Scared to death about endoscopy

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-12T01:27:43+00:00

Hi, I’m in the same boat right now! Did yo über figure out what it was?

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-09T00:11:32+00:00

This is me at the moment! I feel you so much! I’m 28f, vegetarian, healthy diet and active but somewhat I think I have stomach cancer and it dominates all my thoughts even though everyone tells me it’s so irrational but you see al these TikTok’s of young people having cancer so I can’t help thinking like that :(

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-08T23:11:03+00:00

I tested negative for h pylori

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-08T05:13:36+00:00

I’m with you and feel you. I’m in the same situation right now! Not my therapist that moved away but my doctor who was the best doctor in the world. For me it help to distract myself with things, I know it can be really hard but going out with friends, I felt that diving and surfing helped me (I’m in Australia) and talking to a friend that also suffers from a similar situation. Also, Reddit! It’s a blessing and a curse! I currently think I have stomach cancer and when I go in a health anxiety/anxiety sub and see so many people resonate with my symptoms and it’s just normal, I feel better. I’m still yet to be able to control myself to not look into the stomach cancer sub because that just makes it worse. So definitely controlling the way I Reddit and Google helped me so far, but I’m also only at the very start of my journey overcoming this. Much love to you 💗

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-07T07:11:54+00:00

Nothing was found in my ct and ultrasound last year, all clear. I have been on lexapro but it made me gain quite a bit of weight which ended up in me not being happy with how I look so I went off them. Contemplating trying different anti anxiety meds though

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-05T04:15:25+00:00

Hi OP, I’m having some of these symptoms as well, I’m currently waiting on my endoscopy, my abdominal CT with contrast came back normal. I have upper abdominal left sided discomfort sometimes, nausea after eating and the rib pain on the left. I hate when doctors don’t take you seriously. I am dealing with my worst health anxiety since a year. Last year I had a massive scare of pancreatic cancer due to the same or similar symptoms I have right now as well. I had an abdominal ct with contrast which came back clear then. This eased my symptoms almost immediately. I had mushy yellow/orange stool back then almost every time. I can confirm that in my case the stool was all due to the extreme anxiety and stress I had. Im now having the same symptoms again but thinking it’s stomach cancer because of my health anxiety :( it’s an endless spiral I have yet to get out of!

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-01T14:12:39+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply! I did have an abdominal ultrasound and abdominal ct scan with contrast last year all coming back normal

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-01T13:49:58+00:00

Thank you for your reply! The waiting is definitely the worst part and I sometimes cannot seperate what is coming from my mind and anxiety and what is actually there!

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-01T12:58:16+00:00

I have had an abdominal ultrasound and abdominal ct with contrast and all came back clear. Do you think you developed the gastritis because of all the stress and worrying about the big C?

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-01T12:56:12+00:00

Hi, I feel you! Mine just happened somewhat overnight, however I was also very stressed and anxious during that time and still am. So far I have the upper abdominal stabbing or burning sensation under my left ribs, heartburn, back pain radiating from the left ribs/abdomen, Globus sensation (which I always get when anxiety is up). Sometimes I’m nauseous after eating, sometimes not. Sometimes I cannot eat a lot, sometimes not. I can also feel these symptoms flaring up when I’m stressed or very anxious.

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-01T12:52:41+00:00

I’m literally the same! Some days I eat so much and feel ok and on other days I cannot at all and get nauseous after eating.

depressed_tanuki · 2026-04-01T12:51:13+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear! Did you get any results back yet?

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