Apparently I should expect to hear from Addenbrooke’s today on when they want to see me for what this week (bloods/CT due before biopsy, which is supposed to be Friday). If I haven’t heard by tomorrow morning, then the consultant’s secretary will chase up for me.
It’ll be nice to have a plan for this week. It turns out that I’m not very good at waiting. It’s all well and good the consultant being so relaxed about it all – but he does do this all the time. This is my first brain tumour, and the waiting, waiting, waiting is no good at all. After the biopsy it’ll be anywhere between 1 and 3 weeks before I get results. That’s going to be really, really hard.
I’ve realised I’m napping a lot, not due to tiredness, but because sleep is some respite. No matter what I’m doing, it’s not generally enough to distract me from You Know What at the back of my mind. Doesn't matter if I'm thinking best-case or worst-case (and it veers rapidly between the two), it's still there and pestering me.
Cold-callers are getting a bit of a sharp response today (usually I don't answer the phone to 'unavailable' or 'witheld' but I can't do that at the moment...)
Waiting
Apparently I should expect to hear from Addenbrooke’s today on when they want to see me for what this week (bloods/CT due before biopsy, which is supposed to be Friday). If I haven’t heard by tomorrow morning, then the consultant’s secretary will chase up for me.
It’ll be nice to have a plan for this week. It turns out that I’m not very good at waiting. It’s all well and good the consultant being so relaxed about it all – but he does do this all the time. This is my first brain tumour, and the waiting, waiting, waiting is no good at all. After the biopsy it’ll be anywhere between 1 and 3 weeks before I get results. That’s going to be really, really hard.
I’ve realised I’m napping a lot, not due to tiredness, but because sleep is some respite. No matter what I’m doing, it’s not generally enough to distract me from You Know What at the back of my mind. Doesn't matter if I'm thinking best-case or worst-case (and it veers rapidly between the two), it's still there and pestering me.
Cold-callers are getting a bit of a sharp response today (usually I don't answer the phone to 'unavailable' or 'witheld' but I can't do that at the moment...)