worryingmum
08-07-17, 19:29
I'ts like a bad joke, one stupid symptom after another...
I started worrying about ovarian cancer after going to the Drs a couple of weeks ago, he referred me for two routine ultrasounds, of the the abdomen and one internal of the pelvis for a flare up of IBS (I wrote on here at the time). What threw me was I thought he would give me a different medication, reassure me and send me on my way but he said as it had changed (the pain was worse at the time) He wanted to check things out. I want to mention that my grandad was at the end stage of terminal cancer and I was/am very stressed and worried so put the flare of IBS down to this. So anyway when he suggested the tests I freaked out alot and have continued to be freaked out since.
Since then I have rolled from one symptom to another such as constipation, urine urgency/constant need to wee and finally last night to my absolute horror a little bit of pink on the tissue when I wiped :weep::weep: I went mad my friend happened to be over at the time and I just freaked out, god knows what she must of thought!
Has anyone out there had similar things? I'm trying to reassure myself as follows:
1. Worsening IBS - Due to my Grandad's cancer diagnosis. My symptoms have got a lot better recently. I'm thinking cancer would not work like this , symptoms increase?
2. Urinary frequency - I was diagnosed with a UTI but antibiotics didn't work but Dr said that your bladder is very much like our stomachs and reacts to stress.
3. Small pink spotting - My periods have been all over the place since I came off the contraceptive pill in December not sure if could be coming on slowly (although no further sign) or ovulation?
In the meantime i have had my routine smear which I never deal with well either. It's been a vile month :scared15:
Just needed to write this down and vent a little.
I started worrying about ovarian cancer after going to the Drs a couple of weeks ago, he referred me for two routine ultrasounds, of the the abdomen and one internal of the pelvis for a flare up of IBS (I wrote on here at the time). What threw me was I thought he would give me a different medication, reassure me and send me on my way but he said as it had changed (the pain was worse at the time) He wanted to check things out. I want to mention that my grandad was at the end stage of terminal cancer and I was/am very stressed and worried so put the flare of IBS down to this. So anyway when he suggested the tests I freaked out alot and have continued to be freaked out since.
Since then I have rolled from one symptom to another such as constipation, urine urgency/constant need to wee and finally last night to my absolute horror a little bit of pink on the tissue when I wiped :weep::weep: I went mad my friend happened to be over at the time and I just freaked out, god knows what she must of thought!
Has anyone out there had similar things? I'm trying to reassure myself as follows:
1. Worsening IBS - Due to my Grandad's cancer diagnosis. My symptoms have got a lot better recently. I'm thinking cancer would not work like this , symptoms increase?
2. Urinary frequency - I was diagnosed with a UTI but antibiotics didn't work but Dr said that your bladder is very much like our stomachs and reacts to stress.
3. Small pink spotting - My periods have been all over the place since I came off the contraceptive pill in December not sure if could be coming on slowly (although no further sign) or ovulation?
In the meantime i have had my routine smear which I never deal with well either. It's been a vile month :scared15:
Just needed to write this down and vent a little.