Very scared, newly diagnosed

Hi Abbi and so sorry that you find yourself here.  However we have a lovely group of ladies here who can help you with anything you're anxious about.  This is a very treatable cancer and I know how it feels imagining that everything is worst case scenario.  It most often isn't and awaiting the scan results is always so hard.  Please try and keep well in yourself as you will need your strength for treatment and please don't be afraid to ask about anything on here.  Try to take control of the things you can such as lifestyle, healthy eating, exercise etc and lots of water to drink.  Also Good luck and keep us posted with your progress xxx

Thank you so much for this. The line 'this is a very treatable cancer' has made me feel a bit better for the first time in what feels like weeks! I am going to repeat it to myself when my brain is on overdrive 

Hi Abbi, so pleased you feel a little better.  You can read many many success stories in this group.  Stay strong! xxx

Hi Abbi and welcome to the group!

You are at a very difficult point in the diagnostic process waiting for all your scans and final results, and we all know how hard that is. When I was waiting for scans, I had convinced myself that the cancer must be advanced, would surely have spread, all of those thoughts. 

In the end it was stage 2b, which means it was “locally advanced” but it hadn’t spread anywhere else. So I was completely wrong in going down the path of thinking the worst but I think it’s in our heads anyway and those thoughts are hard to shift.

Late stage (ie advanced cancer) is very unlikely though it is of course possible, but more likely it will be a lower stage. Have you had a lot of symptoms? Are you bleeding, in pain? 

As Snobird has said this  is a very treatable cancer, and no matter what stage you are at there will be a treatment plan for you when all your results are in. So it could be surgery, or chemo and radiotherapy but that will depend on the stage. 

Anxiety is a part of the waiting process-I had been put on a low dose of anti anxiety medication just before my diagnosis (for other reasons) but the tablets did help and I continued taking them all through my treatment. I’d honestly suggest seeing your gp to see what help they can offer with this. You need to keep your strength up and be able to eat, and to sleep or you will end up weak and exhausted. 

Please feel free to ask any questions in the group, and share any fears or worries. We’ve been there and understand, so while it’s really good to have supportive friends and family, it can be really helpful to speak to other ladies who have actually gone through this. 

Sarah xx

Thanks all. I have been and got anxiety meds, the side effects are that you cant stop eating and I'm finding this to be very true, I'm eating like a horse! Have settled into a new normal. CT scan tomorrow and MRI Sunday. I feel the news has sunk in now and although it is constantly there in the back of my mind I can get on with things again. One silly question though! It says I must stay hydrated before my Ct and have to drink a ltr of water before appointment, can I still go to the loo? Letter didn't say full bladder just hydrated? Thanks for any help!  

Hi Abbi

It’s usually a full bladder for scans in my experience, so if you have a full bladder when you go and they say that’s not needed, you can go to the loo-that’s easier than having to try and drink and fill your bladder when you get there.The CT scan with contrast can make you feel warm, and as if you are wetting yourself, which you’re not- I did check the table when I got up though 

Just in case you don’t know-the mri scan is very noisy. No-one warned me in advance, and it was a shock with feeling like the table was being thumped from below. Hope all goes well for you.

Sarah xx