Health OCD

I had an ultrasound to keep an eye on my gallbladder polyp. Polyp is still the same but they found a 3cm mass on pancreas. Of course I went down the rabbit hole and I've been crying all day. Dr hasn't called me back yet. I saw results on my patient portal and freaked out. I'm only 33 years old. I don't smoke/drink and I don't have a family history of PC. I have two sons and I'm terrified. Idk what to do but I'm so scared. I just wish the Dr would get back to me. The patient portal said schedule MRI follow up. My health anxiety/OCD is going crazy.

Health Concern OCD

Username: VGHVGH

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 48w ago

Hey there, I know it’s scary. I have heath anxiety ocd and I’ve had these kind of things happen. Try your best to stop going down the rabbit hole. Do something, anything else. I know it’s hard to wait, you will get through this❤️.

Username: happy065happy065

Date posted: 48w ago

Hey, I literally had this happen to me but with my liver. Not all masses are bad, in fact there are a lot of benign masses that can occur on any organ in the body. MRI usually is recommended for anything because they use dye to find out specifically what it is. I’m so so sorry you’re going through this right now. You are not alone, my thoughts are with you ❤️

Username: Butterfly_02Butterfly_02

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 48w ago

Thank you so much I appreciate it. I'm glad everything went okay for you too. My dr finally called me and said I had a cyst but need mri to keep an eye on it. It's frustrating because I feel like Drs can be dismiss of my fears because of my ocd and I'm still "healthy" in my 30s.

Username: Butterfly_02Butterfly_02

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 48w ago

*dismissive

Username: happy065happy065

Date posted: 48w ago

@Butterfly_02 It is very frustrating. Lately I’ve been having side pain really bad. I’m hoping it’s just something like gastritis but I always can’t help but think it’s something really bad/sinister… it is good your young as it does help with diagnoses of things but it still doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be taken seriously so I get that part of how annoying it is

Username: Butterfly_02Butterfly_02

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 48w ago

@happy065 I'm sorry you're struggling right now too. Hope you can get some answers. I totally feel you. Your mind can wander and think what if its something really bad. It's hard to not think about it or stress.

Username: User0313

Date posted: 1y ago

Cancer OCD

I just became a father and now any experiencing pain in the abdomen. Immediately looked for symptoms online but I fear of it being Cancer. I don’t have any tests or diagnostics saying it’s cancer but I can’t stop looking up more info on the internet, I’m 33 and I know it’s rare for me to get it but I keep having extreme anxiety and panic attacks that keep me visiting the ER for further testing. I have followed up with doctors and they are running tests but I keep thinking I won’t be there for my family!

Username: emilytravels...

Date posted: 48w ago

Really need support

I l’m getting an ultra sound of my stomach tomorrow for a “pain” I’ve been having. I have health OCD and as you can imagine, my anxiety is through the roof. I just can’t stop thinking that something is deathly wrong with me. The results won’t be back until Monday and I just don’t know how I’m going to survive any of this. 😭

Username: Alittlebital...

Date posted: 42w ago

Health concerns

Hey everyone, I’m not sure if this is super OCD related, but I figured I’d post just to maybe feel less alone. I’m always worried in the back of my mind that I might have cancer, and it’s not for nothing, I have had two types of cancer before I was 10 years old. The fear doesn’t take over my life, but it’s definitely there. I recently got sent to check a large lump that appeared on my thyroid, and all diagnostics coming back so far are ruling out the easy non-cancer options. I’m worried, it’s not an unfounded worry, but it’s starting to interfere with my life in a way that feels like OCD. I’m scared, and if I’m completely honest, I’m extremely sad. The last thing I want to do is get life changing bad news in the middle of an OCD spiral. Anyway, thank you for reading, I think I just needed to get that off my chest ❤️‍🩹

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