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HI EVERYONE:
So a few weeks ago I posted in another thread about how I thought I had colon cancer because of weird symptoms- on and off diarrhea for months, stomach pains, nausea, etc. My doctor from the beginning told me not to worry and that she thought it was IBS and we did colonoscopy and she said it was fine-no CC, thank God.
But now I'm thinking, I was wrong the whole time-I literally have the symptoms of Stomach C. I don't even want to say the word too many times.
I'm constantly bloated (I get bloated a lot for the last 7 or 8 years), diarrhea I read is another symptom, some random pains in my stomach, and my diarrhea sometimes has yellowish water. I used to take comfort in the fact that SC was rare but TWO people I know on Facebook have been diagnosed with SC and they are only in their late 30's and 40's.
I went to see GI doctor she said she is NOT worried at all, just like how she wasn't worried about SC. She said "when people tell me their stories, trust me I know when they have cancer or not usually without even doing a procedure."
But she said let's do upper GI endoscopy "not because I think you have cancer but in case you have celiac since some of the blood came back a little bit high, but not a clear slam dunk"
I'm SO SCARED GUYS I can't stop googling, can't stop thinking about it, I'm SO freaked out. What if this time I'm right ???
My doctor from the beginning told me not to worry and that she thought it was IBS and we did colonoscopy and she said it was fine..... I went to see GI doctor she said she is NOT worried at all... She said "when people tell me their stories, trust me I know when they have cancer or not usually without even doing a procedure....What if this time I'm right ???
You're not right... simple as that :shrug:
Positive thoughts
Going through this currently but haven't been to the doc yet.
I have tons of stomach bloating and on/off nausea. No real pain, just a full feeling and discomfort. Of course the more I think about it the worse it gets!
It's not constant for me which seems to be a clue its related to anxiety instead of something real. It still bothers me a lot though. :(
welsh girl
15-05-18, 19:25
My Husband had it and believe me he did not have your symptoms, it was found quickly and is quite quite it, GONE. worrying in itself causes your symptoms, I had them all after he was was told , stop worrying
Thank you everyone for your responses.
I was doing okay all week and then today I had a bowel movement and when I went to go check, I noticed like a dark streak going through one side of it and the darkness colored one side of the stool.
So of course now I am freaking out thinking that it is an upper GI bleed because apparently that's the way it presents itself according to Google.
It wasn't like black black, but a dark dark brown.. and just some parts of it, like thick lines through it or circles if that makes sense.
Now my anxiety is at an ultimate high.. UGH... I have an endoscopy scheduled for Tuesday so of course I am freaked out and so scared to hear the results.. I hope this isn't what internal bleeding looks like.
I had a bleed from neck surgery and I can assure you, there's NO mistaking blood in your stool! NONE! You'll know from sight as well as olfactory senses something is very off.
Positive thoughts
Thank you for your response! It means a lot to me that you took the time to respond.
I don't know if this is my anxiety playing tricks or not but when you said I would know that it's blood, then maybe I do know it's blood from the sight of it?? I know I sound completely irrational when I read this back...
But I can't seem to find any place online that says if the entire stool would be black from blood or spots?? Or if it would be pitch black spots or dark brown can pass...
It's just all so confusing. I feel like maybe this happened to me before and it's just normal stools but I just never noticed over the years because I never was looking for it..I used to just go and flush... so I don't even know if discoloration on certain parts is my "norm" or not.
I know, I know...
So I am officially in freak out mode.
I had my endoscopy done this morning. The GI came in and spoke with me and said "you have a small ulcer in your small intestine so I'm going to prescribe you Nexium for 30 days to heal it."
And I was like okay and she was like "I also found a polyp in your stomach which I took out but I'm not worried about it. I took a lot of biopsies but I'm not worried."
I was like "OMG you found a polyp?" (she's aware of my anxiety.) And she was like "Yes but don't worry it's not like the polyps we find in the colon."
And I was like "Do I have stomach cancer" and she smiled and said NO and she said she is not worried (about the biopsies) and as she was leaving I asked again "if I should worry about cancer" and she said no.
But I'm still scared-what if this polyp comes back as something weird...and I read that stomach polyps are RARE, so why would I have one at 33.... I'm scared at any minute something is going to grow into stomach cancer... AND I EVEN READ ONLINE that sometimes "doctors tell you it's just a polyp but it comes back after pathology as cancer." Do you think the GI doctor would have been able to tell this??????
UGH!! I just wish everything was NORMAL so I could put all this behind me.
Well if you don’t believe the person with all the knowledge, who does endoscopies ALL the time, then you aren’t going to believe anything we say.
How long do you have to wait for results? Have you taken nexium before?
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With due respects the GI knows what they are talking about Scass is right that if you DONT believe the specialist then you wont believe any one including us. You DONT have Cancer and that's the first and last time I will say this! be ready for the I told ya so posts when you get your results back how long will you have to wait? I also suggest you stop dr googling he is a menace to people with HA so seek help for your HA while you are waiting for your good news ;) ATB
Thank you both for your responses. I know you both are right, I have to trust my GI doctor, she is the specialist. But it's like a part of me is saying "was she only telling me not to worry about stomach cancer for the time being until we get biopsy results, etc..." or does she really NOT think I have cancer... and of course sometimes mistakes are made, so that scares me too.
I dont' know how long I have to wait for results but she gave me a follow up in 4 weeks. The last time for my colonoscopy I had a follow up in 2 weeks.
I've taken Nexium before, when I used to get heartburn sometimes. But not like a continuous thing. She said my ulcer could have been caused by Advil since I used to take a lot of it.
I hope my therapist is ready for a new challenge during our weekly session tomorrow, lol..
Thank you both for your responses. I know you both are right, I have to trust my GI doctor, she is the specialist. But it's like a part of me is saying "was she only telling me not to worry about stomach cancer for the time being until we get biopsy results, etc..." or does she really NOT think I have cancer... and of course sometimes mistakes are made, so that scares me too.
I dont' know how long I have to wait for results but she gave me a follow up in 4 weeks. The last time for my colonoscopy I had a follow up in 2 weeks.
I've taken Nexium before, when I used to get heartburn sometimes. But not like a continuous thing. She said my ulcer could have been caused by Advil since I used to take a lot of it.
I hope my therapist is ready for a new challenge during our weekly session tomorrow, lol.. Well yes your therapist will be ready for a new challenge, will you!? Let us know how it goes today:yesyes: ATB
Ironically my therapist texted me saying she had to cancel today. Rescheduled for tomorrow.
I’m going kind of crazy with this anxiety, I don’t know if I should call my GIoffice to go in and speak with her just for some reassurance? Idon’t want to keep bothering her when I know she has more important things to deal with, I just don’t know... For the first time in my life these last 4 months I feel like I have no control over my HA when in the past I feel like i did after a certain amount of days.
Okay so I have an update.
My doctor's office called me today with biopsy results, I guess because they knew my anxiety wouldn't let me wait 4 weeks, and they didn't want me to suffer.
The nurse said "it came back negative for celiac disease, it just showed mild chronic gastritis, and the doctor said no interventions needed at this time."
And I was like "Okay good so no cancer right?" And she said "no, no no.."
BUT GASTRITIS!!?!?!?!? UGH!!!!! Isn't that like ONE STEP closer to the big C involving the stomach?!? I have read online that gastritis and the changes it brings can turn into stomach cancer... I AM SO DISAPPOINTED RIGHT NOW, I don't know what to feel or how to react.
Mindprison
25-05-18, 12:18
You keep saying "I read this online" and "People online have said this". There's your problem.
Do you really think something as easily accessible as the internet is the place to trust with medical information?
A Gastro has given you a reason. An ulcer and gastiritis, no cancer. If you spend every waking moment worrying about whether this thing or that has a link to cancer then all you'll end up doing is wasting years of your life worrying about something that may or may not happen.
Not to make light of your problems but...you're being your own worst enemy by constantly researching everything the doctor has told you, looking for discrepancies.
A specialist has looked at your entire GI system and determined you have no major problems. That's it.
I suggest you discuss your reassurance seeking with your therapist, they are in a much better position to help you with this than the internet is.
Good luck
You keep saying "I read this online" and "People online have said this". There's your problem.
Do you really think something as easily accessible as the internet is the place to trust with medical information?
A Gastro has given you a reason. An ulcer and gastiritis, no cancer. If you spend every waking moment worrying about whether this thing or that has a link to cancer then all you'll end up doing is wasting years of your life worrying about something that may or may not happen.
Not to make light of your problems but...you're being your own worst enemy by constantly researching everything the doctor has told you, looking for discrepancies.
A specialist has looked at your entire GI system and determined you have no major problems. That's it.
I suggest you discuss your reassurance seeking with your therapist, they are in a much better position to help you with this than the internet is.
Good luck Excellent post Mindprison take note Jonur it's good advice ATB
BigBoyUK and MindPrison:
Thank you both for your responses. Mindprison, yours especially really, really resonated with me. It's funny because my therapist, friends, even doctor, have said the same thing about stop researching and yadda yadda, and I never really accepted that.
But after reading your post, it's almost like something clicked: right now, I found out I don't have cancer and just minor things. Instead of celebrating that and moving forward, I'm causing myself to get stuck in an illusion that has not happened yet or will not even happen-I have to stop "looking" for reasons to worry. I don't know, your post just really hit home with me on that, and I will keep looking back and reading it when I am having some trouble on certain days, because I am sure at times it will pop its head back up again.
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