waiting for that first clinic appt

Even my doctor said it was the worst time, the waiting.  I am going to rant.  Why do we have to wait so long?  Just watching tv the other night, in Huddersfield, they have a State of the Art brand new spanking Animal Hospital open 24/7 with CT scans, X-ray, MRI all available for very little cost compared with private medicine costs.  Ridiculous.  You can see I am in the angry phase of lump awareness.  Why are we put through this agonising time?  I know I have a two week window but waiting is dreadful.  Like others have said, first of all, I went quiet, then tears and tears and more tears until I HAD to come out of that phase just to get some structure in my life.  I have to wait another 10 days to see the clinic.  Every now and then I dip but what else can you do?  It is awful.

  • Hi Bluegirl,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. This forum is certainly a safe space to rant, write down thoughts/worries and so on - so hopefully you will find it useful. There will be many others here who have been through, or are going through, what you're experiencing. The waiting is incredibly hard and the uncertainty can be difficult to deal with. All I can suggest is to try to keep busy and distracted to keep your mind off things, which many people say is helpful.

    I hope the wait doesn't feel too long - and wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator