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In a panick. Fear of cancer?!

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holly2003
holly2003

Im only 17. I have severe health anxiety. 

About 3 days ago i was itching around my groin/bikini area where the hair down there is itched to the extent i hurt myself. Since then i have a flat and red on top, hard lump under the skin. It looks like a biy purple around one of the tiny hairs, but i dont think its ingrown hair as i havent shaved in a while and it doesng look ingrown.

It used to hurt but i dnt know if this is coz i havent been at it as mich today but it doesnt hurt anymore unless i really press on it, which is worrying me. Its moveable to the extent it feels like i can pick it up and i can pinch it. The skin around it is fine and it has not grown in the 3 days. Ive no cancer history but i keep having panic attacks. Im planning to make app soon there all out at the moment. 

Please any reassurence or advice im so worried i dont want cancer sad

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  • Marina_Dee
    Marina_Dee holly2003

    Posted

    Please dont worry Holly. i agree with Lyn ...it sounds like a tiny  infection under the skin and probably around a hair follicle.    If left alone this will probably slowly reduce and disappear.   Alternatively it could come to a head and discharge.         
    • holly2003
      holly2003 Marina_Dee

      Posted

      I hope so... im just so scared and feel embarrassed to get it checked because of the spot its in. Thanks for the reply 
    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 holly2003

      Posted

      Holly get it checked, later on when you become sexually active you are going to need pap smears and that is for your own safety to make sure you are not developing a cancer of the cervix.

      ?And what about having a baby, no dignity left at all I'm afraid, but how many thousands of women have had babies, and when it is born you forget everything except the joy and happiness that comes with a healthy bub.

      How are you going to cope with that, maybe a female Doctor would help, but It really doesn't make any difference, they are professionals and have seen it all before, fat, thin, tall and short, makes no difference, we are all human.

    • holly2003
      holly2003 lyn1951

      Posted

      I suppose so, thank u smile ill make an app for my GP. i also have my therapist app tomorrow, im just so panicky. Its gone down a lot its not as hard or big and the redness is in less of shape of a circle now and it just looks less red, of course i googled and found that lymphoma or any other cancer can grow bigger and smaller and now im panicking all over again its like a cycle.
    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 holly2003

      Posted

      Your immune system is dealing with it as it does with most minor infections, and or viral illnesses, you just have to wait for a little bit, it a slow process, and nothing even antibiotics will help.

      ?Swollen lymph glands are all part of your system dealing with infection, its amazing how large they can get, like a golf ball is not uncommon, but if it was that large I would suggest you see a Dr, and your lymph glands are deeper than just under the skin, some are buried behind your heart, and even Dr's cannot feel them, or not easy to feel them.

    • holly2003
      holly2003 lyn1951

      Posted

      Thank you, ill try to relax. I had a warm bath and its gone down a bit but its still there ive had it for a week now but im trying to reassure myself saying if it was cancer it would of grown and not shrunk.
  • RobertoBeaty
    RobertoBeaty holly2003

    Posted

    Don't worry much Holly, It could only be a skin infection or something like that. Still if you have an doubts I would suggest to visit a doctor for checkup or maybe a dermatologist. 

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