Waiting

Dont worry, bladder cancer cells generally dont multiply that quickly. A wait of a week for a scan is not unusual.The main problem pre turbt is the anxiety.

You have some good advice already but here's my mantra re cancer and worry: worry doesn't cure cancer (or anything else).

We all suffer from the maybes and what ifs but it's a waste of energy pursuing them and we need all our energy to cope with cancer (notice I don't say fight or any other battling descriptor). All we can do is keep as healthy as possible in mind and body and take the medicine when it arrives.

When I can't sleep I pick up a book - if you read on Kindle including the app you don't need a light. I have a large library of books to divert me, crime is particularly good, travel, memoir or whatever floats your boat at the time. Read until you feel tired then switch off, have a few deep slow breaths then close you eyes. It generally works for me, eventually.

And today is the third anniversary of my bladder removal, so it's worked so far.

All the best,

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