Caseyg89
29-12-17, 20:44
Hi everyone,
I have serious issues with doubting. For my own cathartic purposes, this is an example of some of the things I've doubted. 1. Thought an ultrasound misdiagnosed a tumor as a cyst, thought a positive pregnancy test was some sort of cancer (so ridiculous!), thought my H Pylori test status was incorrect, thought an ultrasound missed pancreatic cancer, thought an endoscope missed esophageal cancer, thought my pregnancy related anemia was from a bleeding mass, thought a second endoscope missed stomach cancer, thought a barium swallow also missed stomach cancer. I have quite the pattern here...
Does anyone else find they experience some symptom and try to figure out how i5 could be cancer? My husband calls them my stories. For example, a cramp is a tumor pressing on a muscle etc. I find I do this constantly. Any sensation and I just make up how it could be cancer and convince myself of this.
I've literally worried about stomach cancer for so many months. I have been having bad stomach issues so my doctor has recommended a few other types of examinations. My barium test came back as totally normal. I had awful blood work after having a baby (high white blood cells, high platelets, low red blood cells). Everything was out of normal range. 6 weeks later they retested my blood and everything is back in normal range. They also checked my liver functioning and inflammation markers. I just can't get past the fear of this being some sort of hidden stomach cancer that's hard to detect.
I have serious issues with doubting. For my own cathartic purposes, this is an example of some of the things I've doubted. 1. Thought an ultrasound misdiagnosed a tumor as a cyst, thought a positive pregnancy test was some sort of cancer (so ridiculous!), thought my H Pylori test status was incorrect, thought an ultrasound missed pancreatic cancer, thought an endoscope missed esophageal cancer, thought my pregnancy related anemia was from a bleeding mass, thought a second endoscope missed stomach cancer, thought a barium swallow also missed stomach cancer. I have quite the pattern here...
Does anyone else find they experience some symptom and try to figure out how i5 could be cancer? My husband calls them my stories. For example, a cramp is a tumor pressing on a muscle etc. I find I do this constantly. Any sensation and I just make up how it could be cancer and convince myself of this.
I've literally worried about stomach cancer for so many months. I have been having bad stomach issues so my doctor has recommended a few other types of examinations. My barium test came back as totally normal. I had awful blood work after having a baby (high white blood cells, high platelets, low red blood cells). Everything was out of normal range. 6 weeks later they retested my blood and everything is back in normal range. They also checked my liver functioning and inflammation markers. I just can't get past the fear of this being some sort of hidden stomach cancer that's hard to detect.