Upcoming scan

Hi  and a warm welcome to the board. Yes there’s a reason that the phrase scanxiety was invented and it’s something we’ve all struggled with but time is a great healer and every clear scan pushes the memory further back in your mind. Stage 1 is about as ‘good as it gets’ from a diagnosis point of view and it sounds like your cancer was caught early which is great.

The trouble with anxiety is that it raises a whole bunch of niggles - dicky tummy, loose bowels, headaches and it’s easy to let those escalate. Scans are nerve wracking but are also your friend - if it’s clear then happy days, if something flags up then it’s been caught early and can be treated. Please make sure you go for your own peace of mind.

A lot of people have found the paper below to sum up exactly how they’re feeling so I hope it helps you too?

https://www.workingwithcancer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/After-the-treatment-finishes-then-what.pdf

Take care

Karen x

Hi Dex , yes , I felt exactly the same . My first scan after a year brought everything back to me . I too struggle with anxiety and panic attacks and got myself into such a state thinking about it but being part of this lovely group helped me through , knowing that I wasn’t alone in feeling like this . It might be worth talking to your dr too . He/she might be able to give you something to calm your nerves . I take beta blockers before I go for any procedure, it helped calm me down . I was also put in touch with the hospital psychiatrist to talk through how I was feeling which was also a great help . Take care , 

Nelly x

Hi there 

Me too, I’m a lucky one too but the anxiety appears with each focal point of the checks. 
The only positive I can think of when I’m not thinking about the what ifs. I concentrate on the nows! 
Do something you enjoy or buy something anything that gives you pleasure  The weathers improving so that’s so positive 

Good luck and hope alls well 

Thank you Karen. I don't think I really appreciated how lucky i am that it was caught early. Also as it was lock down I was in hospital on my own and everything felt very lonely and I think I bottled everything up. 

I will definitely go for the scan I'm just worried I'll sit there crying. 

Thank you for the paper too. X

Thank you. X 

Being part of this group definitely helps, I don't feel like I'm going crazy and it's helping me talk about how I am feeling. 

I have emailed the doctors and I am going to call the cancer nurses later today as they have been so lovely. 

X