Having been diagnosed with suspected lung cancer based on a contrast CT Scan, I am now waiting to complete and get my PET scan and lung function test results. The waiting is excruciating as the end results could equal so many different outcomes. I have all sorts of unwanted nonsense going through my head. My wife has been extremely supportive but hard to articulate how I am feeling. Any tips for coping with the waiting would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hi TonyD1966 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community and I know how hard waiting for results can be. My best advice would be to try and keep busy doing things that you enjoy to keep your mind from spending too much time on the 'what ifs'.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the lung cancer group, which is a great place to ask questions, share experiences and get support.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your suspected diagnosis into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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