Health Anxiety - 12 months of tests and still no further

So to start I'm 25 years old (male) and used to be a very fit and healthy person.
 

So 12 months ago, I started with pain in my groin and around my testicles. I waited a month and nothing changed so went to the Doctors. I was initially dismissed by the doctor who said it's a muscle strain and to give it time to recover. I waited and waited and nothing changed so went back. The doctor did a physical examination of my groin and testicles and told me he couldn't feel anything out of the ordinary but sent me for an ultrasound of my groin. I went for the scan and I had a 'small active lymph node' on the left side which I was told could be causing the pain. This was back in June and the pain hasn't eased since.

 

in October, I started experiencing armpit pain and stomach pain. I rang the doctor to update them on this new pain and was sent for a colonoscopy and blood tests. The colonoscopy came back clear. The blood tests were all clear other than my liver (alt was 54) and platelets were low (118 10*9/L). These were repeated after a month and my platelets slightly dropped and my liver slightly improved. My armpit and groin pain still very much so present. I have been asked to repeat bloods again and the doctor has requested another ultrasound of my armpit this time. 
 

I have recently started noticing little blood spots under my skin under my armpit and around my rib cage. These usually are a cluster of tiny pin head blood spots. The patches of them usually aren't more than a couple of centremetres. 
 

The reason I'm writing this is because reading online I notice all of these symptoms link to some kind of lymphoma, leukaemia type cancers and I'm getting very concerned that the process has taken over a year and I am no further in understanding my issues. I'm looking for some reassurance/advice on what I should and shouldn't do. I'm worrying every day and it has consumed me for the majority of this year. I have built up such an anxiety that I have cancer and doctors don't seem to be recognising these worries.

I have stopped exercising because of pain, stopped taking care of myself because I'm so worried and I feel like I've spiralled into a really dark place. I just want to know where I'm up too if I should be worried.  

  •  This has been the same with me. I went to the GP twice as I was feeling on and off pain in my upper left abdomen. They both said I was fine, maybe strained a muscle or something and told me to take ibuprofen which was no good. After experiencing more on and off sharp dull full pain I asked for an X-ray because I keep thinking I had cancer. It's been a week today since my X-ray but haven't heard back. 

  • I suffer with anxiety really bad so  i

    understand we're u are coming from

     

  • I'm so glad I came across these posts as I feel like the only one!! 

    ive recently over the last 2 months been back and forth with the drs with heart palpitations and chest pains also tingling in arms and legs! All I keep hearing is (your far too young to have heart problems) have had bloods 24 he ECG been hooked up to heart monitor but all has come back fine? I'm getting intermittent pain on and off in my chest that goes from left to right and sometimes it feels like I'm getting electric shocks down my body. 
    I do suffer from anxiety and have done all my life . Dr seems to think it's my anxiety causing all these problems!! I just don't understand as I feel I'm being fobbed off :( I can call the cardiologist back if I had more persistent problems from when we last spoke and had my ECG back in November! 
    I just feel I won't be taken seriously and it's making my anxiety even worse! 
    anyone else experienced similar ? 
    I know it's not in my head and I'm sick of drs saying "oh your far too young to have heart problems" I'm 34 x 

  • Hi,

    I totally get where you're coming from! It's like they're not listening to what we're trying to explain to them about our own bodies. I've been feeling full in my left upper abdomen and been having "electric" kinda shock feelings but very tiny. It comes for a  sec then goes...also in my left upper back. The doctors said I'm fine and don't need to worry but I am worried! There's a reason why there's pain. I pray you'll be fine tho...just keep calling in if anything to be on the safe side! I feel like it may be anxiety since this whole Covid thing is around because that's how my anxiety started. We're in this together don't you worry x