Ovarian Cancer

I hate Google. Anyone can put anything on there and people like me use it like fools to diagnose themselves. Anyway, I’ve been having what felt like indigestion since Labor Day. It started as a pain on the upper right side of my back. It moved around, like gas almost. I was also belching a lot. Then at one point, it just felt like bad chest pain. I thought it was having a heart attack. Then I got to thinking about it being my gallbladder. I wasn’t sure so I ended up going to the doctor and seeing one of the nurse practitioners. Not much help. She just gave me some strong antacids, took blood, and did a chest X-ray. The blood test and chest X-ray came out fine. I didn’t try the antacids bc the pain stopped and I felt better. But while I was waiting for them to call with my chest X-ray results, I started Googling and reading about ovarian cancer and how indigestion, heartburn, and other digestion problems can be linked to the disease. Something similar to what I was feeling. And is usually misdiagnosed as IBS. Even with the clear chest X-ray and blood test, I’m still worried. No bloating, though. No trouble eating. Urinating frequently bc my primary care doctor has me on diuretics for my high BP. Or at least I think. No constipation (I was on iron pills but I got off bc it was causing constipation, became regular again once I stopped taking them). Some abdominal pain and lower back pain, but I’m trying to write it off as it just being my menstrual cycle (sometimes I ache afterwards). No trouble sleeping. No serious fatigued. No abnormal vaginal bleeding. Just those indigestion/heartburn feelings again. I’m worried. Should I try those antacids the NP gave me? I’m afraid they won’t work, and if they don’t, I’ll really start to panic. Or should I gear up to make an appointment with my gyno? Or have I just fallen victim to Dr. Google?? Feel free to slap me back to reality.

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