Been referred to an urgent chest X-Ray: Scared

Hi, 

Today I have been referred for an urgent chest xray. I am so scared. I don't know what to feel or think. 

  • Hello Dibble and a big welcome to our forum, 

    I am sorry to hear you have been referred for an urgent chest X-Ray. I hope that you won't have to wait too long to be seen. It's normal to be scared as you are waiting to find out more and all this uncertainty can be overwhelming. This is a feeling many members of our community will be able to relate to and I hope that you will hear from their shared experiences. 

    Try if you can to just take a day at a time and focus on doing things you enjoy distracting yourself and keeping well away from the temptation of looking anything up online. Looking for answers on Google will always give you the worst and likely scenario so try and resist this urge if you can. I thought I would also share with you these helpful tips to help you cope while waiting for important news. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that it all turns out to be nothing of concern.

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator