Scared its 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.

[KitKat1954]

Hi Mouse87! Glad you will be seeing your GP again. Ensure she has tested for diabetes, throid disorder and celiac disease for starters. Usually something in your other routine blood will be off if its cancer so try not to worry too much. I was a worrier most of my life, and like Mark Twain said, his life was filled with great tragedies and sadness, but most of it never happened (para). I also learned to live one day at a time and to train my brain to not focus on the negative possibilities of the future, which will only drain me and leave me less prepared to deal with what ever comes to be, and hurt my other health problems. Negative thinking is like practicing piano using all the wrong keys. It takes time to learn new skills and it doesn't happen overnight, but it so worth learning to live this way. Later in life, I got lung cancer and breast cancer but caught it very early and had surgery for both without radiation. So you are smart to keep up with your testing. Living one day at a time helped me to get thru so much with very little anxiety. Practicing acceptance of everything in your life (you don't have to like it) will also bring serenity. There is no serenity without acceptance. I hope this helps. For me, I had a thinking problem, not cancer or other things but it took a long time to realize it. Keep asking for help, its helps to share your pain, which will cut it in half. Take care.