in a panic for the last few weeks

[Ineedtobeok]

Hello, I am new here - I thought I posted a couple weeks ago but I cannot find it anywhere. I am convinced I have pancreatic cancer - I am beyond scared. Maybe you are rolling your eyes but I'm in a panic. I am 40yrs old, non-smoker, I exercise and consider myself to be pretty healthy, but do have high cholesterol. I have 2 young kids and a wife and I am more scared for them than anything. About a month ago I had bad diarrhea one day and no appetite. Since then, my stools have been soft, mostly light brown and float a lot of the time. I have had diarrhea once since then but usually just one bowel movement a day, but always soft. My appetite is pretty normal most of the time but I am stressed so it may affect it a little.

The last week I have been having night sweats - not severe ones, but this is not something I have experienced before. I have also lost weight while continuing to eat normally - down a good 5-6 pounds in the last few weeks. I have also been urinating more than normal over the past few days to a week. I do drink a lot of water, but I a always have, and the volume and frequency is noticeably more than normal for me.

My upper right back towards the inside has been aching for a while - maybe 6 months or more - not painful and not constant, but it has not gone away in a good 6 months. Figured it was from exercise but not sure since it hasn't gone away.

No pain or jaundice, my urine is clear.

Heading to my doctor today - I should have went sooner but I'm scared of finding out. I hope I am wrong but it seems like everything points to it being cancer. I know Google searching symptoms can be a horrible idea. I don't know what I am looking for here, maybe it just helps me feel a little better to tell someone since I have been so stressed. I know the odds are lower for someone my age, but it does happen, and of course I have found every story on the internet about a younger person that got it that was in good shape and did everything right.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope I can report back with good news and I wish the best to anyone that is suffering with this terrible disease.

[Ajo13]

My stools are yellow and float every single day, I too was convinced I had pancreatic cancer. I’ve lost weight too and don’t have an appetite. I had an MRI to look at my pancreas and there’s no cancer. I’m having an endoscopy the end of the month and having some stool samples done too. You should see about that, probably more likely a stomach issue. Try not to stress and don’t read anything online. It made me sick worrying and all for nothing.

[catterboxcharlie]

Go to your doctor and get some tests. No use looking on the Internet as too many scary story. Good luck.

[TickingClock]

doctors are here to help - though its much easier said then done.

please keep us posted - i had NO symptoms AT ALL - went into the ER for a bad reaction to Codeine - and they did a CT Scan just to rule out Appendicitis - and BAM a huge tumor on my Pancreas - just two weeks later i had it removed along with half my pancreas and my entire Spleen - this was all dont on Valentines Day 2019 - not too long ago - and since then i still dont know if my body is functioning like its supposed to (blame my PCP)

so even though your experiencing issues - i am glad your getting it checked - GOD BLESS