glowworm
08-01-15, 23:28
Hi - For over a year, I've been getting bad pains in my middle, which sometimes bore through to my back. I did have a suspected gallstone at one point, which apparently passed, but then the symptoms came back.
In a recent ultrasound, they didn't find any sign of gallstones. The ultrasonographer made what he probably thought was a throwaway comment that you can't always get a good enough view of the pancreas, but since I'd already googled pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, I became obsessed with the idea that something's wrong with my pancreas, but they just haven't found it yet.
My doctors don't seem to be too concerned, as they say I have other reasons for the pain (e.g. I do have Crohn's disease), but I still think it doesn't all add up. I've also been losing weight gradually over the last three years without trying, when I used to find it hard to lose weight.
Now they've offered me a CT scan, saying it's the only way to put my mind at rest, but they also say it can itself cause cancer. They say it's my choice.
So what do I do? If I turn down the offer of a scan, I may not find out something's wrong till it's too late! If I have it, it's going to cause me a lot of stress waiting for the results and it may all be for nothing.
I don't know what to do!
In a recent ultrasound, they didn't find any sign of gallstones. The ultrasonographer made what he probably thought was a throwaway comment that you can't always get a good enough view of the pancreas, but since I'd already googled pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, I became obsessed with the idea that something's wrong with my pancreas, but they just haven't found it yet.
My doctors don't seem to be too concerned, as they say I have other reasons for the pain (e.g. I do have Crohn's disease), but I still think it doesn't all add up. I've also been losing weight gradually over the last three years without trying, when I used to find it hard to lose weight.
Now they've offered me a CT scan, saying it's the only way to put my mind at rest, but they also say it can itself cause cancer. They say it's my choice.
So what do I do? If I turn down the offer of a scan, I may not find out something's wrong till it's too late! If I have it, it's going to cause me a lot of stress waiting for the results and it may all be for nothing.
I don't know what to do!