Vinny
19-11-08, 09:33
I've a history of throat issues, have been worrying for the last 2 years about throat/lung cancer. Had various tests done and they have all come back clear.
For the past couple of weeks I've been having ear ache on and off. It's never really, really painful and I think it's getting better (hard to tell when I'm constantly thinking about it). The trouble is I have googled in the past to look up symptoms of throat cancer. Disturbingly one of the symptoms is ear pain. I am now convincing myself that this is a sign of cancer. I went to see the nurse of Monday to have by blood pressure taken (another health anxiety I have at the mo) and I asked her to look in my ear to see if it was sore. Well it wasn't but she said it looked a "little bit" waxy. I was so pleased when she said it didn't look sore but when I got home I started thinking about it again and now think maybe it would have been better had it looked sore cos then I would have put it down to an ear infection!! I'm now worrying that it must be something further down my ear that's makking it hurt...i.e. throat cancer :weep: . I know I tell other people to try and distact yourself from areas of your body that are worrying you but find it really difficult to do myself!!! I wake up and the first thing I think about is my ear and I know it feels different (not normal!!). I do suffer with waxy ears and have had them syringed many times in the past.
I'm a 52yr old female who used to smoke (gave up 18 months ago) and although I wasn't a "heavy smoker" I constantly worry that I will be punished for smoking and will eventually get throat/lung cancer.
Please could someone put my mind at rest, I feel so low today :weep: .
For the past couple of weeks I've been having ear ache on and off. It's never really, really painful and I think it's getting better (hard to tell when I'm constantly thinking about it). The trouble is I have googled in the past to look up symptoms of throat cancer. Disturbingly one of the symptoms is ear pain. I am now convincing myself that this is a sign of cancer. I went to see the nurse of Monday to have by blood pressure taken (another health anxiety I have at the mo) and I asked her to look in my ear to see if it was sore. Well it wasn't but she said it looked a "little bit" waxy. I was so pleased when she said it didn't look sore but when I got home I started thinking about it again and now think maybe it would have been better had it looked sore cos then I would have put it down to an ear infection!! I'm now worrying that it must be something further down my ear that's makking it hurt...i.e. throat cancer :weep: . I know I tell other people to try and distact yourself from areas of your body that are worrying you but find it really difficult to do myself!!! I wake up and the first thing I think about is my ear and I know it feels different (not normal!!). I do suffer with waxy ears and have had them syringed many times in the past.
I'm a 52yr old female who used to smoke (gave up 18 months ago) and although I wasn't a "heavy smoker" I constantly worry that I will be punished for smoking and will eventually get throat/lung cancer.
Please could someone put my mind at rest, I feel so low today :weep: .