Hello all,
I have health anxiety and I am major stressing about something which happened to me yesterday and today.
I had a cold a couple of weeks ago and never fully cleared the mucus. I get a tickle in my throat a few times a day.
Yesterday I could taste blood and felt like I needed to cough and I coughed up loads of pure blood.
I panicked and when off to emergency room.
They sent me to see a GP in the hospital. I was sent for a chest x-ray and he said it was clear.
He thinks the blood is coming from a burst vessel in my throat.
I happened to have a doctor's appointment today anyway so I mentioned it to my own GP.
He agreed that it is from the throat is most likely a burst vessel.
My problem is as I haven't had a camera down my throat my health anxiety mind is having problems not believing them and thinking it's cancer of throat or chest.
It was able 2 tea spoons full of pure blood that I coughed up so I keep thinking the worse.
Anyone had any similar experiences or thoughts on this.
Many thanks