I have risk factors for cancer and there’s stuff I’ve done in the past that’s killing me. Like now I’m fated. And I’m having symptoms of colon cancer and I feel like the sky is falling.
colon cancer symtpoms mimic a LOT of other harmless issues. everyone has risk factors. i have breast cancer risk factors, i also use to smoke and drink like a fish and my diet was horrible. all you can do it be healthy from today moving forward. If you are concerned, go get the all clear from your Dr, being proactive about your health is never a bad idea.
@TexasOCD41 I want to, but I feel like they won’t take me seriously. I made a GI appointment but it’s not until September and what if it’s spread by then? I also want a mammogram but I’m Too young. I’m just scared. I don’t know if what I’m feeling is real and I want it to go away but it just feels so real
@TexasOCD41 I used to think about having kids or my future but now I’m like it’s risky to even think that way
@itsmehi17 - what are those risk factors you're takling about too? also, what are the symptoms that have you so concerned?
@TexasOCD41 I have drank in the past and I’ve eaten processed foods. I’m concerned because I have constant tension of (tmi) my external anal sphincter like I’m going to poop but I’m not. It’s just there all the time and now there’s some dull pain by my tail bone. I can relax it if I want to but otherwise it’s just tense
@itsmehi17 - ok. im not supposed to do this but I'm going to give you reassurance ONCE. that's tension... colon cancer when it has symptoms, has more than one and the #1 most common symptom is a bleeding event, where you bleed ALOT. my coworkers husband had it( its much more common in men for some reason) and he had bloody stools for months and ignored it. when you hear about stories about people who say they had no symptoms, often times they actually did but they ignored them becuase some blood in the stool is normal on occasion like when your constipated or if you have had a stomach bug. you are probably CAUSING that sensation. similar to the way POCD causes groinal responses, you are afraid of colon cancer, so you have become hyper aware of your rectum and are likely tensing it and probably contracting your muscles either knowingly to test, or subconsciously and its creating pain. the pain in the tailbone area sounds like muscle tension that's pulling your sacrum forward. Anxiety also causes bowel irritability, for some people, its the constant feeling of needing to poo, for others, its needing to pee despite not actually having to do. i was an alcoholic for 8 years, i drank my self STUPID! drinking isn't a risk factor, neither is eating processed foods. those are activities than in theory CAN increase the risk of certain diseases but its typically with extremely high consumption. keep your GI appt in September, be prepared for them to dismiss you. you don't have anything worth serious investigation. if you want to do something that i believe will give you a LOT of relief, get a myriad genetics test. i am adopted so i don't know what my genetics are. i got the test done, i have zero gene mutations that predispose me to any cancers, i do have a moderately high breast cancer risk, so i get mammograms once every 2 years as i have cystic breasts and highly dense breast tissue and i have actually knots all thru my breast that hurt and i can feel during exams, they are harmless but they did make me panic when i first found them. i think you need to 1. get on some anti-anxiety meds and 2, get that genetics test done, know what your ACTUALY risk factors may be, and then live your life.
@TexasOCD41 Thank you for your input, this has really been running my life so I appreciate it. I’m on meds but I need to up the dose it seems. I’m probably just making this all worse on myself by living how I’m currently living: in fear. Thank you for your help!
@itsmehi17 10000% anxiety makes life hard. It’s not good for you lol
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