I am on the verge of getting in a state.
I had my fifth yearly mammogram a month ago following an operation to remove a high grade DCIS and was told to contact the unit if I hadn’t heard back in six weeks, the same as every year. Unfortunately life has been throwing some pretty brutal situations at us over the past couple of years and I am struggling. My darling DIL is looking after her DM through the last weeks of cancer, my wonderful SIL died last year from a brain tumour. My DIL and I have discussed how both the cancers came after one had looked after elderly parents who died within months of each other and the other after nursing her DS and her DF in their last months and the need for self care in these situations. My DM is suffering from and having investigations for a neurological condition that can cause total cognitive collapse, it can be treated with steroids but I can constantly on edge waiting for symptoms that show it’s returning. My fitness regime is out the window, I’ve had to give up a regular class and another is often missed because of medical appointments and I am eating too much. I had COVID in September and it floored me for the entire month…… SO …..I am now getting convinced that the reason I have not heard back about the mammogram is because they have found something sinister and so they are organising an appointment with the oncologist.
Please talk me down or give me a verbal slap