The only symptom I had apart from my sore back was very bad hot sweats , but I put that down to my menopause so never crossed my mind it could be cancer , as we don't go around saying it will/won't happen to me , I had 3 emergency trips to hospital with my back they said there was nothing wrong with me & was sent home , 29th May I had to travel 25 miles if I wanted to see a Dr , 9 hours later I was back again , this was when I was then admitted to my local hospital for investigation on 30th May , was told I would get an emergency MRI on Sunday it didn't happen till Tuesday afternoon couldn't stay still so I got another MRI & CT Scan on Wednesday which showed a large mass at the bottom of my back next to my spine , On the Thursday I got a CT Scan and a biopsy , it showed I had a High Grade B cell Lymphoma , Following tests it was found out to be Burkitt's lymphoma , I was transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Glasgow that's where my journey of denial started , Because of the type of Lymphoma and where it was my chemo was very intensive , was in hospital for 14 weeks , I was on RCODOX M/IVAC chemo which I had 4 cycles of it. If that wasn't bad enough for me I had several episodes of Sepsis , so was put on antibiotics .I suffered psychologically & had several visits from the psychology team , As it was a dream ,this wasn't happening to me & I wanted home to my 2 sons who needed me as they both have Cerebral Palsy and additional support needs.Every day this is a dream why are you keeping me here , where am I , my struggle went on like that for 5 weeks , after the 2nd week my hair fell out so could it get any worse , after 11 weeks in hospital I was allowed home for 5 days to help with my mental health as I struggled badly being away from my boys & my diagnoses... I am now home & got a PET Scan on October and it was clear , so on out patient appointments now...
On the ambulance joke: the one in my local hospital is that they are going to start charging me rent. 
The baby shampoo sounds like a really good idea, I may try it myself. (I lost all hair during chemo, then a soft fuzz appeared, now I am back on chemo so we'll see.)
I hope you get good news as a result of the scan. I know what it is like to wait so I hope you are scheduled for early January, and in the meamtime, have a great time with your boys!
