Overthinking the overthinking

So for the last two weeks I've had such intense shape short headaches, that come, and come with an axe to the head, along with the feeling of water in the mouth and feeling sick, went to the doctor today and he said he can see nystagma in my right eye and when he was making me follow with me right eye it was instantly hurting my head, he's booked me in to go for an mri, I'm so worried and scared 

  • Hello Sewton94 and welcome to Cancer Chat, 

    You did well to go and see the doctor about these intense headaches and I hope you won't have to wait long to have that MRI. I can imagine it must be a very stressful time for you while waiting to find out more.

    I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be. 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. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. There are also some helpful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news. 

    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