HEC2308
09-01-11, 22:00
Hi there. I have suffered from health anxiety ever since my eldest son was born mearly 4 years ago. I am just so scared of not seeing him and his younger brother grow up and them not having a mummy!!
Anyway recently I have had a horrible sharp pain at the bottom of my left rib. At first I thought it was my IBS but it just didn't feel deep enough if that makes sense. I started to panic that it may be a sinister rib problem (sadly a family member died not long ago from breast cancer that was not detected until it has spread to her ribs). So i went to the docs on Friday. He is so understanding of my worries and took the time to have a feel of my tummy to check it was not a spleen/stomach issue. He is sure it is just muscular and whilst I trust him, I just can't get that worry out of my mind that "how can he really know that".
Additionally to that over the last 24 hours I have been having a lot of discomfort right across my upper abdomen especially when i am sat down. It just feels tight and uncomfortable (sort of like I am squashing things inside). The rational side of me says it is a mixture of tense muscles and IBS but the irrational part says "well obviously there must be a mass in there somewhere". Also ever since the doc made a passing comment about stomach acid sometimes causing chest pain I have been worrying that maybe thats what it is and that must be something sinister as I never usually have acid reflux.
OK enough of my ramblings now but just wanted to share!!
xxx
Anyway recently I have had a horrible sharp pain at the bottom of my left rib. At first I thought it was my IBS but it just didn't feel deep enough if that makes sense. I started to panic that it may be a sinister rib problem (sadly a family member died not long ago from breast cancer that was not detected until it has spread to her ribs). So i went to the docs on Friday. He is so understanding of my worries and took the time to have a feel of my tummy to check it was not a spleen/stomach issue. He is sure it is just muscular and whilst I trust him, I just can't get that worry out of my mind that "how can he really know that".
Additionally to that over the last 24 hours I have been having a lot of discomfort right across my upper abdomen especially when i am sat down. It just feels tight and uncomfortable (sort of like I am squashing things inside). The rational side of me says it is a mixture of tense muscles and IBS but the irrational part says "well obviously there must be a mass in there somewhere". Also ever since the doc made a passing comment about stomach acid sometimes causing chest pain I have been worrying that maybe thats what it is and that must be something sinister as I never usually have acid reflux.
OK enough of my ramblings now but just wanted to share!!
xxx