Need to be talked down. Please help.

[arianoamber]

Long story:
A couple of months ago my hip started hurting. I could not tell if it was my hip or groin because I could feel it when walking in both. So I poked around my groin and found a lymph node. I went into the doctor he felt it and agreed that there is a small band got me to do blood work. CBC, saturation. Those are all normal but he wanted me to do an ultrasound to. Since the blood work was normal I didn't think it was necessary to do the ultrasound right away until a couple weeks later I got a bout of diarrhea. Set me over the edge and I ended up in the ER where they tested me with another CBC, another sedimentation but this time more intense, and the lipase. All normal. Went in for the ultrasound and they used weird verbiage that scared me to death. They said determined reactive lymph node vs. Lymphoma. Now I have to go in for a CT scan. Cluster of lymph nodes were five the biggest was point 8 cm. Now, after looking to see what all of these strange things could be the pain coming from my hip going into my butt as completely sent me intuos pen. I haven't eaten in 6 days my stomach is rumbling if I even try to put something in it, I have diarrhea, I'm scared to death. That it's GI cancer, or female cancer. Just the diarrhea that came back and now the constant stomach rumbling, I don't know what to do. I thought blood work ruled a lot out. Not GI cancer though....Can anyone help?

 

[PaNaRaH]

Fearing cancer has become more common among many of us as we "see it everywhere." Being anxious about having GI cancer or any other cancer of the sort can heighten, symptoms, intensifying any pain and even irritating your digestive system because of the stress being put on your body. Loss of appetite and diarrhea/constipation is also a common symptom of anxiety and stress in general. It is nearly impossible for us to diagnose ourselves with cancer as we don't have the experience in determining the physiological/internal signs (i.e bloodwork, biopsies, CT scans, etc.) Just try to relax your mind and let the doctors determine if there were to be anything there. Worrying excessively will only worsen what you're feelingm, physically. If you do feel extremely worried, you could call your doctor about it, otherwise take a deep breath and ease your mind.

 

[cheer_mom]

Call your doctor and have them talk to you. Explain how you are feeling and ask them to explain it in layman's terms. My mom is a nurse and anytime she goes to the Dr with me they start talking in big words and it scares me to death. Try hard to breathe and just focus on positives. Write down the things you are thankful for. Sounds corny but it helps me.

 

[matisworried]

very solid advice, here.

contact your doctor's office and ask for an explanation. they usually call back by the end of the day if you contact them early enough.

until then, stop doing "research" online. leave doctoring to doctors. it's what they went to school for and have dedicated their lives to doing. never trust the advice given to you by a "doctor" that can also show you 26 pages of pictures of cats dressed as superheroes.

 

[Imara]

I hope you are feeling a little better today.


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