Positive thoughts pleaseee!!!

Hi everyone! 

I'm a 27yo and I must have the worst health anxiety in the world. My friends and family are fed up hearing me cry and talk about how I feel, its not very nice but I understand it can be so annoying so I'm going to post here. 

In December last year I started to get lower backache, wasn't restricting my movement, it was just annoying if anything. 3 months later I started bleeding and it hasn't stopped(just ever so slightly, only when I wipe). I hadn't had a period in 9 months prior to the bleeding so I panic at the least bit of change. I went to doctors and she thinks I could have PCOS but I'm not convinced. I just feel like my symptoms don't fit although I do have hirsutism but I have done since teenage years and never experienced the symptoms i have now, its always lay dormant and never gave me hassle. I've had internal and external examinations by dr, everything seems normal, bloods are all good including FBC and CA125 which I had to ask for myself as I couldn't stop crying with worry. But now that it's clear, I've moved my anxiety onto bowel cancer and I'm making myself so unwell. The newest symptoms are a heavy feeling down by my left ovary and just up a bit at my bowel. No pain, just a strange sensation and sometimes feels like there's a baby moving when there's not. My stomach is a bit iffy, I'm not hungry either. Patiently waiting on an ultrasound so I know what's wrong and can stop worrying or deal with it. I think I'm more anxious as my mum had cancer since the age of 25 so I'm terrified of getting it. Just want to know what everyone thinks and any words of encouragement to put my mind at rest. Ps my backache tends to disappear some days lol its strange. I know I may sound like such a hypochondriac but I genuinely lose sleep over this x

  • Hi there ...

    Firstly let me empathise as I know how crippling health anxiety can be ... I have a family member with it and I can't remember a time they wernt at the Drs thinking they had cancer or brain tumour etc with every pain ... 50 years later, is still worrying ... 

    But there was no help then ... and it's made their life so so sad ... you need to see your Dr .. tell them of your health anxiety... ask for numbers of organisations that can help you ... they are out there ... please don't spend your life this way .. 

    This site is for those with cancer and those caring for them... it can't help with diagnosing your symptoms... we are just normal people on our cancer journeys ... wer not qualified to tell you what it is ...

    So please reach out ... get the help to help those with anxiety.... you've made the first move here ... good luck ... fingers crossed you get the help you are looking for ... Chrissie 

  • Agree with Chriss. I've never suffered from health anxiety and all of a sudden in my 50s I seem to have it all in one go.

    GP was very sympathetic and has referred me for talking therapy which I'm sure will help.

    It will also help some symptoms which I believe are actually caused by anxiety (upset tummy etc).

    You need to see GP for both concerns, but having lived a lot of my life without health anxiety, getting that sorted out will help you immensely.

    Good luck!

  • Hi, 

     

    Thank you for your reply. I think I'll delete my post. Its just cause I had googled and so many topics came up for the chat features on this site of people also writing how worried they are about symptoms and how some reassurance would help and genuinely wanting to hear which symptoms others had which is why I did my own post. But I understand what you're saying. Apologies x