Urgent 2WW Referral

Hi The 2 week pathway is the quickest way to be seen over 90 % of referrals aren’t cancer. I know my trust has a 37 week wait for general ent refferals. It won’t hell you if you’re anxious but best advise I can give us keep busy I take the attitude why worry over something I’ve no control off. 
I found reading if watchjng box sets helped me the entire game of thrones was my choice. 
Keep off dr google you’ll drive yourself mad with the what ifs. 
hope this helps 

Hazel 

dy_xox said:

I'm very anxious about it and don’t really know what to expect. Any advice would be really welcomed.

You can expect to have your neck felt for any swellings, your mouth examined and a nasoendoscopy. A narrow tube with a camera at the end is passed up your nose and down into your throat. Your doctor can look at the image on a screen. You might want to look too and have landmarks pointed out. It’s a little uncomfortable as the scope goes through your nose but you can ask for a local anaesthetic spray. I never bothered and I’ve had quite a few. 
You'll likely be asked to say ooooo and eeeee which moves your vocal cords 

If anything is amiss it’s probable that you’ll be told at the time if any further tests are needed. 

Hazel is right. Don't look at Google. 
90% of referrals are NOT cancer. 
Good  luck. 

Agree with all the others have said. But to add I was very nervous to go to the ENT appointmeht too and hadn’t had any procedures before

. The tube up the nose to see your throat wasn’t painful at all. Don’t worry - easy to say I know, but there will more tests before they can tell you if it is cancer - so the ENT appointment is not an indicator that there is a problem. 

lots of luck 

Thank you for replying! That does help a lot, been getting myself in a state thinking about it. But knowing what to expect deffo helps me prepare for it. Hope youre well! 

Thank you - really appreciate you taking the time to reply. I’m in the same boat, not really had any medical things happen to me before so really apprehensive of even going to the hosp! 

Thank you!!! Really appreciate it. Dr Google is deffo making it worse  I’m trying to stay busy and get into some hobbies, as you say it’s not going to make it come any quicker by sitting around worrying!!! Sounds easier than it is though. 

dy_xox said:

Thank you for replying! That does help a lot, been getting myself in a state thinking about it. But knowing what to expect deffo helps me prepare for it. Hope youre well! 

It really isn’t too bad. You’ll be ok. 
let us know how you get on.