Hi all
I'm wondering how people manage the wait for a scan, when you are feeling really anxious?
For the last 10 days or so, I have had a pain in my left ribs. It is worst at night, keeps me awake, especially if I lie on my left side. It carries on through the morning and then by the evening, it seems to go away, only to come back when I go to bed. My appetite is non existent, and my guts seem a bit delicate too.
I managed to get an appointment at the doctors yesterday, and he has referred me for an urgent scan. I am so scared that I have pancreatic cancer, all of the symptoms fit, even down to the worse at night and it being intermittent. I mentioned it to the GP, and he said "its on the list, but not at the top of the list" I don't know whether that makes it better or worse.
I have recently had blood tests and red, white and FBC were all in range, I'm trying to tell myself that if I had PC symptoms, this would be out of whack (I've read that PC symptoms only happen in the late stages).
Anyway, I've done everything I can do by getting the referral, so now I just have to try to hang on for the appointment.
I went to see Swan Lake last night, it was absolutely beautiful, and all my worries melted away for those 2 hours. I even thought, "if I've only got a few weeks/months left, this is definitely on my bucket list, so happy with that).
Jeepers xx