Waiting CT chest scan result

Wow Gina-I see what you mean-you have really been a fighter. Good luck to you. I will let folk know how I get on. I am on the south coast too so not too far away.

Joe

Joe,

As has already been said; it is completely normal to be anxious about waiting for test results.  I was in the same position six weeks ago and know how difficult it is to put it out of your mind.  However, the best comment here was from Gina with a suggestion about what to do with your broadband box!

The most current information is not readily available on "that" search engine and this particularly applies to your comment about discouraging data/stats.  Most statistical information is not current; the data can be ten years old or more.  The recent leaps in understanding & treatments are so new that data is just not available.  The statistics are still be compiled.

Some of the most recent innovations have only been introduced by the NHS in the last couple of years (immunotherapy for example).  There are a lot of new drugs/treatments just waiting in the wings.  Yes, there is a lot of information on the web but, unless you are a molecular biologist and understand the scientific papers that are published, stick to this site or cancer research or; if you can't find the information you want, just ask here.  Someone in this community is likely to know the answer or can tell you how to access specific information.

With kind thoughts to you & all in this particular corner of the online community.

Artemisa

Hello Artemisa,

Thank you so much for responding and for your kind words. I am in the depths of despair and anxiety and it certainly helps to know that others can empathise through their own experiences. I feel pretty lousy physically as well as mentally and the shock of seeing what came from from my lungs has really spooked me and makes me fear the worst from the scan results. I cannot sleep or eat just now through the worry.

I am glad that I have come onto this site, really caring people which restores my faith in humanity. I realise I am not alone any more and I promise to ignore Dr Google!

Best wishes

Joe 

Joe,

You have made one good decision today; ignoring "that" search engine.

Please make another decision.  You need to eat and definitely drink, lack of hydration can make you feel unwell.  Lack of food will do the same.

I have a suggestion; go to the kitchen get a jug, a glass measuring one is ideal (but any will do) and fill with water.  Find a small tumbler.  Put both somewhere that you walk past fairly often and that is in your line of sight; every time you pass the jug & glass just take a few mouthfuls.  Trying to drink a large glass of water can be quite daunting, but a couple of mouthfuls go down easily.  It's quite surprising how much you will have drunk by the end of the day!  Hopefully if you manage to drink you will feel like eating.  I know it is an effort and you won't remember to do it every time but soon it will become a habit.  I do this when I am at home and do manage a reasonable amount every day; but then I can drink tea for England with no problem at all.

I have another suggestion; you cannot help but dwell on what is happening to you so perhaps you need to do something that will distract you.  How about a trip to the supermarket today to buy an Easter egg?  Why, you may ask, would you want an Easter egg?  Well in three weeks time you get to eat it and discover that the timeframe data you looked at on that site was a complete load of rubbish!

I do not know if you have family & friends nearby but hopefully they can perhaps help you to take your mind of your current situation.  

With kind thoughts to you & all in this particular corner of the online community.

Artemisa