rainbow
03-07-12, 12:46
hi, i've suffered from HA for about 8 years now. I've not been on here for a few months as i was doing really well, but i'm having a bit of a setback.
My biggest fear over the last year has been bowel/rectal/anal cancer. It started with a tiny lump i found just outside my back passage (sorry for tmi). I went tto the gp who confirmed it was a pile, saw another gp 2 weeks who agreed with the first.
I aventually managed to stop checking it 10+ times a day, but by this time i was having loose bowels and was sure i must have bowel cancer. For months i was terribly depressed and anxious, signed off my work and had no interest in life at all.
Now i've noticed this tiny lump again and i'm trying my best not to let the whole cycle start over again, but i'm struggling. I'm 46 and through research on the net i've found out that anal cancer is quite rare in my age group. Around 80 people in the uk get it every year. But that little voice is there, nagging away at me.
Can anyone help me rationalise?
My biggest fear over the last year has been bowel/rectal/anal cancer. It started with a tiny lump i found just outside my back passage (sorry for tmi). I went tto the gp who confirmed it was a pile, saw another gp 2 weeks who agreed with the first.
I aventually managed to stop checking it 10+ times a day, but by this time i was having loose bowels and was sure i must have bowel cancer. For months i was terribly depressed and anxious, signed off my work and had no interest in life at all.
Now i've noticed this tiny lump again and i'm trying my best not to let the whole cycle start over again, but i'm struggling. I'm 46 and through research on the net i've found out that anal cancer is quite rare in my age group. Around 80 people in the uk get it every year. But that little voice is there, nagging away at me.
Can anyone help me rationalise?