ktdid2000
26-10-17, 17:34
Hi guys,
I've posted a lot on here about my breast lump dramas. I've recently had some success with getting on a plan to deal with my anxieties, including a twice-yearly ultrasound (my doctors idea) so I don't run off to the doctor for every little lump I find or think I find.
I've had a simple cyst that I can feel pretty easily since last August. When I first felt it I got a scan right away that came back as a simple fluid-filled cyst. Had another scan in December for another reason and they saw the same simple cyst in the same location - just a mm larger. My last scan a few weeks ago saw the same simple cyst in the same location - but another mm larger.
I've pretty much accepted that it's just that - a cyst and nothing to worry about. BUT every once in a while my HA will kick up and try to convince me that "maybe they missed something". I know this is something a lot of us struggle with - accepting good news. Especially if the symptoms linger, like the cyst is for me. I always think "shouldn't it have gone away by now if it was benign!?!" It's a very slippery slope.
How do you guys accept good news if symptoms still linger? How can you trust the docs to not have missed something? There are so many stories online about misdiagnoses and it always freaks me out. Surely they wouldn't have missed something on 3 scans?!?
Just looking for tips on how to accept and trust. Thanks!
I've posted a lot on here about my breast lump dramas. I've recently had some success with getting on a plan to deal with my anxieties, including a twice-yearly ultrasound (my doctors idea) so I don't run off to the doctor for every little lump I find or think I find.
I've had a simple cyst that I can feel pretty easily since last August. When I first felt it I got a scan right away that came back as a simple fluid-filled cyst. Had another scan in December for another reason and they saw the same simple cyst in the same location - just a mm larger. My last scan a few weeks ago saw the same simple cyst in the same location - but another mm larger.
I've pretty much accepted that it's just that - a cyst and nothing to worry about. BUT every once in a while my HA will kick up and try to convince me that "maybe they missed something". I know this is something a lot of us struggle with - accepting good news. Especially if the symptoms linger, like the cyst is for me. I always think "shouldn't it have gone away by now if it was benign!?!" It's a very slippery slope.
How do you guys accept good news if symptoms still linger? How can you trust the docs to not have missed something? There are so many stories online about misdiagnoses and it always freaks me out. Surely they wouldn't have missed something on 3 scans?!?
Just looking for tips on how to accept and trust. Thanks!