Yes despite the reassurances it's the waiting to hear that feeds the anxiety and fear .
It sounds like your husband has been waiting to hear for a few months longer than me . My journey into the great unknown started on a Wednesday lin the last week of November with a blood test . At 6pm the same day my GP texted me with the result telling me that he had referred me to ' the rapid referral cancer unit ' . That was a blow . 3 days later , a Saturday afternoon at 4pm I got a call from someone ( at that stage I didn't know if it was a Doctor , a specialist or a nurse ) at my local hospitals Urology Unit. He told me that PSA score for my age should come in at around 5 and that mine was 40 . Frightening , the fact that this person was calling me on a Saturday to tell me my score was high .He was very supportive telling me to call him if I had any concerns. 2 weeks later I went in for an MRI. A few days later I texted the guy - who I have since discovered is a specialist Urology nurse . He answered my text in the week before Christmas saying that he was on leave but not to worry and told me to call the Unit . I did and was told I would hear in a few weeks time . I again texted the nurse and he immediately said " that's just not good enough " and even though he was away from work he would see what he could find out . At 9 that evening he texted me to say that I needed a biopsy and he would book me in to a clinic 4 days later - Christmas Eve. I had clearly stumbled across a true NHS hero .
All of that may sound a bit of a ramble but I really want to make clear how fortunate I've been to have found this guy.
During the biopsy mention was made - just a few words as an aside - of a need to get me in for a full body bone scan......." just in case it's spread " . Very worrying , in case what had spread . 16 days later , yesterday , I had the scan .
I was also called yesterday to be told that someone will call me at 3 today to talk me through the biopsy results .
Yes the worry is huge and the waiting has it's dark moments . I feel that my experience over the last 6 weeks could have been a lot more difficult without the care I have been shown.........but then ...
It occasionally occurs to me = am I being fast tracked because of ; high PSA , a worrying MRI , fears of "it spreading " .
On top of everything my football team are at rock bottom - although it's different with them - there is only one thing which kills = the hope .
Thanks for sharing , it sounds that like me you have a big day today . All the best to you both