I apologise in advance for this self pitying rant. I know I’m lucky to be having tests and having things taken seriously, but I’m just fed up. 2026 has been a year of non stop illness and health anxiety hell.
I’ve had:
A lump in my breast and inverted nipple. Two trips to the breast clinic. Thankfully all benign but was a very scary rollercoaster.
weeks of intense abdominal pain and diarrhea. Positive fit test and raised calprotectin. Urgent referall for colonoscopy. Had to wait 4 weeks. Colonoscopy visually all clear but awaiting biopsy results. Still have intermittent abdo pain and have to eat and incredibly limited diet or I get the runs.
Blood tests taken time of GP appt also revealed raised ca125 of 40. They said it was probably due to bowel irritation. But since scope was visually clear I having to repeat ca125 tomorrow and I’m absolutely shitting myself in case it has gone even higher . (I did have a clear pelvic and TV ultrasound in Nov 25 but I don’t think that’s much reassurance any more).
I also have a suspected bulging disc in my back and have intermittent SI joint and buttock pain as well as sharp pain in my hip and around the iliacus. I need to keep chasing physio as they keep not sending out appointments and I sort of feel they’ve given up on me. I am in a lot of sharp / nerve pain all the time. This has been going on a year.
I have an arthritic bunion on my left foot that throbs and aches. I can barely wear any shoes now. Okay this one isn’t strictly 2026 it’s been going on a few years but getting worse.
ive just had a horrendous chest infection requiring two courses of antibiotics biotics to shift. It’s nearly gone now thankfully.
years ago I knocked a front tooth and there’s been a recurring infection at the apex of this tooth . I’ve had two root canals. The infection has come back and it’s damaging my jaw bone. I’m to have it pulled out and will need a partial denture. It’s one of my front teeth.
Dentist appt about pulling my front tooth out is on Thursday. Repeat ca125 blood test is tomorrow, and I really really really don’t want to go. I will go. But I just can’t take any more.
as I lie here typing this I have severe sharp nerve pain down my right side.
Im 40 and have two young kids. I don’t drink or smoke, I eat healthily although on very limited diet at the moment.
i just can’t take any more of the pain, anxiety about having something really seriously wrong and leaving my children, and all the appointments and awaiting results.
this has all been in 2026!!
Has anyone else had a shit year so far and would like to join?