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I'm 25 and absolutely terrified i have Stomach Cancer!

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jay71299
jay71299

Hello everyone, for the past 3/4 weeks i've had this constant dull abdominal ache that only goes away when i'm asleep. I've gone down from 13 stone 7 to 12 stone 11, and i've lost my appetite almost completely. I don't bring any food up but i have had constipation with on and off bleeding. I've been to all the GPs in my surgery (which is 3) and they just say that it's not impossible but highly rare i have Stomach Cancer. Now, my dad and my sister have Crohns disease so my GP did blood checks and calprotectin test and said everything looked fine and no inflammatory markers are up or any warning signs are showing. She's referred me to a GI specialist, but judging by the NHS waiting times i could be waiting ages to get this sorted. Tomorrow i go for an Abdominal Ultrasound, i'm so scared they'll find something cancerous or an unexplained mass. This has driven me to the breaking point, i'm crying infront of my girlfriend so much, the abdominal ache doesn't go away no matter what i eat. My stomach also feels pretty bloated at times and solid when i stand up. It's driving me up the wall. I'm currently on Cosmocol to relieve the constipation which seems to be working. Though i'm only on day 1 of 3 satchets a day. 

And i'm so incredibly stressed i've convinced myself i'm going to die because they won't catch it early enough. I've been on google and saw many stories about young people being misdiagnosed then dying from cancer in a few months. It's absolutely terrifying. Hell i couldn't even handle my dad saying he had to have a stomach resection, the thought scared me too.  Hell i've even got to the point where i'm planning on how to break it to my parents and what my will should have in it. sad

I'm waiting on CBT therapy and i currently take Citalopram for my Anxiety. I got given Lansaprazole 30mg for what my GP thinks is an ulcer but it doesn't seem to do anything. I just really want a clear Colonoscopy and Endoscopy and for this all to be over. I've been to A&E so many times and i feel so helpless and alone when they say they won't do anything. 

Does anyone have any idea what else it could be? I've been looking up Symptoms of Gastritis, Gallstones, Stomach Ulcers, but i can't seem to match them up. Everything just points to Stomach Cancer or Bowel Cancer.

I'm so sorry for the rant. It's just been driving me insane the past few weeks. I'm terrified that it'll be a high stage by the time they finally diagnose it. Any thoughts or help would be appreciated.

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  • crispyswinger1
    crispyswinger1 jay71299

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    Hi Jay

    Wow! Your story reminded me so much of me that I genuinely could have believed I'd written it! I'm 26, exactly the same worry atm with the abdominal pressure in having along with losing weight without wanting too or trying and indigestion, heart burn etc.

    Did you ever get any better?? I have an endoscopy and a colonoscopy next week and have had blood tests already. So worried it could be cancer and I've convinced myself it can't be anything else! 😢 I feel like I've given up already and I'm not even sure what it is! I feel a wreck and like I'm making myself worse by thinking about it and worrying all the time

    • jay71299
      jay71299 crispyswinger1

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      Hey crispy. No I still don't know what it is. I saw a consultant today and she kind of just laughed at the idea of me having it so young. I'm being sent for a colonoscopy though so I'll update it once it's done! Good luck with your tests. I'm sure we will be fine. It is after all immensely rare!
  • Jitsu777
    Jitsu777 jay71299

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    Hey jay im just 16 and i have indigestion and the other stuff you got although i dont lose weight i even gained weight although im suffering in narrow thin stools that are soft then now i only pass watery thin stools i jave been experiencing this for two weeks but the rest of my symptoms ive been experiencing them for three months im just so scared its stomach or any kind of cancer you ever found out your problem?
    • unlucky63610
      unlucky63610 Jitsu777

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      Hi jitsu sorry to hear about your symptom i am 30 years male and having problem of stool and burps and panic attacks from 3 and half years done blood tests 10 ecgs echo stool tests,ultrasounds,chest x ray,and one month ago i do endoscopy bcoz i burp alot endoscopy is clear...........you know i am waiting for my colonscopy and its on this coming sunday...7 years ago my sgpt go so up up to 632normal range is 40 to 50....just imagine i was 23 year old at that time..i have polyps in ny gall bladder i search in google it and Dr Google show me cancer....i still remember that i go to the doctor and crying and begging to him like a kid that tell me if i have cancer.....doc is a female she was shicked she give me medicine for my high sgpt for 15 days and told me to come back after using that wheni used medicine then i gothey test again and my sgpt is to down reach to 79 from 632 to 79 to much difference she say to me that if u have cancer it will go up not down any ways long story short doc suggest follow up for mygall bladder but i inisist for surgery and my gall bladder is taken out in 2010 and send for biopsy where they found that its chronic but no evidence of cancer seen. .and now to i have burps problem i search o n Dr google its show me esophagus cancer so i go for endoscopy snd i hsve think stool some time some time direhha and some time normal now going for colonscopy i tell u to plz stop checking ur symptoms in dr google it will show u dangerous diseaseor just type that i feel pain in my fingure it willshow u cancer......ur to young dont think that ok just b happy and flirt in the age of u i didnot think that i enjoy with my gfs so cheer up
  • thomas49067
    thomas49067 jay71299

    Posted

    Have you any latest news Jay71299? I am eager to hear from you. many thanks in advance for your reply when you are able?
    • jay71299
      jay71299 thomas49067

      Posted

      I realize this is super late and i apologize, but everything came back clear, and for a good 6 months i felt perfect, no health problems nothing, now i seem to have the same thing once again, so wondering if it's IBS.

    • Bumbadawg
      Bumbadawg jay71299

      Posted

      You sir, in my opinion, have a generalized anxiety disorder.

      Have you ever seen a psychiatrist? Look into meds for keeping that brain in check?

      The mind and gut are connected. I have had terrible stomach issues come--stick around a year+ and then go away. Then, randomly, in a happier time of my life...pops right back up.

      I dont even feel stressed half the time.

      Ive had an anxiety disorder (diagnosed) for 10 years. 1st, it was pneumonia...that I thought would kill me. Then it was a urinary problem. Was certain it was urethral cancer or prostate cancer. Spent 8 months on that one.

      Then my first 1 year bout of stomach stuff. Went away for 3 years. Then another bout. Went away after 8 months. Stayed away for 3 years. Now, more stomach issues.

      My health anxiety centers around dying of cancer. So, I fear most "abnormal" things to be cancer. Then they end up not being.

      So...maybe look into how you deal with stress. Determine if you might be anxious.

  • shazu_57550
    shazu_57550 jay71299

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    When i was 17 I used to take butter too much suddenly one day i saw large mucus in my stool which never cured but my stool was formed properly now I am 24 5 months before suddenly i have seen my stool become narrow soft yellow and loose.Did Colonoscopy doctor found 2 small polyp which they said nothing.Did Abdominal ultrasound CBC all are fine.What is the problem.Always fear of care.Do anybody have the same problem.
  • kyle18525
    kyle18525 jay71299

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    I have been having some of the words anxiety the past couple weeks. I get it really bad when it comes to my health. Been having a dry throat, maybe some difficulty swallowing, weight loss, no appetite, what seems to be abdominal pain above the navel and ribs. Fullness after not eating too much, excessive gas, what seems to be constipation. I get weak in the legs alot sometimes dizzy. Been really tired alot. I am taking nexium and zantac and most recently Zoloft for anxiety. Not sure if just having alot of side effects or bad anxiety. I've convinced myself I have stomach cancer. I'm terrified. Been to the Dr and ER twice and did x-rays and blood samples also urine test. Everything came back fine. Said my esoohagus was clear. I'm just lost and want answers. I go Tuesday to see a GI and really wish I could get a scope done. Just flat out worried. 😞

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