Weight loss and scared it's cancer

[Mouse87]

About me: 34yo, F, PCOS & history of IBS

Bit of a long story but around September last year I noticed I was losing quite a bit of weight (unheard of for me as I have pcos which makes weight loss hard) I was also being sick every morning before work, had horrible stomach pains in different areas and was generally quite unwell. Had blood tests, all came back "satisfactory" hate that term. Was put down to reflux so went back on Omeprazole. Anyway, I started eating normally again and put a few lbs back on. Then a few weeks ago it happened again and I noticed I'd lost weight again. People are even commenting on it now. The weird thing is I actually feel better in myself which has settled my anxiety massively and The last 2 weeks I've eaten like a pig, pains haven't come back and I've not been sick. Yet I've lost 4lb this week!!

I'm petrified they're missing something and this is undiagnosed cancer.

I had a H Pylori stool test which was negative and more bloods yesterday which is checking everything again plus a couple extras. I can see the results are back and have been allocated to a GP to review.

I just don't know what to do. Genuinely scared whatever this is is terminal.

Another thing to add is that I started the mini pill last May as my pcos was causing uncontrollable bleeds. Weirdly since starting it my IBS symptoms have basically disappeared. I thought maybe it's balanced out a hormone? I dunno. I get mixed reactions when I suggest that.

I was 224lbs last July and this morning I weighed at 203lbs.

[maxh]

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[AskEveTeam]

Hi there, Thank you for your message. We're sorry to read that you're feeling so worried about all of this. Uncertainty and question marks around our health, whether someone minor or serious, can be so consuming can stressful, can't they?

There's a couple of things we're not completely clear on - if it's a gynae cancer you're concerned about, and if so, because of the stomach/IBS problems you've mentioned, is it ovarian cancer that is worrying you? We wonder if the blood tests you had done included a CA125 test? This isn't an ovarian cancer test, but is often the first piece of the puzzle when putting the 'ovarian picture' together. Have you told your GP that you want to rule out ovarian cancer? (that is if it's ovarian cancer you're worried about, of course).

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[Mouse87 in reply to AskEveTeam]

Hiya, all bloods done including CA125 all normal! So relieved.

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