amyamyamy14
11-06-17, 17:59
I've had anxiety since I was 11, but health anxiety has been a major issue of mine since I was 18 (I'm 24 now). It all kicked off for me after getting pea-sized swollen lymph nodes in my neck. After that, I've diagnosed myself with every illness on the planet. It's very obsessive and takes over my life. I withdraw myself from daily tasks because I'm googling symptoms.
My twin sister discovered a grape size painless lymph node in her armpit around 6 weeks ago (but she only said something last week). She had an ultrasound last week, her breast came back clear (thankfully as our mum had stage 2b breast cancer), but the radiologist wants to still do a fine needle biopsy next week to rule out cancer. Our general doctor just thinks it's caused by hormonal reasons, but I'm convinced she has lymphoma. I can't find any evidence that suggests that such a lump is normal.
My parents are angry at me for scaring her, but I can't get lymphoma out of my head. Like I said, I get obsessive over illnesses. I'm feeling so anxious about her biopsy and I hate the fact that I'm making her scared, but I can't help it. I'm addicted to Dr. Google.
My twin sister discovered a grape size painless lymph node in her armpit around 6 weeks ago (but she only said something last week). She had an ultrasound last week, her breast came back clear (thankfully as our mum had stage 2b breast cancer), but the radiologist wants to still do a fine needle biopsy next week to rule out cancer. Our general doctor just thinks it's caused by hormonal reasons, but I'm convinced she has lymphoma. I can't find any evidence that suggests that such a lump is normal.
My parents are angry at me for scaring her, but I can't get lymphoma out of my head. Like I said, I get obsessive over illnesses. I'm feeling so anxious about her biopsy and I hate the fact that I'm making her scared, but I can't help it. I'm addicted to Dr. Google.