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Please give me your advice (Health anxiety over cancer)

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joshuac
joshuac

I'm obviously a Hypochondriac... I'm 19 years old and a male.

I have scene around 4 doctors in the past 3 months and my ENT about 3 times this past month and a half. I had an endoscopy a few months ago. I have been so worried that I have throat cancer for the past 3 months due to a sore throat ever day, and when I swallow it feels weird and tight. ( my throat constantly feels tight, and there is nothing that that makes it relaxed or not tight ) I was suppose to have an appointment today, but I missed it due to complications, and I'm going to visit family tomorrow and I wont be able to get another appointment for probably about a month. I feel I'm going to be able to enjoy the trip at all, because I sometime will put my finger down my throat and feel my lingual tonsils to see if they feel the same, and about a few weeks ago I felt a bump that was bigger then the rest, and that i didn't feel before at the base of my epiglottis. I feel like I'm ethier going crazy or the doctors or simply just trying stuff because they don't know what I have. ( I'm currently being treated for silent reflux ( also called LPR). PLEASE GIVE YOUR ADVICE...

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  • joshuac
    joshuac

    Posted

    Left this out, but I smoked for like a year 17- 18 years old. I have quit now for a little over half a year.
  • joshuac
    joshuac

    Posted

    Symptoms:

    - Sore throat

    - Tightness in throat

    - Constant clearing throat and swallowing

    - Thick mucus sticking in throat.

  • Careful1
    Careful1 joshuac

    Posted

    I have health anxiety and am also worrying about cancer at the moment after finding a lump on my ribs..

    Good news for you, if you had throat cancer they would have found it with the testing you had done and to be honest throat cancer at your age is highly unlikely. You have seen 4 Drs and neither see any cause for concern. I know this is hard to accept when you are battling health anxiety.

    I regret now all the unnecessary testing I have had done over the years esp when it comes to x rays and cat scans as I have had many and that is not good 😔...

    Accept and rejoice that you don't have cancer and have a wonderful trio. Maybe before you go you can ask your Dr for some anxiety meds just in case you find yourself needing to relax 😉

    • Careful1
      Careful1

      Posted

      Still highly unlikely at your age even though you smoked for a short time...

      Oh and stop poking at yourself cause you will end up causing your lymph nodes to swell and if that happens you will move on to worrying over a different type of cancer...

      Your fine 😉

    • joshuac
      joshuac Careful1

      Posted

      thanks, i think sometimes i really just need some reassurance, i seriously appreciate you taaking the time out of your day!
    • Careful1
      Careful1 joshuac

      Posted

      You are most welcome 🤗 I know how it is.

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