 

Jenn

Cancer Chat moderator

Hi Robert,

ive just come across this thread and have a similar wait for results. 

Please can you update on your story since then?

thanks

Hi crazycatlady, 

Sorry to hear you're in a similar situation to Robert.

I just wanted to let you know that you may not hear back from Robert as he hasn't been on the forum in a while.

Waiting for results is always tough but I hope you don't have too much longer to go and that good news comes your way when the results come in.

Kind regards, 

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator