Lymphoma or anxiety? Help Please!

[Oli1995]

Hi there, my names Oli,

i'm a university student who is due to start back tomorrow. Ever since breaking up for summer in June I've convinced myself i've had lymphoma, and it's really getting me down! I've been under lots of pressure financially and due to my uni work load. It started with tender armpit and nipple pain, which eventually went away. I attended to doctors and they said it was most probably muscular.

I've always been slightly anxious health wise, but it flairs up now and again, for isntance i'd convinced myself I had a brain tumour when I was in secondary school, after a ct scan and an appointment with a consultant I finally beleived I didn't.

More on the lymphoma... I still think I have it! i've been to see 3 different doctors now, all of which didn't seem worried at all, I've had 2 full blood count tests and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate, which tests for inflamation, everythings come back totally normal. I begged that the doctor referred me for an ultrasound on my neck to check for abnormal nodes, even though all 3 doctors felt them all over my body and said they felt fine. And the Doctor said it will come back clear. The Ultrasound is in 2 weeks time. I'm getting a constant ache/pain behind my right ear, and still get twinges under my arm pits. 2 of the Dr's i've seen have said I have Health anxiety and this is the cause of the pain. The pain does seem worse/ I notice it more when I am feeling anxious. Both Dr's want me to see a counsellor, which I will do. I want to accept i'm fit and well, but can't seem to get over the notion of been acutally ill. Does this seem like text book health anxiety related pain? Another symptom of lymphoma is itching, so now any little itch I have I also relate it to this. I feel that due to having this worry and 'symptoms' for 3 months now, if it was a cause for actual concern i'd be experiencing more severe health problems? I don't want to take this with me back to uni so it affects my studies and relationships.

Any help will be received gratefully! many thanks. Oli

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I have like a spasm/shivering pain in my breast, under and under my arm pit mainly happens at night when resting and resting the muscles also has it in my back, legs pretty much all over it's horrible and I always think it's a blood clot or my heart. But since I've had all the tests and everything come back normal I know it's not but can't help but worry about it and has difficultly trying to sleep at night.