Feeling overwhelmed with anxiety

Hello, I am 47 and have been on HRT for three years due to early menopause. I took sequential HRt for a year before moving onto continuous due to the GP saying my blood results looking like I was post menopausal (At the time I hadn’t had a period in five months and was only having about three a year). I had no problems, no bleeding on sequential or continuous until two weeks ago i had a sharp pain in my right ovary area and 2 days later started spotting. I saw a GP who referred me for a transvaginal ultrasound. Yesterday the spotting become more of a light bleed, great timing as today I had my ultrasound

I have also been feeling that my abdomen is bloated and I keep feeling sick and also feel like I have trapped wind in my left lower abdomen. I dont know if this is related or just happening because I am so worried.

i cant stop googling which is making me more and more worried and I am analysing everything. My mum had some issues last year and when she had an ultrasound the sonographer told what they had seen. My sonographer didn’t say anything, during the scan she asked if I had ever been diagnosed with cysts or polyps and at the end just told me to contact my go in 4 working days for the results. My anxious brain is telling me that it must be bad news as they didn’t tell me and that 4 working days seems a short wait which must also mean it’s bad.

im sure I must sound really silly but I’m so scared that I’m going to die. My children are only 6 and 9 and I don’t want to miss them growing up. 

I don’t really know what the point of my post is, I just need to get it off my chest I guess as my partner hates me talking negatively so can’t really share my thoughts with him.

  • Hello Moonlight77

    I'm sorry to hear that you've recently had some concerns about your health. It's good to know that you've already seen your GP and had an ultrasound. 

    It's understandable that you have questions and are feeling worried. Unfortunately, we know that many people turn to the internet for answers at times like this and what happens most often is that people are still left with questions and feel even more anxious. Please try to stop googling. You will not get a diagnosis for your situation but you will continue to feed into your worries and concerns. 

    It's not uncommon for people to have to wait for results after an ultrasound. It very much depends on who does the scan and local policies whether you will be given answers and information the day. Try not to read too much into the fact that you were told to go back to your GP for the results. 

    Hopefully, your GP will be able to see you next week and give you the answers and reassurance you need. Please do let your GP know how anxious you have been so that they can discuss managing your anxiety if necessary. 

    In the meantime, if you'd like to talk things through with one of our nurses for some advice and support you're welcome to call them on 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. I know they will be happy to listen and office any information and reassurance they can. 

    Keep in touch Moonlight77 and let us know how you get on. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator