Hi, 

I don't know if it is done the same everywhere but, when my dad had an endoscopy, they called me in and told us both together about the cancerous tumour they had found. They seemed to be in a rush to get the ball rolling.

So maybe the fact that you're waiting for results is a good thing? 

Like I said, I don't know how the news is necessarily given everywhere.

I wish you all the best x

Hi Weerambo!

Welcome to the forum, I hope you find the support and information that you are looking for.

First of all please don't panic and secondly please DON'T use Google to look for information, as there is so much misinformation and out of date information out there.

Waiting for results, especially before you've had a formal diagnosis, is about the hardest part of this rollercoaster ride. 

Best wishes

Dave

Don't think you have anything to worry about. I am an Endoscopy nurse and if it was a Cancer you would have been told there was a cause for concern following your procedure and things would have moved on pretty quickly. 

Hi Lana, thanks for your kind words, I was informed it's standard to wait between a week or 2 for results. I think the bank holiday yesterday will have an effect too.

just a waiting game at the moment.

ryan

Thanks Dave,

unfortunately ive already done the google thing. A bit daft I know and this is part of my worry.

hopefully I won't need to wait much longer. If I could switch this worry off for a day and get a good sleep I'd be fine. Exhausted is an understatement.

ryan

Thanks Libbylu

the nurse I spoke to seemed to spend too much time reassuring me everything was ok. Maybe paranoia but when I asked about the 1st pic that looked like a lump of some sort I got fobbed off and told aw that's just this shiatzi flap we're looking at. Looked nothing like the schiatzi ring though. If i never saw the pics I'd not be worried I don't think.

hopefully you are right. Today will be a week and a day since my tests. Hopefully I get the results soon.

thanks everyone for sharing your advice and stories. I'll be sure to update u when I get news.

ryan

Like someone mentioned before. When my husband had his endoscopy they called me in with him after. To tell him that there was a tumour within his oesophagus. They took biopsies too. But these people know what they are looking for. So fingers crossed Hun x

Hi Gemini,

That sounds awful, has no-one explained why the PET scan didn't pick this up? The scan is only ever as good as the human being who interprets it and writes the report. 

In my own case, I was looking at the screen when I had my endoscopy and my cancer (at the junction of my Oesophagus and Stomach) was very very easy to see even to my untrained eye. The irony was that I wasn't on a cancer pathway as everyone (including me) thought I had a peptic ulcer. The symptoms are very similar, I hadn't had any weight loss and was otherwise as fit as a fiddle.

Best wishes
Dave