Newly diagnosed and scared

Hey Growsveg 

Welcome to the forum!

So sorry you're in this position - the waiting is the worst and you're definitely not on your own in thinking every little thing is cancer. I was awaiting CT results not long back and was actually somewhat relieved when it came back with the one dark spot on the liver because I'd convinced myself it had spread everywhere. I had a further MRI of the liver and it turned out the dark spot was benign.

I've found the most effective, but definitely most difficult, way of dealing with waiting for results is to accept that I have no control over what those results are and I also put focus on what I can control such as being aware of and reporting new symptoms, attending appointments, seeking support and trying not to think too far ahead. I certainly was not good at this in the early days (you can read my journey so far in my bio if you're interested) and have had plenty of anxiety spirals along the way!

I wish you all the very best for your results and your surgery and be sure to keep posting if you find the support here helpful. x

Hi Growsveg

Welcome to the forum, I'm Daisy53 one of the Community Champions on this forum.  I'm sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer.  I was diagnosed with grade 3 triple negative breast cancer with lymph node involvement.  After having chemo, surgery and radiotherapy I made a full recovery.  Unfortunately less than 3 years later I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my other breast and a small localised recurrence the same breast I had the triple negative.  Again I had surgery, chemo and radiotherapy, after which I made a full recovery and I have now been cancer free for almost three years.

Wishing you the best of luck with the results of your CT Scan.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Hang in there - I was exactly the same, nobody can prepare you for the anxiety you feel on the build up to receiving your results. I wasn't even sure I could face the appointment when it finally came around, but honestly the waiting is the hardest part because your brain takes you to some very scary places.

But once you know what facing and you have a treatment plant - it all becomes that much easier to face.

Fingers and toes crossed for you xx