List of all ilnesses you were certain you had.

[Anxiousanne555]

Over the years I have been scared I’ve had:
- breast cancer
-cervical cancer
-womb cancer
-lymphoma
- tongue cancer
-throat cancer
- lip cancer
-skin cancer
- heart attack
-tonsil cancer

I’m sure there are others I have forgotten. At the moment, I am worried about neck cancer and my carotid artery which is tender on the left side.

[serith]

brain cancer - eye twitch for 2 weeks
leukemia - dizziness from a medication
colon cancer - red streak in poop from probably nothing (?)
some kind of cancer - acid reflux
some kind of cancer II - stomach & pelvic pain from too much abdominal exercise (also probably caused the acid reflux?)

[kyllikki]

Leukemia/lymphoma -- turned out to be one wonky lymph node and some itchy bug bites
Eating disorder -- blame health class in secondary school for this one; if you tell a teenager with HA that eating "healthy" only looks one way, they will assume they have a disorder even though they don't!
Heart issues -- nope, just vasovagal stress
Brain tumor -- it's hard to see when it's dark out
Leukemia/lymphoma again -- same wonky lymph node, and did you know if your heat is set too high in winter you will get dry itchy skin?!
DVT -- I tweaked my knee on some stairs
Kidney/Liver cancer -- I was carrying a big textbook everyday in the crook of my arm such that the edge of the book dug into the area just under my ribs. When I stopped doing that, the pain stopped.
Aneurysm fears -- I wasn't getting enough exercise
Flesh eating bacteria -- Papercuts are evil.
Losing my ankle joint -- this one was rational, I had a severe injury which usually (90% of the time...) leads to severe, joint-compromising arthritis within 5 years. But guess what? It didn't happen. I am the 10%.
Pre-eclampsia and/or listeria during pregnancy -- Didn't happen!
Aneurysm again -- it was my post-pregnancy diastasis
Covid, Flu -- So far, so good...
Kidney/Liver cancer again, + pancreatic cancer -- I was eating too much spicy food, and red peppers no longer agree with my stomach the way they did when I was young!
Aneurysm again -- I have thyroid eye disease double vision and eye and neck pain, plus garden variety TMJ
Brain tumor again -- same as above
MS -- nope, just sciatica
ALS/MND -- Nope, just sciatica, thyroid issues, beginnings of arthritis in some small joints, and ridiculous stress

This Forum helped from 2008 or so onwards, convincing me each and every time that I would probably be ok. I am forever grateful for you all.

[Mocadona]

This is a great thread - somehow very reassuring as a lot of the same ones pop up all the time!

I've had hundreds (often 2 or 3 at a time ) but the ones I was convinced of are started with a stroke - I actually had a complex migraine where I lost my speech and feeling down my left side.
Brain Tumour - my migraine was originally diagnosed by the hospital Doctor as a virus, which I didn't believe so I went to a tumour - this is where my HA journey started, only after an MRI was I correctly diagnosed.
Bowel Cancer x2 - Polyp x2
Pancreatic/Stomach/Oesophogeal Cancer - trapped wind/indigestion
Peripheral Artery Disease - numb toe from a nerve issue in my back
Liver Cancer - muscle issue in ribs
MS - Tiredness
ALS - Nothing wrong

When I'm bad with anxiety every single sensation I get, my mind immediately goes to "this could be the start of a terminal illness". And honestly it could be, but the odds are overwhelmingly against it - that's where I need to live!