n. Mental distress felt while awaiting the results of a medical test, particularly an MRI or CT scan.
2014
In mid-April, she had another cancer-free checkup with her oncologist. She will now have MRI scans to look for new tumours every year instead of every six months.
"It’s an amazing step in our healing journey, as it can be nerve wracking to go through the ‘scanxiety’ every six months," says Teicher.
"It’s an amazing step in our healing journey, as it can be nerve wracking to go through the ‘scanxiety’ every six months," says Teicher.
2013
And as traumatic as it can be, scanxiety is better than the alternative: being dead, so there's nothing to test, and no odds to wonder about.
2006 (earliest)
Right now however I am wrestling with "scanxiety" (anxiety from a scan before you know the results) as I call it because I had a cat scan and a pet scan but do not know the results.