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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let it ALL out here. You’ll feel better when you are 100% honest with whats in your head. 🫂❤️

Or distraction always works for my anxiety , real housewives of beverly hills is entertainment gold (all seasons)[/quote]

Ok - I’m hesitant bc I know it sounds very lame. 
I’m 45 (f). I posted before about getting some kind of gi bug in Mexico that gave me diarrhea and then afterward some left sided (moves between abdominal and flank) pain. It’s not terrible pain but it’s weird. I came back and did upper endoscopy and have done colonoscopy, did labs, doing stool samples. Had abdominal us 20 mos ago but I think that’s it since then on abdominal imaging (other than kidney and pelvic and tv ultrasound). Other obvious thing to do is Ct. I cannot make myself do the Ct. I had cancer last year (good prognosis, it is likely ok) and an additional cancer scare earlier this year (that one was ok). So that’s part of it. But I cannot bring myself to do this Ct. I am scared that it will tell me I have pancreatic cancer and I am not sure I want this information, bc if I do then there is nothing they can do. 
I know how it sounds but honestly I am just floored by this scenario and miserable. [/quote]

OP, if you don't mind my asking, what type of cancer did you have?

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I just had thyroid cancer. But it had spread to lymph nodes and I did need quite extensive surgery and then follow up treatment. 
It really drove home that these things aren’t just something that happen to other people. But I’m only just learning to what extent it left me with some psychological repercussions [/quote]

People with health anxiety overestimate the possibility that something is wrong with them and underestimate their ability to deal with it.

Given your history, it's understandable that you would feel like something else could happen. But your history has also shown you how resilient you are. You can get thru something difficult and painful. Try to keep reminding yourself how strong you are. [/quote]

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