christy67
06-07-12, 01:57
Ok so I had bouts of health anxiety every 5 years or so....usually prompted by a symptom. I've gone in some pretty bad tailspins assuming the worth.
I am normally a very active vegetarian mid- 40s.
A couple of years ago I went to the bathroom and there was blood. I went to the doctor she did a scope and said it was hemmoroids. Still, I became neurotic about bowel movents thinking it may be something bigger. The next couple of years this a happened several times and went away with over the counter cream.
Ok fast forward, six months ago felt like hair was falling out, got it checked doctor said I had low iron and to take a supplement.
Four months later after a move and breakup started to notice loose bowels. Started eating health and noticed undigested food in bowels. Did search of colon cancer and saw low iron as main symptom. OMG Im dead! So, went to GI doctor who I hoped would reassure me rather with poker face ordered blood test, fecal matter test and colonoscopy. Now I'm frickin terrified. My bowels movements have normal last couple of weeks but keep thinking low iron means I have internal bleeding. Been putting off tests because so scared they are going to come back positive.
Anyone else had these symptoms and been okay. Finding it hard to live life when I am assuming the very worst about my health.
I am normally a very active vegetarian mid- 40s.
A couple of years ago I went to the bathroom and there was blood. I went to the doctor she did a scope and said it was hemmoroids. Still, I became neurotic about bowel movents thinking it may be something bigger. The next couple of years this a happened several times and went away with over the counter cream.
Ok fast forward, six months ago felt like hair was falling out, got it checked doctor said I had low iron and to take a supplement.
Four months later after a move and breakup started to notice loose bowels. Started eating health and noticed undigested food in bowels. Did search of colon cancer and saw low iron as main symptom. OMG Im dead! So, went to GI doctor who I hoped would reassure me rather with poker face ordered blood test, fecal matter test and colonoscopy. Now I'm frickin terrified. My bowels movements have normal last couple of weeks but keep thinking low iron means I have internal bleeding. Been putting off tests because so scared they are going to come back positive.
Anyone else had these symptoms and been okay. Finding it hard to live life when I am assuming the very worst about my health.