Hello all,
Here's a new one for me, worries about stomach or pancreatic cancer.
I tend to have my "favorite" (ha!) diseases to be worried about, but this one hit me out of left field. I started having some stomach pains in the upper left side last week along with lots of gas and bloating. I started poking around and swore I could feel some sort of mass or maybe it was just harder in general on the left side than the right side. Now I'm obsessively poking and proding (much like I used to do with breast cancer screening) and generally making myself even more sore.
AND as the extra trigger to fuel my anxiety I'm sitting at home last Tuesday and a commercial comes on for Moffit Cancer Center about some guy who got Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. REALLY?!?!? That was the final straw.
I've been debating about going to the doctor but it's only been about 4 days of on and off discomfort. My hubby poked around and said he can't feel anything and I'd be crazy to go to the doctor (of course). He's practically a saint having put up with my mess for 17 years now.
Anyway - anyone dealt with similar fears and how did you handle them? I'll probably head to the doctor if it keeps up through next week (I try to give myself 2 weeks before I make an appointment to avoid running off to the doctor every time I feel something new). I'm definitely avoiding google!