steelah1
03-03-19, 18:03
Hello,
New to the forum! Feel like it might be better for me to post here than some of the other health forums I've found. Am 47 years old, and have definitely had bouts w anxiety in the past, and one major episode of hypochondria about 15 years ago. Feel like I've had the anxiety under control with no medication for the most part for the last ten years or so. About three months ago, started getting odd groin sensations and dull pain, followed by frequently upset stomach and bouts w constipation and then having to go a lot! Thought, maybe I'm just being aware of things suddenly that I ignored before. Part of the reason for this is all of the symptoms tend to come and go, and unfortunately come back. I went to my doctor's office, told them what's going on, including my anxiety bouts in the past, and they had me do blood, urine, and stool labs, and x-rays. All normal. So after a few more weeks of this, they had me go in for a CT scan w contrast shake and IV. Again normal. A few more weeks, then a testicular ultrasound. Normal. More blood work showed slight hypothyroidism (which runs in my family), but follow up testing showed all three thyroid hormones normal. So I resolved to just deal w this and see how things go. Online doctor at Just answer said IBS brought on by the anxiety.
I thought "OK, didn't have anxiety before this, but whatever, try to eat better". Thought I was managing it well, then bam! A week ago my navel started bleeding, was sure I had cancer everywhere. Went to the instacare, they said it's most likely a benign cyst, sent me to a surgeon, he was pretty cool, and totally agreed w their diagnosis. Told him about the anxiety, and he didn't think much of it, but told me gallstones could be missed on a ct, and w that in my family history too, sent me in this past Friday for an ultrasound. The technician checked my gallbladder, pancreas, liver, spleen, and kidneys, and of course says "Will send this over the radiologist, he'll review and send it to the doctor, and the doctor will discuss the results w you". So of course I'm feeling everything (including brief pains) in my back and abdomen since then, and am just dreading tomorrow when I should hear back.
Have had moments of thinking all of this, including the come and go pains, are in my head, and moments where I'm sure this is it. I remind myself that 15 years ago, I was sure everything was a brain tumor, als, or some other deadly neurologic disease, and I was just suddenly paying attention to things I never had before, and feeling all of the anxiety. I'd even notice indoor lights had a halo affect, and have noticed that all the time now. But it also makes me think it's metastasized to my head lol, and that it's colorectal cancer, stomach, every other major organ now since the ultrasound. Seriously, the ping ponging is just insane. Really sucks when you have both older and smaller kids you need to be there for, cause you bounce back and forth between ruminating, then just saying screw you whatever you are, I don't care. Thinking about maybe going back to SSSD's, and any thoughts or insight would be appreciated!!
New to the forum! Feel like it might be better for me to post here than some of the other health forums I've found. Am 47 years old, and have definitely had bouts w anxiety in the past, and one major episode of hypochondria about 15 years ago. Feel like I've had the anxiety under control with no medication for the most part for the last ten years or so. About three months ago, started getting odd groin sensations and dull pain, followed by frequently upset stomach and bouts w constipation and then having to go a lot! Thought, maybe I'm just being aware of things suddenly that I ignored before. Part of the reason for this is all of the symptoms tend to come and go, and unfortunately come back. I went to my doctor's office, told them what's going on, including my anxiety bouts in the past, and they had me do blood, urine, and stool labs, and x-rays. All normal. So after a few more weeks of this, they had me go in for a CT scan w contrast shake and IV. Again normal. A few more weeks, then a testicular ultrasound. Normal. More blood work showed slight hypothyroidism (which runs in my family), but follow up testing showed all three thyroid hormones normal. So I resolved to just deal w this and see how things go. Online doctor at Just answer said IBS brought on by the anxiety.
I thought "OK, didn't have anxiety before this, but whatever, try to eat better". Thought I was managing it well, then bam! A week ago my navel started bleeding, was sure I had cancer everywhere. Went to the instacare, they said it's most likely a benign cyst, sent me to a surgeon, he was pretty cool, and totally agreed w their diagnosis. Told him about the anxiety, and he didn't think much of it, but told me gallstones could be missed on a ct, and w that in my family history too, sent me in this past Friday for an ultrasound. The technician checked my gallbladder, pancreas, liver, spleen, and kidneys, and of course says "Will send this over the radiologist, he'll review and send it to the doctor, and the doctor will discuss the results w you". So of course I'm feeling everything (including brief pains) in my back and abdomen since then, and am just dreading tomorrow when I should hear back.
Have had moments of thinking all of this, including the come and go pains, are in my head, and moments where I'm sure this is it. I remind myself that 15 years ago, I was sure everything was a brain tumor, als, or some other deadly neurologic disease, and I was just suddenly paying attention to things I never had before, and feeling all of the anxiety. I'd even notice indoor lights had a halo affect, and have noticed that all the time now. But it also makes me think it's metastasized to my head lol, and that it's colorectal cancer, stomach, every other major organ now since the ultrasound. Seriously, the ping ponging is just insane. Really sucks when you have both older and smaller kids you need to be there for, cause you bounce back and forth between ruminating, then just saying screw you whatever you are, I don't care. Thinking about maybe going back to SSSD's, and any thoughts or insight would be appreciated!!