Hi there RDee, welcome to the forum, but sorry you're feeling so ill. You have talked yourself into a death sentence without any evidence to support that assumption. I know when you feel so sick that its' not hard to imagine the worst. I do think that you've really jumped the gun on this though. Low iron in your blood work is not the only marker for cancer as blood work has many other factors that are looked at that would raise red flags possibly pointing to possible cancer. Apparently, your blood work doesn't show anything out of order, other than low iron, which of course you indicate that you have always had an iron deficiency. It sounds like your medical team is screening you for any possible indication of a serious illness. Let them do their tests and wait for the outcome before jumping the gun on this. There could be any number of reasons for the issues that you are having in relation to your digestive system. You have your youth in your favor, so whatever is causing your issues, hopefully these tests that you're scheduled to have will turn up whatever the problem is causing them. What they do discover, if anything, will give them what they need to know in order to put things right for you.

Be sure to come back on to the forum and let us know how you get along with it all. Here's hoping that everything will turn out okay for you and that it will not be anything too serious.

Sending you hugs

Lorraine