CleverLittleViper
18-12-19, 17:26
Lately, I've been experiencing on/off abdominal pain and digestive issues. I've mostly put it down to poor diet and anxiety/stress. I lost my grandad to cancer in October and my mam is recovering from cancer at the moment.
I decided to go to the doctor because I was a little worried and thought it was better to get it checked as it hadn't improved in a few weeks.
She sent me for routine blood work, asked for a stool sample from me. I sent in the stool sample today. Last week I went for the bloods. Today, I decided to call in and see if they had the results. I was fully expecting them to say they were perfectly fine.
They said the doctor had placed a note on the system about the results, stating that they were still awaiting the stool sample results, and they needed to have an appointment with me to review.
Naturally, I start panicking. As the receptionist wasn't sure about the message left-did I need to come in right away or after the sample results came back? She left a message with the doctor to clarify.
She said my bloods are fine. So, I hung up and started crying. Obviously, my brain says that only something serious would prompt them to need another appointment. I speak to my dad who calls them up, trying to get an appointment to stop me panicking. The receptionist quickly speaks to the doctor to make sense of the results. They told her that it means there's an inflammation and they need to get my other results to get a clearer picture and see if further tests are needed.
I am so scared. I Googled. I performed the cardinal sin. I can't make sense of this. It could be an infection, of course. That's what they seemed to hinting at that it wasn't anything serious.
But my brain says that it is. Considering I've been experiencing digestive issues, I know it's likely some infection there as I also get reflux frequently and this can be treated with antibiotics. So, of course, they can't just go "You've got this, go on with your day!" They would need me to come in for my prescription and provide advice.
My other doctor did previously request a stool sample to see if bacteria or a bug was causing my reflux to help me get rid of it. I shamefully didn't send it in because I find stuff like that icky. I know chances are that it's all linked and related. I know if it was cancer, or something serious, I wouldn't be typing this now. I can rationalise that, but my mind tells me its something to be scared of. I haven't been "right" for a while now. I've always popped it down to stress. Because when I'm busy, and my mind is busy, I don't feel bad at all. It's just the waiting, I think. Not knowing the answer.
I know I shouldn't Google. What it says there has no bearing on me whatsoever. If it was serious, I'd be in with the doctors now. I'd be at the hospital. My parents have tried to calm me and reassure me that that is the case. It's nearing Christmas so my fear is that this is just going to get dragged out. I guess if it was serious, they wouldn't allow that to happen, would they?
I decided to go to the doctor because I was a little worried and thought it was better to get it checked as it hadn't improved in a few weeks.
She sent me for routine blood work, asked for a stool sample from me. I sent in the stool sample today. Last week I went for the bloods. Today, I decided to call in and see if they had the results. I was fully expecting them to say they were perfectly fine.
They said the doctor had placed a note on the system about the results, stating that they were still awaiting the stool sample results, and they needed to have an appointment with me to review.
Naturally, I start panicking. As the receptionist wasn't sure about the message left-did I need to come in right away or after the sample results came back? She left a message with the doctor to clarify.
She said my bloods are fine. So, I hung up and started crying. Obviously, my brain says that only something serious would prompt them to need another appointment. I speak to my dad who calls them up, trying to get an appointment to stop me panicking. The receptionist quickly speaks to the doctor to make sense of the results. They told her that it means there's an inflammation and they need to get my other results to get a clearer picture and see if further tests are needed.
I am so scared. I Googled. I performed the cardinal sin. I can't make sense of this. It could be an infection, of course. That's what they seemed to hinting at that it wasn't anything serious.
But my brain says that it is. Considering I've been experiencing digestive issues, I know it's likely some infection there as I also get reflux frequently and this can be treated with antibiotics. So, of course, they can't just go "You've got this, go on with your day!" They would need me to come in for my prescription and provide advice.
My other doctor did previously request a stool sample to see if bacteria or a bug was causing my reflux to help me get rid of it. I shamefully didn't send it in because I find stuff like that icky. I know chances are that it's all linked and related. I know if it was cancer, or something serious, I wouldn't be typing this now. I can rationalise that, but my mind tells me its something to be scared of. I haven't been "right" for a while now. I've always popped it down to stress. Because when I'm busy, and my mind is busy, I don't feel bad at all. It's just the waiting, I think. Not knowing the answer.
I know I shouldn't Google. What it says there has no bearing on me whatsoever. If it was serious, I'd be in with the doctors now. I'd be at the hospital. My parents have tried to calm me and reassure me that that is the case. It's nearing Christmas so my fear is that this is just going to get dragged out. I guess if it was serious, they wouldn't allow that to happen, would they?