still waiting for ds x-ray results and my anxiety is increasing

[kaylasmum]

Hi i posted on here last week about my ds having x-rays done because of a lump on his back and that i suffer terribly from anxiety. The x-ray was done last Wednesday at lunchtime and the consultant said that i would receive a letter if there was anything that showed up and that he tends not to send one if not, he also said that he would phone if there was anything important. I'm in such a high state of anxiety that i'm finding it so difficult just to function normally on a day to day basis, but i have to try to cover it up as i don't want to worry my other kids. Surely if anything really worrying had shown up on the x-rays i would have been notified by now. I feel sick with worry. My ds is also being referred for an ultrasound and the consultant could'nt say how long i would have to wait for an appt. just that its non-urgent. I know i should take reassurance from that but i just keep thinking what if he's made a mistake and it should be an urgent scan and what if the x-rays have gone missing. I know this makes me sound like a complete freak but my anxiety totally takes over my rational thinking. Its been a month now since i went to the gp about the lump and i worry so much that if its something awful then too much time is passing.

Please can someone give me some reassurance about the time that x-rays results take. I feel like i'm going mad.

kaylasmum,
I do not experience this but I understand how you feel. are you on any meds?

you are normal but just have a few special issues that hold you back, nothing to worry about at all in the grand scheme of things. I get panicky sometimes, especially when I have to go back to court to sort my ex out and I use rescue remedy to get me through those times. if you cannot get or do not want anyone to phone tomorrow if no results come through the post, then try not to think about it till monday and certainly don't post or even look at this thread till monday so you do not get yourself pent up even more.
I know and understand it is difficult for you but sometimes as you will have been told soooo amny times before that confronting this sort of thing is the best way to go, that sounds so condescending, I am sorry, but have a go if you can. get someone round to phone for you and give it a try.

where abouts are you and what hosp is it?

misi, i'm on citalopram 20mgs and have been prescribed diazepam to take when i'm really struggling. I have issues with emetophobia and dental phobia, i'm ashamed. I should be strong for my children.

I live in Perth and the hospital is the P.R.I. Usually blood results and smear test results come back very quickly so i would have assumed that it would be the same for x-ray results also. Its just that the consultant said that he does'nt send a letter if there is no need.

We just bought a second-hand caravan and are going away this weekend so i think i'll leave it untill we get back, at least that way i'd imagine the results would be through to my GP as that would be 13 days by then. I'll try my hardest to put it to the back of my mind til then and concentrate on the fact that the consultant said that he does'nt think its serious. I just have to trust him. Thanks so much for your understanding attitude.

Tracey.

ah, not something I can help you with then as I am the other end of the country although my clan is the perthshire clan and I have the perthshire and duke of perthshire tartan kilts to wear (but rarely do )
no worries about the rest of it, you will do it at your own pace I am sure but do not be ashamed of yourself, there is no need as what you describe is not something you have complete control over. have a great weekend then, have some fun and come back monday raring to go ok?????

plucked up the courage to phone for ds x-ray results on friday afternoon and they are clear. I was so releived at first, until i spoke to my partner and when i told him he said "oh". I asked him why he was'nt really pleased and he said because we still don't know what it is. So me being me got myself into a major panic. I phoned the consultants secretary but he was'nt there so she put me on to another Dr. He was so nice and understanding. He said that if anything sinister hadbeen suspected then they would have admitted my ds and done all the tests there and then. He said the waiting time for an ultrasound is 6-8 weeks and i said that seemed like a long time and that i was worried that if it was something serious that all this time passing would be dangerous. Anyway it looks like i'll just have to put my faith in the drs and try not to worry to much.

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me to phone for the x-ray results.