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Scanxiety: How did you get through scanxiety?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Feb 9, 2021 | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
@ta52, I tried to incorporate a few different things prior to the scans. One that helped a lot was doing a bit of meditating. I have an AP on my phone called “Calm”, which I find effective. I am sure there are many similar apps out there that are available. I also do a lot of walking to alleviate stress. While walking, I work hard at noticing what is around me rather than what is in me. Another way for me was to not Goggle any symptoms or past results. My doctor told me early in my treatment that this in many cases leads to unnecessary anxiety.
Waiting for the results for me is always harder than the scans themselves.
WIll you let us know what works best for you?
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@grandpabob Thanks, Bob. You're right, the scan is the easy part it's this time leading up to it that's difficult. As mentioned before, the wait between scan and results will only be a couple of hours so that will be a very stressful short period of time; hours instead of days. Thanks for the tips. I have been distracting myself with podcasts and audio books and will probably do that again today. The big day is tomorrow so I will check back in with the news then. Thanks, again, Bob.