Hello Mags68, 

I just wanted to welcome you to our forum. I hope you won't have to wait too long for your appointment and your scans. I can imagine it must be a very stressful time for you while waiting to find out more and that it isn't easy to have to live with this pain and constant bloating. 

I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be as there are so many things it could be other than cancer. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online as this will inevitably only bring up worst case scenarios. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. 

I hope you will also hear from others here who have experienced similar symptoms 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