Waiting on confirmation of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis.
Hi, So, I found a lump in my neck, around 15th June, took til 23rd June to get an appointment with my GP. 28th June I had a blood test for thyroid function, came back okay, I still wanted to know what the lump was and no one really contacted me about the results or what was next. I made another appointment on the 9th July, They said it was probably just a cyst. So they ordered an ultrasound but only because my anxiety was so bad. radiology was the 23rd July. So after this I was told immediately by my GP that they think I have papillary thyroid cancer and apologised and said it is highly suggestive of this. I got into an appointment with ENT on 9th august and they booked a needle biopsy and ultrasound. I still don't have a date or any idea how long I’m going to be waiting for this, which may not even give me a diagnosis. I called ultrasound on the 20th august and they said my appointment should be "soon"
8th Sept I start to panic again and call through to ultrasound to see if they can give me a date. They immediately said I could have the biopsy and ultrasound on the 20th sept, but then called back 2 minutes later and said that I need the specialist and they will have to call me back. Its been two days so I left another message and made a phone appointment with my GP which will be on Monday.
I have not been to the GP much in my life because of anxiety so have very little experience with the medical field in general. I've struggled with self worth and if I am important enough to be seen but and have been in CBT for half a year up until the GP told me the suspicions. Despite using my new CBT techniques to get a handle on my ptsd and panic attacks I'm finding my self worth is really taking a hit each time I have to follow up or try to find out a time scale. I would like some advice on if I am being too impatient waiting for my diagnosis because I find bothering people who have really important busy jobs really really difficult and I want to keep being a nuisance to a minimum. I don't have any family left I can talk to for support despite being in my 30's just my partner and a couple of friends and I really struggle to put any of my anxieties on them.
If anyone has experience with how long the targets for diagnosis for this are I would be really grateful so I don't keep calling every two weeks. I just don't know what I should be doing. it's hard to put it aside and concentrate on anything else without a time goal. [edit: spelling]
