normal or not?

[bigjetplane2]

great. adding on to my anxiety.
in between my breasts, i feel like a lump. but it feels like bone. about the size of a pea? is this normal human anatomy? i’m a wreck.

 

[bin_tenn]

Someone with knowledge of anatomy and the ability to examine you in person can answer this question with certainty. However, I think it sounds very much normal.

 

[Cuchculan]

Big word time. Are you all ready for this? It could be the Zyphoid process on your sternum that you are feeling. Which would be all normal. But as stated above, we are not medical experts. Quick check by your GP and he / she would know in seconds.

 

[Phillies Phan]

I’ve done that on a few occasions. Made an appointment just to have my doc check something and confirm it’s normal anatomy. Of course that was pre COVID. Hopefully where you are BJet you can actually be seen in office without begging, like we still have to do in Ontario.

Its insane here. A coworker confided in me that he discovered an enlarged lymph node under his arm. You’d think he’d be allowed to come in and be examined, but no his doctor actually told him to take a picture of it and send it thru their portal. And he is double vaxed. He was struggling to get a pic that showed it at the right angle, without shadows. All that on top of what must have been his anxiety.

 

[bigjetplane2]

Thanks for the responses. I am a wreck and just want to lay in bed, and cry.
Google is not helping and I can’t build the courage to call the doctor and make an appointment. I have already convinced myself it’s something sinister, and that I can’t handle.

 

[bigjetplane2]

I’ve done that on a few occasions. Made an appointment just to have my doc check something and confirm it’s normal anatomy. Of course that was pre COVID. Hopefully where you are BJet you can actually be seen in office without begging, like we still have to do in Ontario.

Its insane here. A coworker confided in me that he discovered an enlarged lymph node under his arm. You’d think he’d be allowed to come in and be examined, but no his doctor actually told him to take a picture of it and send it thru their portal. And he is double vaxed. He was struggling to get a pic that showed it at the right angle, without shadows. All that on top of what must have been his anxiety.

What was the outcome of your co worker ?

 

[Phillies Phan]

What was the outcome of your co worker ?

He hasn’t said anything further, and I don’t feel comfortable asking him. I will say that he has seemed to be functioning quite well in our team meetings, despite waiting for results since not enough time has passed for him to schedule the US, get it and get results. Either he is being brave, or that’s the way “normal” people act in situations like this. Sadly, I can never be normal like that

 

[mollyfin]

I think a lot of people without health anxiety can function pretty well in these situations. They're concerned, but they figure they'll take it as it comes. My dad was being treated for two cancers at once, had a trach tube and a feeding tube, and was still hanging out with people (I mean, it was kind of grim to me that suddenly everyone he knew showed up in what was a clearly a "just in case we don't get another chance" situation) and living life.

 

[Fraser]

He hasn’t said anything further, and I don’t feel comfortable asking him. I will say that he has seemed to be functioning quite well in our team meetings, despite waiting for results since not enough time has passed for him to schedule the US, get it and get results. Either he is being brave, or that’s the way “normal” people act in situations like this. Sadly, I can never be normal like that

I think his reaction is normal and agreed that it is difficult for me to behave similarly.