Caseyg89
15-11-17, 01:12
Hi everyone,
I've posted a few times on here and everyone has been absolutely amazing to me. I appreciate the reality check that people provide to me. It's funny because previous to this bout of health anxiety, I was the most rational person ever. That has all gone down the drain.
I developed health based obsessions in January and since then have been convinced I've had 14 different types of cancers. I've been tested for all of my fears. In March, I started worrying about stomach and esophageal cancer and ended up getting an endoscope for my perceived difficulty swallowing and GERD. The doctor noticed a small spot of erosion at the bottom of my esophagus and took some biopsies that came back clear. I continued to experience the same symptoms and doubted that test so I went to a different GI doctor and they also did an endoscope. The results were the same. I'm still continuing to feel like food is getting stuck and having horrible GeRD symptoms and have wanted a third endoscope so badly. I know that this is for reassurance but there is also that health anxiety part of me wondering, what if the doctors missed it or what if it was yoo small then but is large now. I attribute any symptom I have to cancer. I worry that the back pain or chest pain is from the tumor, I worry about my lungs etc
I have not sought out another endoscope but am struggling and looking for any support!
Thanks everyone.
I've posted a few times on here and everyone has been absolutely amazing to me. I appreciate the reality check that people provide to me. It's funny because previous to this bout of health anxiety, I was the most rational person ever. That has all gone down the drain.
I developed health based obsessions in January and since then have been convinced I've had 14 different types of cancers. I've been tested for all of my fears. In March, I started worrying about stomach and esophageal cancer and ended up getting an endoscope for my perceived difficulty swallowing and GERD. The doctor noticed a small spot of erosion at the bottom of my esophagus and took some biopsies that came back clear. I continued to experience the same symptoms and doubted that test so I went to a different GI doctor and they also did an endoscope. The results were the same. I'm still continuing to feel like food is getting stuck and having horrible GeRD symptoms and have wanted a third endoscope so badly. I know that this is for reassurance but there is also that health anxiety part of me wondering, what if the doctors missed it or what if it was yoo small then but is large now. I attribute any symptom I have to cancer. I worry that the back pain or chest pain is from the tumor, I worry about my lungs etc
I have not sought out another endoscope but am struggling and looking for any support!
Thanks everyone.