Hello Acull2201, 

I am sorry to hear about how much this has been worrying you.Try not to believe anything you have read when looking things up on Google as Dr Google is famously unreliable and will only make you more anxious. It's good you have had this CT scan and even though it is scary to be on the cancer pathway, it doesn't mean it is necessarily cancer and you will only know what you are dealing with once you have had the results from your CT scan. There are so many other things it could be but only the experts will be able to tell you more once they have the full picture after seeing your scan. 

I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be. Try keeping busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment though.

I hope you will also hear from others here who have been through all this before and that they will be along soon to share their story with you. 

Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

I am so sorry that you are going through this. 

I have a similar situation, I had chest pain and was referred to hospital, where they took a cT scan and found growths on my breast bone. they have put me on the cancer pathway beleiveing it could be lymphoma. For my own mental health I have managed so far to stay off of Google for the most part but I have took a quick look, scared myself and left again. I am terrified, its been a horriic weekend and I can only emphasise with you as I know you must be scared. 

Just know your not alone, I know that won't make you feel better but try and stay as postive as you can and remember that teh C word isn't always as scary as our minds make us think. 

Please take care of yourself.