Had a biopsy a few weeks ago, the consultant said she would write to me within the next two to four weeks with the results. Got a letter the other day, giving me "the earliest possible appointment" at the cancer clinic. So quite unsurprisingly I am shitting myself now - the cancer I was tested for is hereditary and has seen off an alarming number of my relatives, and it has been a messy and painful death. Why couldn't they have written with the outcome, and saying that they will discuss treatment options with me at the next appointment? I am, obviously, expecting the worst, given that only one of my relatives who has contracted this cancer has lasted more than five years. And am barely holding it together at work and at home with the worry and stress.