ems1981
12-12-08, 18:54
Hi All, I have suffered from health anxiety for the past two years. I've been to the docs at hospital over 15 times in the last 2 years and I'm constantly thinking I have cancer....I don't know why....no one in my family has died from it but I always have nightmares about either me or a family member dying from it....I have an identical twin and she's not like this...My mum is a constant worrier and I think I follow in her footsteps...She always thinks the worst and so do I.... It all started 2 years ago when I thought I had bowel cancer......Had to have a colonoscopy which wasn't too bad as it goes...The prep was the worst bit....Turns out the docs didn't find anything. He said I probably had a anal fissure and it had cleared up but I'm not totally convinced there was blood...It could have been just undigested food.... Have been completely fine since last July (Of course have been back to the docs over 10 times since due to other symptoms - all of which were either in my head or minor) Spent a week in Dubai and Singapore in October and since then my tummy hasn't been right...I had constipation on and off and when I do I find myself in pain when passing the BM. I've looked a few times and think there's blood again.....My anus is also really itchy...I've googled (yes I know) and it came up with anal cancer so I'm so scared again.... I've looked up the incidents of anal cancer in the UK...Roughly 1000 a year which isn't alot when theres more then 60 million of us...I'm only 27 too also no cancer in the family but I still thinking the worst.... Could cancer grow since my last colonoscopy or could I be dealing with another fissure? I've tried to have a look but can't see anything... Cheers Ems