flatterycat
26-04-12, 20:50
Hello
I haven't been on here for ages and I now find myself back and full of anxiety over my latest health fear.
On Sunday night I went to bathroom (sorry to be gross) felt the need to 'suck' some phlegm from my throat. I have had what I think is post nasal drip for years. The phlegm had blood in it. It wasn't a lot, but it worried me. Anyway I went to bed and the next morning did the same thing from the back of my throat and found blood again. I got very scared and went to doctors. He checked me over and said he wasn't concerned and that it was probably just where I had had tonsillitis a couple of weeks previously and that it had made my throat sensitive. Not sure I believe that, my throat was very bad for 2 weeks, but that was a while ago. Since then I have become obsessed with checking for blood.
On Tuesday i googled blood etc and am now convinced I have lung cancer. I didn't cough the blood up, it came from throat, but after reading what I read I forced myself to cough to check (I don't have a cough) and there was bright red blood twice. I nearly fainted. Since then I went back to another doc who knows me well and he said he wasn't at all worried and that he thought I should stop checking all the time. He said I should go back in a couple of weeks if I am still having it then. Well that then scared me witless and all I keep doing is checking. I am still getting faint blood from throat, but don't know if it's coming from throat or lungs. please can anyone help. I don't know whether to keep checking in case I miss something or to stop.
Thanks for reading
Sarah x
I did cough up blood over a year ago and panicked. I was given a chest X-ray, which was clear. However that was a long time ago so I know anything could have happened since.
I am so stuck and so scared. All I can think is cancer. Apart from this I am fine, no cough, non smoker and 43. But I know lung cancer can still happen with non smokers too.
I haven't been on here for ages and I now find myself back and full of anxiety over my latest health fear.
On Sunday night I went to bathroom (sorry to be gross) felt the need to 'suck' some phlegm from my throat. I have had what I think is post nasal drip for years. The phlegm had blood in it. It wasn't a lot, but it worried me. Anyway I went to bed and the next morning did the same thing from the back of my throat and found blood again. I got very scared and went to doctors. He checked me over and said he wasn't concerned and that it was probably just where I had had tonsillitis a couple of weeks previously and that it had made my throat sensitive. Not sure I believe that, my throat was very bad for 2 weeks, but that was a while ago. Since then I have become obsessed with checking for blood.
On Tuesday i googled blood etc and am now convinced I have lung cancer. I didn't cough the blood up, it came from throat, but after reading what I read I forced myself to cough to check (I don't have a cough) and there was bright red blood twice. I nearly fainted. Since then I went back to another doc who knows me well and he said he wasn't at all worried and that he thought I should stop checking all the time. He said I should go back in a couple of weeks if I am still having it then. Well that then scared me witless and all I keep doing is checking. I am still getting faint blood from throat, but don't know if it's coming from throat or lungs. please can anyone help. I don't know whether to keep checking in case I miss something or to stop.
Thanks for reading
Sarah x
I did cough up blood over a year ago and panicked. I was given a chest X-ray, which was clear. However that was a long time ago so I know anything could have happened since.
I am so stuck and so scared. All I can think is cancer. Apart from this I am fine, no cough, non smoker and 43. But I know lung cancer can still happen with non smokers too.