Ok so.. I've been suffering from what the doctors thought was health anxiety.. I've had lots and lots of different symptoms that have been happening since January this year.. I had lots of blood tests and a ECG (I was worried about my heart doing strange things). I don't seem to be getting any better - if anything I feel I'm getting worse.. I went to a clinic on Wednesday just for my pill, whilst I was there I just mentioned to the doctor that my left breast was sore - she examined me and said she would like to refer me to a breast clinic as she felt a lump and thickened breast tissue.. As you can imagine my anxiety is now through the roof!! Are all these symptoms I've been experiencing down to breast cancer?? Not health anxiety which my doctor said?? I have chest pains (more on the left side), very strong aches and pains in both my left breast and arm, extreme tiredness, feeling sick, and also swollen lymph nodes.. I'm am so scared right now!! Any help/advice would be brilliant!
Charlotte please don't worry I'm 100 percent positive it is your anxiety and nothing else, cancer isn't something that's easily misdiagnosed it would've came up in your bloods hunny, and I'm sure the lump is nothing to worry about is say that clinic are just referring you to be 100% sure but honestly cancer wouldn't be missed especially If you've had bloods done x
Thanks for the reply Rachel..
It's just so hard to try and control my anxiety with this! I didn't think blood tests would show up cancer? X
Blood tests would show something abnormal or not right with your blood and then you would get sent for ct scans, that's what my doc has told me 100s of times haha x
Yes CBC blood count will show cancer and if there was abnormalities with anything they would investigate it further. Its anxiety sweetie I'm dealing with similar health issues. But I started 20 mg Prozac and can say its helping. Xxx
Couldn't agree more tonya😊xx