I will preface this by saying I’m an old hand at HA. I’ve dealt with periods of Health anxiety since I was only 7 (and am the daughter of a hypochondriac) so I am aware I will likely be approaching things illogically here.

To the current problem: I have noticed that for the past few months my left nasal passage is quite congested and blocked. I first became aware of this when doing covid rapid antigen tests as I cannot even get the nasal swab past 1cm on the left, and it feels very painful when attempting/like something is physically blocking the passage (the right is fine). I also have a slightly sore sinus/nostril on that side at other times as well as a slightly blocked ear. I chalked things up to a deviated septum and actually avoided going to the doctors about it for two months.

However my HA has started flaring up, and I’ve also noticed a smooth bump in the middle of the roof of my mouth about 5mm in length and 1mm raised at most, that I don’t think was there before (it’s painless and feels slightly numb). I’ve also realised that pain in my top left molars may be connected to all of this. This added fuel to my HA fire and I became convinced that it must be nasal cancer. The realist in me is doubtful, but I’m struggling to silence the HA beast. How worries would you be about these symptoms? I realise I’m seeking reassurance here partly to continue the pattern of HA that I get into.

To add- I find it really difficult to trust doctors reassurances because of the fact that they failed to diagnose my autoimmune disease (psoriatic arthritis) for 6 years (and dismissed my fears- I basically had to diagnose myself). This experience has led me to believe at times when I am really anxious that I am right and the doctors are missing something.

This post is mostly a vent, but feel free to offer any advice or help me put things into perspective.

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and will update this post then.


Further info- in 2020 I was convinced I had inflammatory breast cancer, I have acid reflux that sometimes makes me feel like I am chocking so became convinced it was MS, get moles checked convinced I have skin cancer etc. so I know I am illogical 😜