Terrified of Spreading Cancer- Random Stabbing Abdomen Pain

[BejeweledMexican]

I've always been a cancer worrier but I've been doing pretty well. However, the last two weeks I've been having some back pain. It's only on my right side and at first I thought it was muscular, because I really feel it when I move around but now that it's been two weeks I just don't know. Well then the icing on the cake was this morning when I was just talking to my co-worker and then BAM I had this horrible 1 second pain in my middle, right side abdomen. It was absolutely horrible and I'm just freaking out that I have cancer that's spreading. My aunt passed over a year ago from stage 4 breast cancer so I know that's where some of my fear is from, and if I'm being honest I've had back pain like this before, but I've never felt that pain that I had this morning before! I'm so terrified.

 

[mollyfin]

Brief pain is less likely to be cancer; pain from metastatic cancer tends to stick with you no matter what you do.

I would bet what you're describing was gas pain. People underestimate how freaking painful it can be and sometimes it just sneaks up out of nowhere.

 

[JD_Blue]

Brief pain is less likely to be cancer; pain from metastatic cancer tends to stick with you no matter what you do.

I would bet what you're describing was gas pain. People underestimate how freaking painful it can be and sometimes it just sneaks up out of nowhere.

I hope the original poster isn't annoyed but I had this fear tonight. I had spicy food and about an hour later went for a 3 mile jog, had some stabbing pain in my sides and just underneath my pectoral muscles. I try to use common sense but anxiety is anxiety

 

[Izthewiz]

Cancer is a dreaded thought.
But I've known many people who have had cancer and terminal.
Our good friend had stage 4 cancer and was killed on there way home from work by a drunk driver.
The pain you're most likely feeling is anxiety.
Let the fear of cancer go.
2/3rds of society never get cancer.
You will die one day that is for sure.
But not now.
Live for now and know God is there.

 

[bigjetplane6]

Cancer is a dreaded thought.
But I've known many people who have had cancer and terminal.
Our good friend had stage 4 cancer and was killed on there way home from work by a drunk driver.
The pain you're most likely feeling is anxiety.
Let the fear of cancer go.
2/3rds of society never get cancer.
You will die one day that is for sure.
But not now.
Live for now and know God is there.

I love the “God is there” part.
God is great.