Hi All
Like many, I suffer with bad health anxiety. It’s taken varying forms over the last few years but most recently I am struggling with a lump.
2 months ago I had a period that was 2 days longer than usual, and increased discharge. Not much, but I usually don’t have much at all. I spoke to the doctor who said it’s normal for variations and I’m just worrying because I’m stressed out at the moment, which can also lead to period irregularities.
It helped a bit but later that night I found myself in the shower digging around my pelvis looking for lumps, and I found one. There is a maybe 1 inch bit of lumpy tissue to the left above my pubic bone. It’s not visible from the surface and it moves slightly if you push it. It’s not a node. I felt the other side and there are very small bits of tissue that feel the same but nowhere near as big.
After a month of worrying I saw the doctor who felt it and said “that’s just scar tissue!” then immediately changed her mind and said “actually, it’s a cyst. Verb common. Superficial and mobile, nothing for you to worry about!” She said it’s nowhere near my ovaries as it’s it’s too far down.
Anyway, I’m STILL worried. Can a family doctor /. GP really diagnose a cyst just from feeling it? She didn’t ask me any questions or even check anywhere else in the area, just this lumpy tissue.
I don’t know if I should get a second opinion or not. I’m really scared.