New here, scared of ovarian problems

[bsf710]

Hi everybody (new here)
Lately I’ve been worried about my ovaries and the C word, it’s a long story, I did think initially I had colon cancer but put it out my mind since then. I had some symptoms that I thought were digestive issues and was feeling around my left side and felt some kind of tubular lump, thought it might be sigmoid colon as I have a very slim frame so it might be that. Recently though I thought it might be ovarian instead due to bloat, then I became obsessed constantly checking to see if i was bloated, been feeling around that lump thinking it might be a tumor and feeling a bit of pain on the other side.
Very worried even considering I’m quite young (17) but of course google would tell me i can get it at my age so I’ve been petrified, doesn’t help I have OCD as well and can’t get a doctors appt either until mid july, anybody have an advice or same sort of problems before? x

 

[Cuchculan]

The obvious answer would be go get checked out. Think that is something everybody should do every so often as a rule anyway. It would also let you know one way or the other. I know that some people can be frightened of finding out bad answers from doctors and hospitals. But they are people who assume it is something bad. When it could be nothing at all. My suggestion would be let the experts have a feel and look at it. They would know more than us on here. On here we can only write words. What you need is a check up. The quicker you get it over with the better.

 

[Guen]

I agree with Cuchculan; go see someone. Not because I think it's something terrible like cancer, but there are easy to fix things that could cause a lump like a cyst.

 

[maryam]

Hi,
I have OCD too
I have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) its very common and pretty harmless. It just causes cysts on ovaries and hormone issues. I think you should talk to your doctor about getting an ultrasound of your ovaries done. PCOS can cause bloating and pain. Colon cancer is VERY rare at your age and I have never heard of a 17 year old with colon cancer. You can try probiotics and cutting down on sugar which will help your stomach and with bloating.also take gas x
Good luck