Results - anxiety

Why not phone the helpline here in this site?

They might be able to help you find your way to cope with what’s happening, with the uncertainty. I think that probably gets to most people at some point. I’m so sorry it’s  hitting you when you have so much else going on. 

One step at a time seems to be the way forward… but ring that line anyway! X

Hi, right, sit down for a minute and breathe!  

I am a firm believer in dealing with proper facts and not "what offs" or speculation.

Yes you have had biopsies done as well as a CT scan and your team wants you to have lymph nodes biopsies done as well.

That is fact.

It is the waiting between biopsies, scans and results which is the issue - we all have to deal with it.

At the moment I am recovering from Lumpectomy (wide local excision) and lymph nodes excision.  I get my results and future plan on Friday.

Yes waiting for my op was scary and op day was scary but by the time I had got up early to get to hospital by 7 and had not had anything to eat since 6.30 pm the night before, waited and gone through pre op exams, marking up etc and finally my turn, I was absolutely shattered and was grateful to lie down and go to sleep for a bit.

I got through it and I am recovering.

Yes - waiting for the results showing what I need next in the way of treatment etc is unnerving.

However, I cannot do anything or change the outcome so I think it is easier to go with the flow and not overthink things because I do not have the facts yet.

Remember if you are fretting and worried you can phone the lovely people on the Macmillan Helpline - they will not have your results but they can listen to how you feel, what tests you have had and give you support - that is what the Helpline is for and you can talk for as long as you want with no judgement given.

I send you gentle hugs and good wishes for Thursday  x

I agree with this completely - the waiting is the worst part and our minds take us to places that are often much worse than any reality. The McMillan mentoring scheme really helped me as I was feeling very anxious - it takes a few weeks to get signed up but a weekly call from a trained ‘coach/ advisor’ really helped me manage my thoughts and feelings . I am sending you lots of positive thoughts- life is so hard and I hope everything gets better for you X

Sadly my results after lumpectomy and sentinel node surgery were not not as ‘positive’ as initial biopsy and my course of treatment has changed dramatically. I am ready trying to take each day as icomes and a colleague (male who has been there with own cancer journey) described the next few months as being like a river and that I need to go with flow, I can’t change its course etc. I’ve alsoome off social media and his biggest advice was to stop googling! Port fitting for me today  Hang in there xx

Thank you all for your replies.. trying not to overthink things and just trying to breathe through it and keep busy to get me through to tomorrow. The appointments been change to later in the day so just got to wait it out. Think I will get that sicky feeling again tomorrow ️

Thank you… hope all goes well for you on Friday.  I like your thinking about nothing can be done or changed.

sending big hugs and best wishes back xx

Sorry to hear that. Yes I need to stop googling and researching

Sending you positive vibes and big hugs  xx

Good luck today Chucks123, let us know how you get on.

Lee x

never ever google, check here or other breast cancer forums, google is full of old and outdated and wrong info, sending good vibes for today, the description that we are in a. river and and cant alter the flow is a good one, but we need to remember to stay on the top of the water, so bring a float, whether its a friend, husband, forum, cat videos or something to keep us on the surface

i think i got overly metaphorical 

we learn that we can’t change the results, so live as best as we can in the inbewteens

Unfortunately diagnosed with breast cancer. They took some biopsies of some lymph nodes too so will know more once results are back, but will be started chemo - I’m shattered by the news