Pigeon
27-08-11, 07:30
Hello
This is the first time I have posted on here but have sufferd from health anxiety for years, mainly associated with cancer.
At the moment I feel quite desparate about my latest health worry. I had a small stomach ulcer a couple of years ago which took ages to clear up. Not caused by helico-bacter but never found out why i had it. Eventually the symptoms all but went then I got what I thought was globus hystericus and although annoying, didn't worry too much. But I'm quite an anxious person by nature and going through a lot of stress at the moment
For the past week or so, it seems to be getting worse. I have a sensation that my food won't go down and is stuck in my oesophagus, which used to feel better when I ate something. Now it doesn't and is there most of the time. I aslo have the following
Strangulation feeling
constant swallowing
throat clearing,
mucus at back of throat/nose
constant burping during and immediately after eating
tight chest/mild pain
some acid relux
mild sore throat sometimes
inner ear pain
I'm really worried that the feeling doesn't go away when I eat like it did before and this means I must have oesophageal cancer. I like a glass of wine at night and in my mind I think I deserve to get cancer.
I daren't go to my doctors as I'm scared of all the tests/more worry and even of the embarrassment. Something really stressful happned at work yesterday and everything seems to be getting out of control. Now I don't want to eat and keep running to toilet with diahorea. My husband is really patient and kind but must be sick of me. I don't want to worry my grown up kids and other family members. Could someon please tell me they have had the same symptoms and not had cancer?:scared15: Please help me.
This is the first time I have posted on here but have sufferd from health anxiety for years, mainly associated with cancer.
At the moment I feel quite desparate about my latest health worry. I had a small stomach ulcer a couple of years ago which took ages to clear up. Not caused by helico-bacter but never found out why i had it. Eventually the symptoms all but went then I got what I thought was globus hystericus and although annoying, didn't worry too much. But I'm quite an anxious person by nature and going through a lot of stress at the moment
For the past week or so, it seems to be getting worse. I have a sensation that my food won't go down and is stuck in my oesophagus, which used to feel better when I ate something. Now it doesn't and is there most of the time. I aslo have the following
Strangulation feeling
constant swallowing
throat clearing,
mucus at back of throat/nose
constant burping during and immediately after eating
tight chest/mild pain
some acid relux
mild sore throat sometimes
inner ear pain
I'm really worried that the feeling doesn't go away when I eat like it did before and this means I must have oesophageal cancer. I like a glass of wine at night and in my mind I think I deserve to get cancer.
I daren't go to my doctors as I'm scared of all the tests/more worry and even of the embarrassment. Something really stressful happned at work yesterday and everything seems to be getting out of control. Now I don't want to eat and keep running to toilet with diahorea. My husband is really patient and kind but must be sick of me. I don't want to worry my grown up kids and other family members. Could someon please tell me they have had the same symptoms and not had cancer?:scared15: Please help me.