Awaiting results

Hi Travelling lady  I think you're feeling exactly the same as many of us. I was overwhelmed st the start. It's a whole new language for most people to get their head around to begin with, but you will soon get the hang of what everything means, it just takes a little time.

I'd say don't be too hard on yourself. Waiting for results for me was THE worst of my whole diagnosis and treatment as the uncertainty is a nightmare. I tried to keep busy and distracted. Once I had a treatment plan, even though it included chemo, things became much easier.

Hope this helps reassure you a little and best wishes for the coming days and weeks 

Thanks irishgirl16. I don't know if by looking and reading through all the breast cancer stuff is helpful or not. If it makes things easier or worse as don't understand everything that's said. And perhaps untill you get your diagnosis and treatment plan your better of to stay away. 

Coz until results and plan you have no idea what relates to you if any. Think it just makes you worry more. 

Or perhaps I'm wrong. I end up going round in circles and reading things into what I think I could have. 

What a mad, sad life we are force to live when breast cancer raises it's ugly head 

Hope you're on the road to recovery now all be it a long one. Xx

Hi Travelling lady. As Irishgirl16 said what you're feeling is what we all feel. I was diagnosed on February 10th,I've now had a CT scan and got a nuclear bone scan Monday.

I already have a mastectomy booked for March 23rd but I still need to wait for these result to see if this nasty bugger has gone anywhere else which I am dreading. I trying to keep positive and make jokes,I have blips where I worry and cry but then I'm back to the jokes again. I want to try and live as normally as I can despite what's happening and its hard but I'm getting there.

This is a great place to come as you feel amongst friends and less lonely. Good luck with your results, keep us posted  x

Hi Hun. I wish I could cry,rant or scream. Think I could cope better with that than feeling nothing. We let you all know what happens. Thanks for being there x

It's mind numbing, plus so much information to take in,it's overwhelming. Question after question, waiting for answers, it's so hard, but we are all here for each other which is a great comfort xxx

Definitely xx

A friend of mine told me to put my thoughts in a box on a high shelf until I got my results. It wasn’t bad advice x

That's a good idea but not easy to do.when your mind is running around and your unable to control it.

I know, are you able to find things to distract yourself and keep busy,  I am lucky that I worked and that did manage to help me take my mind off things, at least during the day. And I used a mindfulness app at night to try and help me sleep

I have started a cancer notebook and a wellness journal. I write in both before bed and have found it helps me to get to sleep. I start with the cancer one and write down anything and everything that is in my head about my cancer. Then I turn to my wellness journal and write down the good stuff - what I am doing to look after myself.

I haven’t yet started any treatment but have found this a good way to get thoughts out of my head during the waiting process. I was diagnosed 14th Dec and I am now waiting for an appt with a surgeon to look at mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. It has been the longest 2 months of my life with all emotions featuring (for the first few weeks I was okay, New Years Day was when reality kicked in for me).

when I have been struggling or had questions that I wasn’t sure who to ask, the people on here have been wonderful.