Went to the GP on Friday about a lump, which she said was 99% benign (though said might need a scan to be sure) and she asked how I was in general.
Admitted - totally unrelated to the lump - that I’ve had an upset stomach for months, running to the toilet ten times a day with bleeding/mucus, I’m always bloated, cramping and absolutely exhausted , permanently feel like I’ve got the flu . I hardly have the energy to even go to the toilet some days, spending hours and hours in bed . Zero appetite, all I’m eating is dry cereal or biscuits . Every time I eat more I end up with cold sweats, cramping and feeling faint and then stuck on the loo for an hour . Been scared to go to the doctor .
I’ve been told before they think I’ve got endometriosis and I’ve got adhesions on descending colon that have never been explained .
She did an internal exam (checked both front and back), asked a million questions, said I need to hand in samples and asked me to make an appt for blood tests .
After I’d gotten home the GP rung at 6, asked how soon my blood tests were, if I could make them sooner, and said I was being referred to hospital for scans asap . She said another GP will ring me on a week to discuss blood test/sample results, next steps and that .
I’ve been putting it all down to stress for months and months - I’m always very anxious so blamed it on that - and now realising it could be some sort of cancer and if it is I’ve left it for ages .
I’m absolutely terrified, and don’t know what to do . I haven’t told family as too much stress there as it is . Didn’t sleep well last night, had nightmares about funerals when I did, and woke up with that horrible ‘flu’ feeling again . Not sure what to do .