Waiting for diagnosis

Hi Winter girl 

This is one of the most stressful times we have to endure. I just kept busy doing the things I enjoyed, Gardening, getting out for a walk with the dog ....that sort of thing.

There was absolutely nothing I could do about it. I strongly advise you to avoid looking for answers on Google. There madness lies. I can prom use you will feel much much better once you have that diagnosis and a treatment plan in place. What department of the hospital is investigating your symptoms?

Hi Winter girl 

I think you meant to post this message in the  Thyroid cancer forum which I gave you the link to when I spoke to you last week.

To do this you first need to join the group. Click on the link above ( thyroid cancer forum in green writing), and then either click on 'join' on the banner at the bottom of the page that opens, or click on the word 'join' under the word 'options' on that page.

If you have any further problems navigating the community please reply to me and I'll be pleased to help.

I'm sure you'll find the other members of the Thyroid cancer forum willing to share their experiences with you.

Morning I was exactly the same as you while I was waiting , I knew I had the cancer at my first appointment even before the biopsies were back the consultant was 99.9 sure it was but didn’t know where else it had gone I spent days crying feeling angry feeling cheeted of my life I had no knowledge of cancer even thou my mum passed away from it she never spoke about it , it was a taboo subject and from diagnosis to passing was 5 weeks so very little time was had with my loverly mum .. but I found this site and speaking to people on it helped emensly , I’m still waiting for a plan for treatment either chemo or mastectomy first and it’s driving me crazy I’m back to feeling how I did in the begining I’ve since found out it’s thankfully not travelled to anywhere else apart from my lymph nodes which is good it’s stage 2 cancer fed by estrogen and the cancer measures 6cm so they need to get a plan together … I found walking helped sitting in the garden helped I’ve stopped working for now as I work on a busy cardiology ward and need to have my full attention there and I know I haven’t at the moment … do what can be a distraction for you to take your mind away from it but please take experiences from the loverly kind people on this site they are amazing always here to chat .. Polly x

• Thank you for your reply. It's been 5 months since I first went to my doctor about it. I just need some results now. Because I live in Wales but have to go to hospital in England. The waiting times for appointment seem to be a lot longer. They tell me it's urgent but they don't offer me an appointment for 2 to 3 weeks sometimes.

Yeah 5 months is a very long time I’ve been luckily on that respect that I have had all my tests results now a plan since 31st march , you need to really chase up the doctors or whoever needs to be accountable for your care … if they suspect cancer there needs to be a two week window with it all , I’m guessing you’ve had tests done already .. Polly x