Gosh gastroenterology(sp)

well i went back to the GP today and she has signed me off sick for another 3 weeks, i have anaemia and she said she wants to get all these tests done before i go back,
i have gastritis and take lansaprozole every day, she has increased this dose as she has given me a med to stop my period in an attempt to help me not lose anymore iron. my level was 7 and liver function is okay, all other samples!! ok.

she has referred me for a pelvic scan, rule out fibroids and stuff and said she would ideally like me to have an endoscopy, which i have refused to have, for me i have had one and hated it as my panic is associated with my throat and stuff. GP said if i see a consultant he could maybe do a barium swallow/meal which i would prefer than something going down my throat. I think that request is normal for me to ask for this rather than the endo.

thing is now ive convinced myself i have stomach cancer, then today had sharp pain in my right side well below my heart and i know in my head its not my heart. I asked the GP about cancer and she said by no means do i believe you have cancer, we are just trying to rule out places you could be bleeding from, more than likely it is your periods.

my God i am now beyond myself, crying and even having funny sensations in my legs when i was trying to sleep earlier, im getting to the point i can function but nothing is any fun or very easy either.
sorry for waffling but i just needed to vent i think and maybe some reassurance that anxiety can do all this to you, the stomach, the headaches and the constant worry that is taking over my life, i just feel overwhelmed and fed up.

thanks for listening

jools