Living in a waiting world

Do you ever feel as if you are living in a different world from other people? - in a waiting world? You try to get on with ordinary, normal everyday things, but the unknown is hanging over you and really in a way you are just sort of existing in this waiting world?

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  • Hi Mary,

    YES! That's exactly how I feel right now. I can't concentrate on any normal everyday tasks. Work is bottom of the pile, meal planning/food shopping, washing, keeping the house tidy....all gone out of the window! I don't know how to stop this inner turmoil and worry. It's overshadowing everything! What is it you are waiting for and how long do you have to wait? 

  • I shall reply to both of you the the same. Thank you for understanding. I was first seen by a GP last April. I have had blood tests, FIT, colonoscopy (clear) and a CT scan, various appointments and letters. In July I had a biopsy the results of which were inconclusive. Next Tuesday I shall have another biopsy, then I shall be waiting for results. I know millions of people in the world have far worse worries, but thank you, again, for understanding my waiting world and empathising with it.

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  • I shall reply to both of you the the same. Thank you for understanding. I was first seen by a GP last April. I have had blood tests, FIT, colonoscopy (clear) and a CT scan, various appointments and letters. In July I had a biopsy the results of which were inconclusive. Next Tuesday I shall have another biopsy, then I shall be waiting for results. I know millions of people in the world have far worse worries, but thank you, again, for understanding my waiting world and empathising with it.

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