Hi All
Told you I would be back.. Supposed to get bisopy results on Monday.. Today the hospital rang me.. and of course the message is on my answer machine... have to wait till the morning.. hell our hospitals don't ring... What do they know that I don't?... so total PANIC.. need calming thoughts from you guys... Am wall climbing... Will post more news tomorrow...
Love and Hugs
Helen

Helen,

Regardless of what the folks at the hospital might have to say, panicing won't change it and it certainly won't make today any better. I can certainly understand the panic feeling as I sometimes get them before my follow up visits with the docs. If it's good news, then you wasted your time panicing. If it's bad news, you still wasted your time panicing during what otherwise might have been a good day. No matter what happens and what they may say, you have to do your best to make today a good day. Deep breath and remember you're still alive and kicking right now. Best of luck.

-Brett

Hey Helen,
I agree with Brett...I have had messages from the hospital for the simplist things...owe a $10 copayment...need to change an upcoming appt. with doc, etc. Funny thing is I have tried calling the oncology dept. before and it just rang and rang...just try and not panic...coming from someone who lives in panic mode a lot, but will pray for you...that always helps calm my nerves!
Debbie

Helenc. Worrying has never changed one single thing in this life. Regardless of the outcome, worrying only gives you gray hair and ulcers, neither of which are good things. That said, when all else has left us feeling alone and downtrodden, give it to Christ and he will take the burden and answer your prayers. Just turn it over to him and he will make it better for you. After all, he loves you so much that he died for you 2000 years ago.

Thanks Guys
I don't do panic.. I'm a full time carer for a blind disabled husband and part timer carer for my elderly parents with whom we live... there is no room in my life for panic.. So I look cool calm and collected but the last few months have been hell... SO I allowed myself a brief panic mode.. so thanks for helping to ground me..
love and hugs
Helen

Helen, you know how well I do Panic. I`ve never thrown my fears at Christ or Buddha, cause bottom line is we have to learn to deal the best we can with our issues with the people who stay in panic mode, a good bit of the time. I`m not trying to make this a religious issue, but if we give everything to God, how do we learn to deal with anything on our own ? Helen, girl, expect full report post haste..................I fyou need me, I`ll stowaway on a steamer and come on over..............Love and Hugs, and you know who

Hi everyone
PANIC OVER... human error... misplaced phone call.. no one want's to admit they rang me but never mind.. I can life with a mistake.. So just wait now till Monday for biospy reports.. Don't know much about God's way of doing things.. but even if he only takes care of us here on this forum.. he's one busy dude.. Do know the power of prayer is a postive tool to work with....
Love and Hugs
Thanks Eveyone
Helen

As Kim would say, POM POMS for helen.........how many times do we panic ourselves, seems like there are a lot of us out there, me included........I try to remember the Serenity Prayer, but usually don`t til crisis is over..lots of time we just panic because we go into fight or flight mode and that`s pretty hard to talk our brains out of...............Hugs Across the Sea............Wicked Witch of the North

Hi Helen:

Wecome to OCF from Kim, the fiance of Dave, who is from your part of the world, Manchester UK. I'm also the owner of said pom-poms mentioned above and self-admit to panicking regularly as the folks here know well. I'm really glad you had a false alarm and will keep said pom poms raised until we hear back from you.

The good news I am happy to report is that although biopsies are horribly scary, there is life to reclaim if indeed oral cancer lurks. You already have one leg up being British ( I learned stoicism from Dave). We are getting married this summer and will be across the pond in the UK in July.

Hope to hear more from you and wishing you the best outcome on Monday.

Regards,

Kim

Kim, I thought you may have gone to Mars, although I didn`t see you there.........Panic, I`m always in a state of panic about something.............like my move to Ala.......Congrats to you and Dave on upcomimg wedding.............Pom Poms Right back at Ya.......................Hugs, Dee

Hi Kim
Great news... nothing like a good bash... with or without POM POMS... Weddings are good for panic... on a grand scale..
Love and Hugs to you both
Helen