Hi can anyone help me stop worrying about cancer. I have an appt with both a breast clinic next week and possibly be having a colonoscopy for stomach related problems.
I recently had a retracted nipple and now im having burning sensations in breast and dull ache pains in chest and underarm. My other nipple is started to turn inwards now. I cant stop googling which is bad. Also found out that i have low folate levels and nee dto take tablets can this be a cause from cancer.
I have 3 youg children and not sleeping well with all this hanging over my head any help would be appreciated.
Hi Musamicbeat. It’s a horrid time waiting for investigations/results/treatments. It’s absolutely ‘normal’ to worry about it all. The ‘Google’ can bring some interesting sites but a lot are not that helpful and can cause you to worry more whereas I found this site to have lots of up to date information plus the other people going through the agonies of waiting and wondering etc. It certainly helped me to be a bit better informed for when I had my first appointment.
Check back often.
Thinking of you
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I doubt if your lack of folate is cancer related, but you mentioned you are having a colonoscopy. If you have problems with your stomach, it might be because of that. I used to have very low FB when younger. I was on nsaids for RA. I also had some pain in my stomach. They decided it was because I was probably having a very slow, light bleed from my stomach and took me off nsaids. Problem solved for me. But if you have a leaky gut, or something like that, it could cause low FB.
I can’t answer about the inverted nipples, or breast pain. Good luck with your appointment at breast clinic, and also colonoscopy.
pg