Hi grace,

Sorry to hear you're having these symptoms. 

Cancer is extremely rare in people your age but I'm 22 and had the exact same symptoms at times I couldn't even walk because my hip got so bad at times and had trouble putting socks on or getting in and out of the bath :/ months I had this pain and had an Xray and it looked perfect it turned out it was just my mattress 

These symptoms could be many things so dont focus on cancer itll make things much worse worrying, I know it isnt easy but worrying wont help anything just make it worse.

Have you tried maybe sleeping with a pillow under your hip it helped me but if the doctors thought it was anything serious they would have a xray straight away.

Hope it gets sorted soon 

Dear Grace, this makes me glad that when I was your age we didn't have the Internet.  I see so many young people coming on this forum thinking the worst even when they've seen their GP.  There's too much talk of cancer overall to make young adults think the worst straight away.  There are lots of reasons for your ache despite what Dr Google says, you could put in you've had a persistent cough, are feeling lethargic and lung cancer would come up, my husband has lung cancer and we never once used the Internet we relied on proper doctors to tell us what was wrong.  So calm down, think positive, it's not long until your X Ray, keep busy, enjoy college, its your future education at stake if you keep having negative thoughts.  It seems that you would prefer to ignore your parent's reassuring talks, but us parents are usually right, as my forty year old daughter keeps telling me!!  So good luck for a bright and healthy future.  Carol

Hi, 

Thank you so much for your reply, and thank you for reassuring me. I will try sleeping with a pillow under my hip, but I was sleeping on a different mattress when the pain started. I'm glad that your pain was nothing to worry about, and I hope that's the case for me too!

Best wishes.

Hi,

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I agree that Google makes you think the worst, and that looking online has definitely made me worry more - the opposite of the reassurance I was hoping for! However, recently I correctly self-diagnosed myself with scoliosis of the spine, which has made Google seem more reliable. I realise that this was just a fluke, but it has definitely made me worried that I could be right about this too. 

I will try to stay as positive as possible, and keep myself distracted until my X-ray. Thank you for the advice.

Best wishes.

Hi dors dead right we are bombarded by cancer charites hawking for money on the media i dont think we go a day without hearing cancer mentioned at least ten times a day and saving for aur death they realy are getting ridiculous i dont think the advertisers have any morals anymore we get a cought now and we think its cancer or an ache at your age its more a viruse or bacterial infection just try and put the cancer thing out of your head .and listen to dor?