Dorans
24-06-14, 01:21
For a few weeks I've had a pain under my right rib cage, the pain comes and goes and on Saturday night - 21st of June. I was out with some friends and for the whole time it was never sore, despite me doing a lot of walking and playing some snooker/pool.
Last Tuesday I went to the Doctor and he spoke to me about it and felt the area and said there was no swelling and he thinks I've just pulled a muscle. This calmed me down but then I Googled about pain under the rib cage and up popped, liver cancer.
I'm now freaking out and last night I had an awful nightmare about being ill and dying and I woke up sweating and I couldn't get back to sleep. Over the last few nights I've only being getting 4 to 6 hours sleep per night because of waking up and worrying.
This morning I broke down completely and made an appointment to see my Doctor tomorrow afternoon - 24th of June. But I am worried he'll just say that it's a pulled muscle. I want a blood test but I'm not sure how much they can tell from a blood test. Really what I want is a full health check. Do you think I can get one at my age? I just turned 20.
I really want to get on with my life and stop worrying, on Saturday night I had a great time and was living without worrying over my health for a few hours, I felt normal.
So does anyone think I will be able to get a health check? Also how can I remain calm in the Doctors office? I can't keep a track of what I want to say, do you think I should write down some details and just read from it?
Not sure what help I'll get from this post, feels more like a blog entry.
Last Tuesday I went to the Doctor and he spoke to me about it and felt the area and said there was no swelling and he thinks I've just pulled a muscle. This calmed me down but then I Googled about pain under the rib cage and up popped, liver cancer.
I'm now freaking out and last night I had an awful nightmare about being ill and dying and I woke up sweating and I couldn't get back to sleep. Over the last few nights I've only being getting 4 to 6 hours sleep per night because of waking up and worrying.
This morning I broke down completely and made an appointment to see my Doctor tomorrow afternoon - 24th of June. But I am worried he'll just say that it's a pulled muscle. I want a blood test but I'm not sure how much they can tell from a blood test. Really what I want is a full health check. Do you think I can get one at my age? I just turned 20.
I really want to get on with my life and stop worrying, on Saturday night I had a great time and was living without worrying over my health for a few hours, I felt normal.
So does anyone think I will be able to get a health check? Also how can I remain calm in the Doctors office? I can't keep a track of what I want to say, do you think I should write down some details and just read from it?
Not sure what help I'll get from this post, feels more like a blog entry.