29 Memes That Might Make You Laugh If You've Waited for Test Results
Waiting for test results related to your cancer, chronic illness or other condition can be nerve-wracking (to say the least). It’s bad enough that it took forever to schedule an appointment that started an hour late, but now all you can do is go home and stare at your phone, waiting for it to ring. Or maybe you call for your results, and you’re transferred three times and then put on hold for a half hour. Basically, waiting is not fun.
“All” you want to know is what that irregular-shaped mole on your face really is, or why you have bouts of shortness of breath, or, worse, if your cancer is back.
None of the above scenarios are funny, but sometimes our community finds the humor in it all. If this includes you, then you may enjoy some of the memes about waiting for test results we’ve gathered below.
Waiting at Home
Remember when you went in for a biopsy, CT scan or blood work a few days ago, and your doctor said she’d call back with the test results, but she didn’t? Here’s how it can feel to be at home, waiting for the phone call.
1. When you’re sitting alone in your room:
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2. When you make things worse by watching an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy:”
3. When you try to distract yourself with some fresh air:
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4. When you try to get some chores done but you can’t even focus on them:
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5. When you start thinking of every worst-case scenario possible:
6. When you’re having a staring contest with your pet (who has no idea why you keep staring at him):
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7. When you’ve been lying in bed, wide awake, for hours:
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8. When you’re in the shower:
9. When you’re waiting for the laundry to finish drying:
10. When you have an intense dinner conversation with your significant other:
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11. When you start talking to your dog:
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12. When you start talking to your cat:
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13. When your friends ask how you’re doing:
Waiting at Work
You’ve managed to get away from the all-consuming and worrisome feelings you had at home. But now you’re at work, and it’s still difficult to be productive when the results are looming in the back of your head.
14. When you pretend to listen to your boss:
15. When you call the doctor’s office calls and they repeat that you should have the results soon:
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16. When you start to get a little snarky with everyone: 
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17. When you start giving a presentation and accidentally say something that has nothing to do with it:
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18. When it feels like eight hours have gone by but it’s only 20 minutes:
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Waiting in Public
You’ve made it through the work day. Now you want to go grab a bite to eat, or read a book in the park, but the nervousness of the test results even follows you out in public.
19. When you’re sitting at a restaurant, waiting for your friends to arrive:
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20. When you’re trying to focus on what random people at a party are saying:
21. When you’re getting lost in thought while waiting for your Lyft driver:
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22. When your friend makes a joke that you look nervous (and you are, but you’re acting like you’re not):
Waiting… in the Waiting Room
You finally received a call… but that’s just to tell you to come back to the hospital. Now you’re sitting in the waiting room, surrounded by other people who are just as nervous as you are.
23. When you’ve been waiting an hour after being told, “The doctor will be right out:”
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24. When you realize you’re not even close to being called next:
25. When you’re not only nervous but also realize you have to use the bathroom:
Calling for Results
Sometimes, after you’ve waited days or weeks for test results, you just can’t wait any longer. So you make the call… and once again, you’re waiting.
26. When you start telling the admin a little too much information because he asked how you’re feeling:
27. When you’re trying to remain calm because they put you on hold and you’re listening to jazz music:
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28. When you’re on hold and you think you hear someone say something, but then you’re listening to more jazz music:
Getting the Call
You’ve waited long enough, and today is finally the day you get your results. The phone rings and you pick up.
29. When you don’t even let the person on the other line say hello:
Have a favorite meme? Let us know in the comments below.
Trish is the Cancer Editor at The Mighty. She lost her father to stage 4 lung cancer in August 2016, and previously worked at a children’s cancer research organization, so she knows firsthand about the cancer experience. A lover of hip hop music, hot sauce and kimchi, she lives in Maryland with her husband, two dogs, cat and feisty 2-year-old daughter. Check her story out in the book, “A Letter to My Mom.“
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