New colorectal cancer- I’m terrified!

Hi, I found out just before the long bank holiday weekend that I have a fairly sizeable sigmoid tumour. I’m really scared about next steps and just want to know exactly what I’m dealing with, but everything has shut down for Easter. Feel completely in limbo and lurching from being pragmatic and sensible to crazy, scared and out of control.  I just want scans and results and a plan so I can regain some control of the situation. 
Just sharing to offload some of these feelings. Anyone been in this position? How quickly should I expect things to move now? 
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  • Sending lots of love to you. From my own experience, once a tumour has been detected & cancer is confirmed, things will move very quickly. I think one of my nurses told me that you immediately go onto a cancer pathway which means you MUST be attended to/given your next appointment or scheduled in for surgery or treatment (all depending on your needs) within two weeks of it being confirmed. I know how difficult this stage is - you feel as though you’re just ‘sitting’ with it inside you - but try to focus on the positive that it has now been detected and that you ARE on the right path. This period of waiting was the hardest so far for me but you’ve just got to keep your mind in a good place - just know that, yes, it’s a frustrating, worrying time but you are moving in the right direction - even though it might feel like ‘waiting’, the waiting is one day closer to getting the help or treatment you need to get on the path to recovery. I hope that helps. 

  • Thanks, you’ve all been very reassuring. I think the long weekend didn’t help! I’ve now had a lovely chat with the nurse specialist and I’m booked for a scan today so everything is moving along at  pace. Hopefully I’ll have a better idea about what I’m dealing with and a plan to tackle it very soon

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  • Thanks, you’ve all been very reassuring. I think the long weekend didn’t help! I’ve now had a lovely chat with the nurse specialist and I’m booked for a scan today so everything is moving along at  pace. Hopefully I’ll have a better idea about what I’m dealing with and a plan to tackle it very soon

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