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I'm really worried again today. I have been told that I may have Barrett's Syndrome and have looked it up on the internet only to find that it is a pre cancerous condition. I am worried sick and can find no releif from the anxiety it is causing me. To make matters worse I noticed a blood stain on my pillow this morning. I have been checking everywhere on my body to see where it has come from and can't find anything which means it probably came from my mouth. I'm realy worried I have throat cancer. I have made an appointment with the doctor to see if he can reassure me. Has anyone else woken up to find blood on their pillow?
hi hun
ahh poor you, know it sounds daft, but you havnt eaten chocolate in bed have you? i went to doctors once with my pillow (thought was blood)it was choc! id been eating it in bed. also have you got a cough? my sister got bad one and she found a little blood on her pillow,, can just be a little burst blood vessle from coughing! try not to worry easier said than done i know xx
Hi Vinny, my boyfriend woke up to find blood on his pillow yesterday - think he just had a little nose bleed in the night. My sister also used to get night time nose bleeds a lot. Hope this is helpful and you feel reassured when you have seen your GP. xx
Thank you for your replies. I'm trying to stay calm, seeing the doc at 5pm. It's definately blood (not chocolate). I never get nose bleeds so don't think it's that. I know it sounds gross but I took my pillow over to the window and had a good look at it. Although I worry that it's come from my mouth it doesn't look as though there is saliva mixed with it so hopefully in hasn't come from my mouth at all. I really hate being this way and ALWAYS think the worst!!!
leanne1980
23-04-08, 14:10
hiya
have u got a spot or anything?? or a scratch u may have knocked?
just an idea, hope u r feeling a bit better
leanne
worriedGrace
23-04-08, 14:51
My husband regularly leaves blood on the pillow case which comes from his gums. Finding blood anywhere you don't expect it can be traumatic I know.
Hi Vinny, i like Grace sometimes have a little blood, but my gums sometimes bleed, so try not to worry.
Take care
Mandy:yesyes:
countrygirl
23-04-08, 20:46
Don't worry too much about the barretts. My friend has it and has had it for past 10 years and she just has an endoscopy every 3 years to check its not changed. She was told that only 1% of people with barretts go on to develop oesaphagial cancer and even if you are the unlucky 1% it will be picked up in the very early stages becuase of the monitereing.
have you had the endoscopy and biopsy that will give the diagnosis of barretts???
Frankie123
16-05-13, 21:11
Did your doctor ever say where he thought the blood had come from
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