ahrimoniac
20-08-18, 04:50
Hey!
Long time reader, first time caller. Well no, not true, I posted back in 2013 with the grave news that I had Parkinsons and MS. Good news is, I've totally beaten them. I'm a modern miracle. But I have got my health anxiety under control :) also lost ten stone. Yey.
Until now. I'm going away on a big holiday for six weeks and I think my body is rebelling by giving me stuff to worry about. I can cope with the tight chest and sleepless nights, but not this new thing.
I have a rash in my armpit. It's itchy but not sore. It started off about the size of a five pence but has slowly got bigger, now it's about the size of a ten pence. It's red and itchy but not painful. I've had it about six week.
RATIONAL MIND. Could be allergic reaction. Could be an itch that I've scratched too much and now it's always itchy because it's warm and moist and i put deodorant on there. If it was cancer I'd have other symptoms. I don't have pain. I do have a stiff neck and tiredness and skipped heartbeats but that's because I'm anxious.
IRRATIONAL MIND. Lymphoma. Has to be. Hadn't even thought about it until I googled to try and find a new deodorant that was gentle and up it bloody popped. Why else would it only be in one armpit?
Dilemma is this. I don't want to go to docs in case he's worried and then I have to cancel holiday. But then, I'm very good at taking on board their comments and if he says it's nowt then I won't be worried. What would you do?
Long time reader, first time caller. Well no, not true, I posted back in 2013 with the grave news that I had Parkinsons and MS. Good news is, I've totally beaten them. I'm a modern miracle. But I have got my health anxiety under control :) also lost ten stone. Yey.
Until now. I'm going away on a big holiday for six weeks and I think my body is rebelling by giving me stuff to worry about. I can cope with the tight chest and sleepless nights, but not this new thing.
I have a rash in my armpit. It's itchy but not sore. It started off about the size of a five pence but has slowly got bigger, now it's about the size of a ten pence. It's red and itchy but not painful. I've had it about six week.
RATIONAL MIND. Could be allergic reaction. Could be an itch that I've scratched too much and now it's always itchy because it's warm and moist and i put deodorant on there. If it was cancer I'd have other symptoms. I don't have pain. I do have a stiff neck and tiredness and skipped heartbeats but that's because I'm anxious.
IRRATIONAL MIND. Lymphoma. Has to be. Hadn't even thought about it until I googled to try and find a new deodorant that was gentle and up it bloody popped. Why else would it only be in one armpit?
Dilemma is this. I don't want to go to docs in case he's worried and then I have to cancel holiday. But then, I'm very good at taking on board their comments and if he says it's nowt then I won't be worried. What would you do?