Waiting for results

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Sorry to be writing again but I’m slowly going crazy with worry.  My daughter had a scan 3 weeks ago and still no results. She rings every day. If you can find my previous posts you can see her story. But briefly, given all clear in August after having mole removed from face. Took an awful lot away and now gets shooting pains. Was suggested just nerve pain from op but best to have ct scan as precaution.  Nearly a month on no results.  They promise to get back to her with every phone call but never do. Gp didn’t request test so say they don’t have them. I’m going crazy. Can’t get on with anything or focus.  On top of all that she’s had a cough for a month. My imagination is going wild.  Especially after reading an article in daily mail on line about a girl in USA who was stage one then one year later after having flu symptoms  and migraines discovered 5 tumours on her brain. Check the article out it’s on there now in the health section.  This is an absolute nightmare and I can’t stop thinking the worst. It’s like  when is this feeling of dread I’m constantly having ever going to go.  How do you cope with all this.  My mental health is suffering to the extent I’m feeling sick and shaking all the time. 

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    FormerMember

    Hi Hun I’m going through it as well my daughter had a mole removed in July and only 2 weeks ago been told it’s melanoma. We are going through hell I feel I’m going to have a breakdown she has got to go Monday for more mole removal and will be having a lymph node removed under her arm in next few weeks. The amount of stress we are going through it’s terrible xx

  • I’m so sorry to hear what you are going through. The horror of it all is totally overbearing. You wake up thinking about it and go to bed worrying about it. Our situations are very similar. My daughter had the process your daughter is going through back in August after initially going to the GP in March. It seemed to take forever. Her mole was only 1.2mm. (Hoe deep was your daughters)?  This always was the thing that kept me a bit positive. Waiting for results is awful but luckily all was clear. Because she’s getting pain in her face her nurse thought it was best to have a ct scan which came through in one week which terrified me (why so quick)? All rational thinking goes out the window. It took 4 weeks to get the results and thank heavens all is well. When I heard this 2 days ago I cried. I could breath again and start getting on with things again. (Especially this time of year with so much to do - I haven’t done anything so now I’m catching up). Your life goes on hold. For me it is worse when it’s your child no matter how old they are. I’ve had a scare myself but this for me was so much worse. I’m not the best person to give advice on how to keep calm. Other people on here are absolutely marvellous and have helped me with their amazing advice. All I can say is hopefully and I’m positive if they have caught your daughters early all will be well and the feeling you will have is like nothing you’ll ever experience. There are people on here who have had it so much worse and they are still positive and are so so helpful. I’m not going to say try keep busy etc. It hard for people like me but you definitely have some better days than others. She’s in the best hands and Drs and nurses do the very best job. I’m think of you and I totally feel what you are going through.  Please stay in touch with me. We are all in this together and are here to help and support you. 

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    FormerMember in reply to 195600qdg

    Thank you for your lovely message I don’t know the size of the mole but she’s got to have 2 more removed on Monday I’m very highly stressed but I’m glad your daughter is ok that’s good news

  • Please try and stay positive xx

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    FormerMember in reply to 195600qdg

    I am trying thanks you all for being here xx