I would absolutely recommend going back to the doctors. As Sharza suggested, see another doctor, no harm in a second opinion.

Healthy anxiety can reek havoc on your physical and mental health.

Best to trust your gut if you feel that something is not right. Best wishes

Hello KitKat17. I do hope Nicki takes note of your message. Although it must be difficult if Nicki is petrified of doctors. It takes courage.

Hi there

I really hope so too!

I am currently going through tests and biopsies for Lymhoma. FNA results were suspicious of NHL and have had a core needle in the groin this morning. The waits for each result are challenging.

The core needle in the groin sounds excruciating but, hopefully, it's just my reaction!

Another person, Kelgirl, is also on this thread and concurs with us that Nicki ought to go and see the doctor. 

I hope Nicki reads all our posts and takes the bull by the horn and makes an appointment to see the doctor.

Like you, I've had many tests and finally have a diagnosis and the anxiety has vanished. It's the waiting and not knowing that creates the anxiety.

Thanks, and I’m going too I just am so bad at managing my emotions, I don’t want to speak to any one about it and it’s quite isolating. 

my GP said there is a 3.5 week wait for an appointment :( 

Absolutely! 
Each time I go for something I find myself flip flopping between it’s cancer or no it’s not.

For me the not knowing for sure either way whilst a natural response, it certainly heightens anxiety levels.

What is your diagnosis if you don’t mind me asking? and your symptoms?

Best wishes 

Absolutely! 
Each time I go for something I find myself flip flopping between it’s cancer or no it’s not.

For me the not knowing for sure either way whilst a natural response, it certainly heightens anxiety levels.

What is your diagnosis if you don’t mind me asking? and your symptoms?

Best wishes 

Are you sure you want to know?!

Well here's my symptoms:

Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, fatigue, feeling worn out. It's taken over two years to identify that I've NOT got a heart problem, as suspected. Actually I've got early stage (thank God) lung cancer which is treatable by surgery (the appointment with the surgeon is next week as it happens). Talk about an anxiety trip! Anyway, I'm feeling quite calm now that I know what's wrong and that something can be done about it.

So, there we go. My key recommendation after going through all this to get to this point is that if you feel something is wrong PERSUE it. My diagnosis happened partly because of chance findings but much to do with being persistent with my GP to refer me for tests and to see specialists.

I bet you have a sense of relief knowing it’s early stages and that you persevered to get to this point. Wishing you all the best with with treatment/surgery.

How could you tell the difference between shortness of breath that naturally comes from exertion and what you’re experiencing? I mean we all get a bit puffed out if we exercise. Also I find it hard to decide if I’m feeling fatigue or not because my lifestyle is very tiring! 

Good luck with the appointment and I am so glad the prognosis was somewhat positive. I think my main concern is that I’m just thinking cancer is a death sentence and when actually I said earlier doing to the doctor/ being diagnosed was.. again I suppose  my health anxiety leads me to believe that I will 100% be confirmed as stage 4 and it will result in me dying which may not be the case at all.. 

Same! 

You're spot on there. It's a great relief to have a diagnosis and way forward.

Generally, I'm pretty fit for my age, having done Zumba several times a week for years. Two years ago I found that walking uphill made me out of breath when previously it didn't. Also I used to be able to get up around 7am and keep going all day until the evening. Then I noticed I was needing more sleep, wasn't feeling refreshed when I woke up and needed an afternoon sleep. This wasn't normal for me. I just knew something wasn't right.

Also, fatigue feels like however much sleep you have at night, you still wake up unrefreshed. It feels like you've lost your get up and go or va va voom.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

"Death sentence" is what came to my mind as soon as I was told (on the phone, out of the blue) the day after my CT angiogram.

Of course I then Googled that euthanasia place in Switzerland! No kidding. I was sure it was stage 4 too. 

It's amazing how our minds can create things.

I'm learning about Stoicism which basically says "accept what you cannot change" and that "you could die tomorrow". Courage is one of their (four) virtues. Which I noticed you have.

We all have to die someday, I guess. However, our worst fears rarely materialise. 

Your recent post seems much less panicky than the original one. You seem more rational and realistic. I'm delighted. You seem to have come to terms with how you are feeling. Have you?